NP Municipal Panel: Can City Hall Be More Civilized

The pundits who populate the National Post’s municipal election panel use their regular Monday morning space to discuss civility at City Hall:

“GOLDSBIE: A surprising proportion of Council flare-ups actually concern conflicting understandings of procedural rules, rather than ideological discord. You throw together that many strong, passionate personalities and larger-than-life characters on such a consistent basis, and yeah, things are gonna get icky every once in a while. One of the tricks to mitigating the situation, however, is to not allow councillors (or anyone else) to feel boxed out such that they believe they have to shout to be heard.”

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