Gee: So much for diversity on City of Ottawa advisory committees

Shortly after Ottawa’s municipal election in October, Mayor Jim Watson started promoting the fact that the city’s committees and boards (for instance, transportation and health) were accepting applications for new membership.These are volunteer positions.
As a civic-minded person, I shared the link with some friends – women, to be exact – and encouraged them to apply since, in the waning days of his campaign, the mayor committed to 50-per-cent women membership of these bo