This April 2009 article by Peter de Jager (writing in Municipal World Magazine) seems to gather together a lot of thought that many of us have when we see bad policy and poor or outdated judgement continuing time after time in City Policy and decision making. One of the key summary points on page 2, I found to be, Change is an admission of failure. If I change, then I have admitted I made a mistake in the past. This is a psychological obstacle thats difficult to overcome, even when were aware of it. Some people overcome it easier than others - particularly when there not in a forced dictatorial culture. Could that help explain the discrepancies between environmental wording in City master plans and Provincial Policy Statements that gets deliberately ignored or misinterpreted? Is there big money influence at play at times as well? Is there a general apathy in the public or misbelief that every thing is always OK and always being taken care of properly at City Hall - simply because, they are highly paid professionals? Windsor has a range of bad examples from turnover CEOs at the Library, WECEDC etc. and and then the forced exodus of people like some of our past auditors and Integrity officials who were trying to implement good change. Amherstburg, another storey.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 18:46:49 +0000
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