Lansdowne: What’s In It For Us: PATTON
If we are turning over our valuable Lansdowne Park to the private sector, we must determine the benefit of it for the citizens of Ottawa:
Mike Patton is the former communications director for Mayor Larry O’Brien and a Conservative activist.
—
RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
LANSDOWNE LIVE CHAT: Here’s The Transcript
Welcome To The Trump Lansdowne Event Centre
Partners? At Lansdowne? Really? THE VOTER
LANSDOWNE: A Bad, Bad Deal For The City: BENN
Don’t miss our regular features
Everything Ottawa Full Local Bulldog Canadian
Opinion Comments Breaking News Auto
Ontario World Get Cheap Gas Big Money
Pop Gossip Your Home Relax … Tech
Bulldog Weather Full Local Sports
TV/Movies Travel
Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6
There is an Editorial comment made in the Ottawa Citizen in 1899 over the mismanagement of the Central Canada Exhibition- “is it not time for the members of council to be made aware that they are servants of the people, and abide by the wishes of the ratepayers.” Over 100 years later, Bill Teron, one of Ottawa’s most respected developers made the following statement in the Ottawa Citizen in 2007 regarding giving up Lansdowne Park to developers – “Remember very carefully, you are touching on public trust…the public good has to be enormous”. Then there is Mike Patton in 2023.