TEDCO - Revelations and Leaks

Doug has been collaborating on a review of a "city agency" (now revealed as TEDCO, the Toronto Economic Development Corporation) for the past few months.

Yesterday we were called by Jeff Gray of the Globe and Mail. He was looking for one of the authors of the report. (Of course, the report that is eventually released by the City of Toronto is not the same report that was put together by NetGain and the Randolph group, as with many other consulting studies generated for city staff). The NetGain/Randolph report was the result of many hours of analysis, interviews and deliberations about the future of TEDCO.

The article by Jeff Gray, "Mayor unveils new development plan", can be found here.

Apparently the original NetGain/Randolph report was leaked by someone (possibly a member of City staff) to a blog.

And from my overview of various articles and the comments posted, very few people know what is actually going on or why change may be necessary (or why certain people resign or why certain positions remain unfilled or became empty in the first place).

TEDCO was formed in 1986. That's over 20 years that they've been working their magic. As Janet Jackson might say, speaking for Toronto, "What have you done for me lately?"