Denley: Here's how 2018 could end Jim Watson's iron grip on council

Maybe, just maybe, this year’s municipal election will finally offer Ottawa voters a choice about how much they want to pay in taxes and how they want that money spent.
In the last two elections, Mayor Jim Watson has been elected without a serious challenge and city councillors have mostly acted like members of the Watson Party.
Watson has not been a bad mayor – far from it – but the group-think on council has prevented any real debate about alternative priorities or approaches