Chernushenko returns?
David Chernushenko. The best MP Ottawa-Centre never had.
I’m glad to see that David is getting back into politics. Longtime PiePalace readers will remember that I volunteered with his various election campaigns when he was running for the Green Party in Ottawa-Centre. He reeks of credibility and honesty. He’s one of the few people I’ve met who should be in politics.
Having said that, I don’t want to see parties pushing into City Hall. Party politics acts to homogenize elected representatives. Party members must vote according to the party line, and private members’ bills rarely pass. At best, politicians must work within their parties to push ideas forward. At worst, parties are petty fiefdoms that only represent the views and priorities of a small elite.
I wish David the best of luck. He would be a welcome addition to City Council.
It is not a political party.
Our Ottawa is a Team of candidates with a similar vision for the City as a whole. There will not be whipped votes, there will not be a party structure after the election.
It is a movement to attempt to bring some semblance of order to City Council.