What's also baffling is why the city allowed the problem — if it even was a problem — to fester.

Ottawa Council is having a fit over one member’s recent decision to negotiate a $300,000 deal with a developer to pay for projects in his ward. But the remarkable thing about the outrage is the hypocrisy of those criticizing Capital Ward Coun. Shawn Menard’s action.

Menard brokered the $300,000 agreement with developer Groupe Katasa, which is building a 22-storey high-rise at the corner of Bronson and Carling Avenues, to fund community projects in his ward. He explained in a Citizen article that the agreement was cleared by city lawyers and presented for public discussion at the planning and housing committee, which passed it.

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But some councillors, who have had no qualms about pocketing thousands of dollars from developers for their election campaigns, were somehow horrified that a developer should be asked to help pay for community projects in this manner. Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney said the........

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