David Staples: Lobbyists would take over civic government under Gender-Based Analysis-Plus

Edmonton city council is headed full-tilt to implement a program known as Gender-Based Analysis-Plus.
Its supporters argue that GBA+ will make the city more responsive to the concerns of groups that need more of a voice at City Hall, such as women, the LGBTQ community, various ethnic groups, the disabled, the aged and the poor.
But it could also well turn out that GBA+ will bog down city staff in extra cost and red tape, while at the same time endeavouring to transform what should be an apolitic