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CLOSED CAPTIONING TRANSCRIPT – CITY COUNCIL 22 JUNE 2016 >> GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. IF I COULD ASK COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TAKE THEIR SEATS, WE'LL START IN ONE MINUTE. [ Speaking in French, No Translation ] >> GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. >> WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 22nd. [ End of Translation ] >> 22nd OF JUNE, 2016. FOR THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO, WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE FOR A MOVEMENT PERSONAL REFLECTION, AND REMAIN STANDING AS COUNCILLOR HARDER DUFOUR GUEST SINGS FOR SINGERS FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. [ Moment of Silence ] >> THANK YOU. IF YOU REMAIN STAND, AND I'LL ASK COUNCILLOR HARDER TO DUFOUR VERY SPECIAL GUESTES WHO FROM BAR HASTEN ARE GOING TO SING OUR NATIONAL AN THEN. COUNCILLOR. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, AND TODAY I HAVE FIVE YOUNG LADIES IN THE VERY EARLY STAGES OF BEING PART OF THE HUMMINGBIRD SHOW CHOIR. IT'S PART OF THE NEPEAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, WHICH HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 1976, TAMMY RAYBOULD, HER MOM HAS HEARD OF, HAS STARTED THIS. SUE RA WHY, B OR ULD AND MAY DAUGHTERS WHO ARE 44, WENT AND TOOK LESSONS THERE, JUST TO PUT THE PERSPEC I HAVE BEEN OF THE HUMMINGBIRD PROGRAM IS A TRIPLE THREAT PROGRAM TO OEVER A UNIQUE STUDENT GROWS A MUSICIANS. THEY'RE FROM ALL OVER OTTAWA, NOT JUST FROM BAR HASTEN, BUT THESE YOUNG LADIES ARE ALL FROM BAR HASTEN WITH GO TO SCHOOL THERE. THE CHOIR ALONG WITH A LIVE PIT BAND HAS JUST RETURNED FROM NATIONAL COMPETITION IN TORONTO WHERE THEY RECEIVED AWARDS FOR BEST VOCAL, BEST C MORE, BO, AND SECOND PLACE IN THEIR DIVISION. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LET'S PLEASE LISTEN AND ENJOY OUR FRIENDS FROM THE HUMMINGBIRD SHOW CHOIR. \M O CANADA \M \M OUR HOME AND NATIVE LAND \M \M TRUE PATRIOT LOVE \M \M IN ALL THY SONS COMMAND \M \M CAR TON BRAS SAIT PORTER L'IPIE \M \M IL SAIT PORTER LA CROIX! \M \MTON HISTOIRE EST UNE IPOPIE \M \M DES PLUS BRILLANTS EXPLOITS \M \M GOD KEEP OUR LAND \M \M GLORIOUS AND FREE \M \M O CANADA, WE STAND ON GUARD FOR THEE \M \M O CANADA \M \M WE STAND ON GUARD FOR THEE \M [ Applause ] >> Mayor Jim Watson: GET THE MICROPHONE ON HERE, MATT. THERE WE GO. AT THIS TIME IN OUR MEETING AGENDA, I'D LIKE TO CALL CLAUSE TO THE PODIUM FOR THIS MEETING CITY BUILDING AWARD PRESENTATION, AND ALSO COME ON UP HERE, CLAUSE, AND ALSO INVITE COUNCILLOR SCOOT MOFFATT AND GEORGE DAROUZE, BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW THIS FALLS INTO TWO MUNICIPAL AWARDS, AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE CLAUSE HERE, A VERY FAMILIAR FACE AROUND CITY HALL AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AND A NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY AND NEIGHBOURS AND FRIENDS WHO WITH US HERE TODAY. [ Speaking in French, No Translation ] >> Voice of Translator: SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ACCEPTED OURED INVITATION. [ End of Translation ] >> CLAUSE HAS CHAMPIONED IMPORTANT ISSUES THROUGH THE VILLAGE ASSOCIATION. CLAUSE HAS ALREADY HELPED TO KEEP THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS INFORMED ABOUT THEIR COMMITTEE THROUGH HIS WEEKLY VILLAGE VOICE COLUMN IN THE MESSENGER. [ Speaking French ] >> Voice of Translator: CLAUSE HAS ALSO HELPED THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS INFORMED ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH HIS WEEKLY VILLAGE VOICE COLUMN IN THE MESSENGER. [ End of Translation ] >> Mayor Jim Watson: BOAT COUNCILLORS AS WELL AS CITY MUCH OTTAWA STAFF ON CURRENT AND POTENTIAL ISSUE WAS IMPORTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY. CLAUSE IS A TRUSTED AND RELIABLE ADVOCATE FOR MANATIK, AND WORKINGS TIRELILESS TO INCREASE CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE VEIL ALBERTAN. DURING HIS TEN FUHR OF THE MVCA MEMBERSHIP HAS GROWN TO OVER 500 PEOPLE. THAT'S MORE THAN 10% OF THE VILLAGE. ARE [ Speaking French ] >> Voice of Translator: DURING CLAUSE'S TENURE OF PRESIDENT OF THE MVCA MEMBERSHIP HAS DOANE GROWN TO OVER 550 PEOPLE. [ End of Translation ] >> >> Mayor Jim Watson: CLAUSE IS VIGILANT AND WELL INFORMED