Because the city money comes from a parkland fund that is meant for city-wide projects, bureaucrats were able to approve the funding without going to council first. For spending $1 million of public money to alter public land on a deal negotiated and approved in secret, not so much. And when we're giving away $1 million in public money, and making significant changes to a public recreational area, that's not appropriate. Should the city be taking its orders from a television production company, and throwing public money into the deal to boot? In return, Sinking Ship wanted $1 million in public money, as well as complete secrecy while conducting negotiations, during which the company reportedly changed its mind once or twice about coming to Ottawa.

Source: CBC News May 20, 2016 03:52 UTC