Full Podcast: https://lovethenorth.ca/article/260927-sudbury-ward-christel-brandle-says Ward 2 candidate Christel Brandle says one of Greater Sudbury’s biggest problems is not just individual projects — it is the way decisions are made at City Hall. Brandle describes what she calls an **“All Boys Club”** mentality, where the same systems, relationships and ways of doing things continue year after year, even when residents are frustrated with the results. Her concern is that the current process can create a double standard. She points out that when an ordinary resident wants to build a home or complete a project, the City expects detailed plans, permits, approvals and compliance before the work moves forward. Yet on major municipal projects, Brandle questions whether taxpayers are always being given the same level of clarity about final plans, costs, delays and accountability. She also points to projects like Anderson Drive, where residents have dealt with years of delays, service interruptions and uncertainty while the work continues under City oversight. For Brandle, the issue is bigger than one road or one development. **If the same people, processes and relationships keep producing the same problems, then the system itself needs to be challenged.** She says residents want representatives who will ask difficult questions, follow the money, demand answers when projects go off track, and speak for the people instead of simply accepting “that’s how it has always been done.” Brandle’s message is that democracy only works when elected officials truly represent the people who put them there. **If City Hall is working well for a select few but the majority of residents are frustrated, then it is time to change the process — not just the faces around the table.** #Sudbury #Ward2 #ChristelBrandle #CityHall #Accountability #MunicipalPolitics #TaxpayerDollars #Transparency #GreaterSudbury #NorthernOntario #LoveTheNorth