Mayors make a list of demands for Ottawa

Mayors make a list of demands for Ottawa
But big-city leaders unclear about getting federal approval for their requests

Jun 01, 2007 04:30 AM

Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion said the mayors must still convince citizens the cities need the $100 billion they claim is warranted for maintaining, repairing and upgrading infrastructure. She said they must explain that in a way the average voter can relate to.

Spending $250,000.00 on a PR department and millions on "marketing" and "branding" would not be advisable strategies in the Mayor's quest to explain these complicated matters to us average voters. We won't even get into the buffet menu.