After reading a fair bit of commentary about Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc and it’s relationship with the CEI in recent weeks, I felt it necessary to clarify some of my positions and further explain my motion on Feb 22, 2016 calling for an independent investigative audit of large capital CEI projects.
As part of my commitment to transparency, I accept the fact that my support for the Community Energy Intiative (CEI) and it’s ambitious environmental and economic goals must include a willingness to evaluate its progress. To this point, I believe taking stock in the CEI’s strengths and weaknesses in a transparent manner is an integral process for our community to undertake. This type of critical evaluation safegaurds us from leaning solely on the vision of the CEI, and allows us to progress to the question: After almost 10 years, are we achieving our goals? Continue reading