Jim Watson’s On The Comeback Trail

Former Bay councillor Alex Cullen has misgivings about ex-mayor Jim Watson joining the board of the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation.

The only thing that Watson knows is politics and he is very good at the public relations side of it. Less so, administration. Witness how he handled Ottawa’s light rail. He ruined the biggest project in Ottawa municipal history.

But Watson is addicted to being the big man on campus. First we saw him doing a grip-and-grin at a community event with Mayor Mark Sutcliffe at Tom Brown Arena.

Watson Failed On Guns, Now More Violence (2)

Now this. Watson is the Richard Nixon of Ottawa politics. Nothing can keep him down.

Frankly, after light rail, it’s hard to imagine who would pick him up but OCHC thinks he’s their man.

This from Twitter:

So now the big question is what former mayor Larry O’Brien will say about this.

That sound in the distance is O’Brien’s computer warming up.

Ken Gray

 —

Don’t miss our regular features

Everything Ottawa      Full Local     Bulldog Canadian

Opinion    Comments    Breaking News   Hood Hub

Ontario   World    Get Cheap Gas   Big Money

Pop Gossip   Your Home    Relax …

Bulldog Weather    Full Local Sports

Page 2   Page 3   Page 4   Page 5   Page 6

Other features:    Full Bulldog Index    Return to Bulldog Home