Not just "know what" I bring know how. Isn't that important to you as a voter?
You hear this line quite a bit...
" Ottawa should be a city that works for the people who live here. Right now, it doesn’t feel that way.
Costs are going up, but services aren’t keeping up.
Transit is unreliable. Roads are falling apart. Housing is harder to afford."
If Lawson's complaints sound familiar it is because every politician is saying virtually the SAME thing.
The problem is not the "what" . We know the "what."
The problem is the "how" and the "know how".
Whether it’s transit delays, development decisions, major contracts, or how tax dollars are being spent, you deserve clear, honest information — and you deserve it before decisions are made, not after.
Joanne Chianello (council candidate, Kitch)
Think...what are the common factors over the last seven years?
I will not quit, but King did.
This time around, inform yourselves, vote differently, vote wisely. Vote for Peter Karwacki for Rideau Rockcliffe.
Ottawa has spent years talking about getting things done while everything has gotten worse. City Hall is spending big money and the results suck. We’ve got potholes, road closures, cancelled bus routes, and where’s the accountability?Alex Lawson (mayoral candidate)
In 2022 there was no Artificial Intelligence! We all have to work smarter as well as work harder.
ReplyDeleteAI assistance will unlock human potential.
ReplyDeleteAi should unleash the potential of local politicians who want to get things done.
Every time a municipal council hears a pitch about Artificial Intelligence, We are promised "smart cities," predictive dashboards, and endless oceans of data.
We know what the problems are. We know which transit lines are chronically delayed. We know which neighborhoods lack affordable housing, where the infrastructure backlog is costing us millions, and which storm sewers are one heavy rainfall away from backing up into basement apartments. We have binders, audits, and feasibility studies stacked to the ceiling telling us exactly what is broken.
We need "know-how."
We need execution.
We need the logistical bandwidth to turn policy goals into physical reality.
City need effective staff.
Meanwhile, local politicians who genuinely want to get things done find their energy drained by endless committees, reports on top of reports, and a systemic inability to move from "analysis" to "action."
AI can step in—an execution engine to free the Builders
If AI is going to have a place in city management, it shouldn't be used to write more 200-page strategic plans. We need it to unleash the potential of the builders on council and in community associations.
LLMs can parse tangled, decades-old zoning bylaws, permitting bottlenecks, and procurement rules so projects can get approved in days, not years.
AI can handle the tedious, complex scheduling of public works, fleet routing, and resource allocation—the grinding "know-how" of city operations that usually takes months of back-and-forth emails.
AI can give ward councillors the tools to instantly translate community feedback into actionable work orders, cutting through the bureaucratic gatekeeping that stalls grassroots initiatives.
We need tools that automate the friction of local government so the people we elect can finally focus on what matters: building a livable city.
Another Lawson quote:
ReplyDeleteI stand with builders and working trades, not developers. There’s a difference. Builders want to build. Trades want to work. Families want homes. What gets in the way is bureaucracy, indecision, and a City Hall that’s more interested in process than outcomes.