ON ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALWAYS WORKED WITH COUNCILLORS AND STAFF WITH A SPIRIT OF ELABORATION, NOT CONFRONTATION. WHETHER FOSTERING THE KEEP IT TO 40 LAWN SIGN CAMPAIGN, PROVIDING INPUT ON THE SECONDARY PLAN, OR CHAMPION CHAMPION TRANSIT ISSUE, CLAUSE TWOLY LOVES HIS COMMUNITY AND SHOW IT IS THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CLAUSE FOR YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP IN YOUR COMMUNITY. [ End of Translation ] >> Voice of Translator: THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY. [ End of Translation ] >> Matt: COUNCILLOR MOFFATT TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE MAYOR'S CITY BUILDER AWARD. [ Applause ] >> PLEASE DON'T WORRY. I DON'T HAVE A VERY LONG SPEECH. MAYOR WATSON, COUNCILLOR MOFFATT, COUNCILLOR DAROUZE, I'M VERY DEEPLY TOUCHED BID THIS AWARD. IT IS MY PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO PLAY A ROLL IN BUILDING THE VILLAGE AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TWO LOCAL COUNCILLORS AND THE OTHER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, THE BIA IS HERE ADS WELL. DONNA, STAND UP. IT'S A REAL HONOUR TO HAVE MY WORK RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS AWARD, AND THANKS ALSO TO THE WONDERFUL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE VILLAGE AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION. COULD YOU PLEASE STAND UP. WHERE ARE THEY? COME ON. [ Applause ] >> THERE WE GO. [ Applause ] >> A SPECIAL THANK YOU GOES TO MY WIFE, JUDY, WHO COMPLAINSRELY ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME I EXPEND ON COMMUNITY WORK, BUT NONETHELESS SUPPORTS ME IN EVERY WAY. JUDY, PLEASE STAND UP. [ Applause ] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ Applause ] >> Mayor Jim Watson: WELL DESERVED APPLAUSE, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU, CLAUSE, AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBOURS. THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR DAROUZE AND MOFFATT. FOR OUR NEXT PRESENTATION I'D LIKE TO INVITE SHAD QUAD, DIRECTOR, BRUCE FROM INVEST OTTAWA, THE PRESIDENT OF INVEST OTTAWA, AS WELL AS -- I'M SORRIDY INNOVATION PILOT PROJECT PARTICIPANTS AND SPONSORING CITY OF OTTAWA MANAGERINGS TO COME FORWARD SO ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE INNOVATION PRANG, BRUCE, SHAD, AND THE SPONSORING MANAGERS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO INVIDE COUNCILLORS BLAIS, HUBLEY, AND TIERNEY, AND AS YOU MAY RECALL, THIS WAS AN INITIATIVE AND INNOVATION EVER COUNCIL HUBLEY, I HAD THE PLEASURE EVER ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF OUR INNOVATION PILOT PRAYERS MAKING OTTAWA ONE OF THE THE FIRST MUNICIPALITIES IN CANADA TO CREATE A PROGRAM DEDICATED TO FINDING AND TESTINGS NEW AND INNOVATIVING APPROACHES TO DELIVERING MUNICIPAL SERVICES. SO WELCOME. THIS IS REALLY A REMARKABLE PROGRAM, AND I'D ENCOURAGE PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING AND LISTENING TO THIS ON TV, AND I KNOW BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD-NEWS STORY, THE MEDIA WILL COVER IT VERY, VERY EXTENSIVELY, IN LESS THAN A YEAR WE RECEIVED MORE THAN 65 APPLICATIONS FROM COMPANIES HERE IN OTTAWA AND ACROSS CANADA. [ Speaking French ] >> Voice of Translator: IN LESS THAN A YEAR, WE'VE RECEIVED MORE THAN 65 APPLICATIONS FROM COMPANIES HERE IN OTTAWA AND ACROSS CANADA. [ End of Translation ] >> Mayor Jim Watson: STRUCTUREING PROGRAM, THE CITY SOUGHT THE COUNCIL OF PARTNERS AT THE BUILD IN CANADA INNOVATION PROGRAM AND THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LOCATED HERE IN OTTAWA. WE ALSO WORKED WITH TRESPASSIAL GROUPS LIKES INVEST OTTAWA, TIE OTTAWA, AND OUR POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. I'M DELIGHTED TODAY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE SELECTED EIGHT TEST BLITT PROJECT THAT WILLS WILL BE TESTED BY THE CITY OF OTTAWA. THE SUCCESSFUL ARE VOIPS SHIELD, AN OTTAWA-BASED COMPANY, WILL BE PILOTING VOICE AUDIT SOFTWARE, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT LINK IN ENSURERING THE SECURITY OF VOIGHT OVER IP PHONE SYSTEMS. SECONDLY, AND MAYBE YOU COULD JUST GIVE US A SNOUTOUS WHO ARE WITH VOIP, THERE YOU ARE, OUR FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE. WAW TECHNOLOGIES, WHO WILL TEST THEIR NETTED O-WON TORING EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR CATCHWEAR PRODUCTS. OVER THERE. IS IT WAH? GAMMA FEE, THE INNOVATIVE START-UP BASED OUT OF CARLETON UNIVERSITY WILL BE RUNNING A PILOT TO GAMIFY SOME OF OUR STAFF MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING AGO WARENESS SESSIONS LIKE VIDEOS. LOCAL START-UP SNYCO DAT AWILL PILOT ANALYTICAL TOOL. THERE'S OUR FRIENDS RIGHT HERE. WELCOME. SAVVY DOTS WILL TEST A CALCULOUS- BASED DOCUMENT COLLABORATION SOLUTION THAT WILL MANAGE THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE INNOVATION PILOT PROJECT. RIGHT HERE. SIGNORITY HAS DEVELOPED AN E-SIGNATURE TOOL TO MANAGE THE AUTHORIZATION PROCESS FOR THE NEGOTIATION OF OUR PILOT AGREEMENT WITH SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS. RIGHT OVER THERE. AND OUR FRIEND CAME WITH US ON OUR TRADE MISSION TO BEIJING SO CONGRATULATIONS. BOTH SAVVY DOGS AND SIGNORITY ARE HOUSED LOCALLY ADS INVEST OTTAWA. PROPEL I COULDN'T KNOW INC. IS A START- UP OUT OF WATERLOO WHO WAS A ONLINE FORUM WE WERE MUNICIPALITIES CAN SHARE INFORMATION REGARDING PILOTS THEY HAVE UNDERTAKEN. MILLENNIUM IS -- COULDN'T MAKE IS IT T OUR EIGHTH PILOT PROJECT COMES FROM KEY TO OBJECTING-CANADIANS IN PARTNER V.I.P. WITH CANADIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND. THEY HAVE DEVELOPED A PROJECT THAT WILL ASSIST PEOPLE WITH VISUAL AND MOTOR IMPAIRMENTS IN ACTIVATING THE PEDESTRIAN WALK SIGNAL AT TRAFFIC INTERSECTIONS. THIS IS REALLY FASCINATING. TOMORROW AT 2:00 P.M. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND A DEM WAVINGS THEIR PRODUCTION AT THE INTERSECTION OF ELGIN STREET AND WAVERLEY STREET. [ Speaking French ] >> Voice of Translator: TOMORROW AT 2:00 P.M. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND A DEM ITERATION. END END >> Mayor Jim Watson: AT WHICH POINT THE CITY WILL VALIDATE THEIR PERFORMANCE AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THE ENTREPRENEURS AS THEY SEEK TO LAUNCH AND GROW THEIR BUSINESSES. WHERE A POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENT IS FOUND IT TO A CITY PROCESS, THESE COMPANIES MAY THEN BE MOVED INTO OUR TRADITIONAL PROCURE INNOCENT PROCESS TO COMPETE FOR WORK ON AN ONGOING BASIS. ALTHOUGH THE CITY IS NOT REQUIRE TOSSED PURCHASE ANY OF THE PRODUCTS OR SIGN ANY OF CONTRACTS, THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE TREPPES TO TEST THEIR PRODUCTS AND A REAL-LIFE SCENARIO AND BUILD THEIR REPUTATION AS A DECREEDABLE BUSINESS.
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    Chronicling the Use of Transparency and Accountability as Political Buzzwords, and as Drivers Ensuring the Standard of Access to Public Records in Canada is Best Practice Interim Report 18. Invoking the Code of Conduct to Publicly Oblige City of Ottawa Politicians to Demonstrate Due Regard for Transparency and Accountability Barry Wellar Professor Emeritus, University of Ottawa President, Information Research Board Inc. [email protected] January 17, 2020 Interim Report 18. Invoking the Code of Conduct to Publicly Oblige City of Ottawa Politicians to Demonstrate Due Regard for Transparency and Accountability A. Introduction The title of this interim report emerged after completing interim reports 2 and 3, and wondering, How many politicians at all levels of government would simply ignore surveys asking them about transparency and accountability? And, continuing that vein, What are the odds that majorities on councils or the leaders of political parties pay any actual heed to citizens’ concerns about transparency and accountability? After all, it appears fair to say that the history of politics in Canada since Confederation is that if politicians do not impose transparency and accountability conditions on themselves, it is very difficult for citizens to oblige them to do so. Moreover, and as we learn with great regularity, even hand-on-heart, electorate- pleasing promises of any kind made by individual politicians and political leaders as core parts of election campaign platforms are readily dropped with no hint of regret or remorse. From a practical research perspective, then, it seemed highly likely from the early stages of the pilot study that a number of politicians could simply choose to ignore this work, even though regard for transparency and accountability is widely held to be a central feature of a free and democratic society.