I was flipping through the television this morning when I saw Ottawa mayor Larry O'Brien- wearing a Senators jersey- on one side of the screen, and another man on the right side with 'Anaheim, Ca.' underneath. I correctly assumed that this was the mayor of Anaheim. They were talking to one another about their cities and the Stanley Cup.
When O'Brien was asked by the host what he knew about Anaheim, he stated the city, with its population of only 342,410, has only four city councillors, while Ottawa, with a population of 859,704, has 23 councillors. He suggested that this was far too many councillors and that he (and Ottawa) could learn something about governance from Anaheim. Anaheim mayor Bob Pringle responded that he'd happily teach O'Brien a thing or two about running an efficient government.
Apparently local democracy is not an important thing in Ottawa mayor Larry O'Brien's mind.
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