Ottawa elections and the state of the arts

Jacky and I spoke yesterday about city elections. How to be sure the nominees for council and the school board are questioned on the full spectrum of questions from citizens. I'm going to seek out interviews with three or so arts advocates in town, and get their take on the issues. That should help cook up a good list of questions to raise with potential candidates - who hopefully reflect a range of perspectives -- and did we mention thoughtful solutions -- as divergent as possible. Ditto the school board, and their take on arts (broadly speaking) education. Creative City has a good overview of what can be possible, and I'm hopeful about the Imagine Ottawa sessions coming up later in the month. I'm starting out on this as little more than a keen enthusiast, newbie taxpayer who is painfully, painfully aware of the costs of living downtown.