C grade for Leadman comes with explanation
The Sierra Club of Ottawa and Ecology Ottawa have just released their joint “council watch report card” for 2008 and while it doesn’t make the best of reading for Kitchissippi councilor Christine Leadman, who sees her grades drop significantly from her 2007 “A” score, the watchdog group does make it clear that Leadman’s contributions to environmental sustainabilty aren’t always reflected in her voting record.
Leadman is now down to a C thanks to “not channeling her energy beyond the context of transit issues” throughout 2008, according the report’s authors. It is a passing grade but advocates for the environment think she could be doing more on issues like solid waste and bucking the “car-first” planning mentality so prevalent on council. Click on the arrow below to hear Lori Waller from Ecology Ottawa deconstruct Leadman’s environmental record for 2008.
