Does City Council's 'Public Question Period' Serve the Needs of Anyone Involved?

March 25, 2024, City Council meeting was a case study in what public engagement is not.

OPINION

City Council heard close to twenty questions from the public in person and read aloud by the City Clerk (for those questions submitted in writing in advance) in its March 25 meeting.

While many questions revolved around the City of Owen Sound’s support of the TC Energy Pumped Storage Project, that was just one of several important issues on the a…