Democracy is usually slow and inefficient but, occasionally, it can work at lightning speed.
This is the case with the Metro Vancouver board, which will revisit amendments to director remuneration after a recent public outcry.
Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moore, who is not running for re-election and stood to gain from retroactive retirement pay for which he voted, now says the board will take another look at the decision at its April 27 board meeting. He says directors have a duty to listen to the public, most of whom were upset with the decision on retirement payouts.
Less of a concern is the pay hike to make up for long-standing tax benefits that will be removed by the federal government next year. But to lump the two issues in a single vote, and without suitable debate, was a politically brain-dead move.
Hopefully, the April 27 re-vote will see a more thorough debate and a result more in keeping with voters' wishes.
