City Council could learn a thing or two from this man

In conducting research on community engagement,   I came across a couple of 2015
Ted Talks by Ben Warner.      Although his context is America,  what he says about community engagement and good governance is certainly relevant to Canada and to Nanaimo.

I like this quote he gave

In his second talk,  he refers to the social contract between the government and the governed,  with each having responsibilities.       He suggests that this social contact is broken, and that many of the ills that plague us today derive from this. 

Warner also has a blog  called Community Indicators  and in 2014 provided an insightful interview which can be read  or viewed here.