2021/02/02 (Updated on 2021/08/31)

Read Erwin Dreessen’s commentary on the Draft Official Plan below.

He is cutting when needed, constructive when possible and comprehensive to the nth degree. His highlights (my paraphrasing)? 1. The draft is a dog’s breakfast, with many fatal flaws; 2. public consultation has been chaotic and vacuous; 3. a word search must find and replace “may” with “must”. You can also read three OPED style statements on process, details and overview here:

https://www.unpublishedottawa.com/letter/325184/draft-new-official-plan-good-bad-and-missing-part-1

https://www.unpublishedottawa.com/letter/325185/draft-new-official-plan-good-bad-and-missing-part-2

https://www.unpublishedottawa.com/letter/325186/draft-new-official-plan-good-bad-and-missing-part-3