Furthermore, the two years it took to debate the issue due to conflicting interests exceeded the Province’s 2012 requirement. This strikes up the question of whether the 2012 timeline was realistic given the divisive nature of the topic – but it also strikes up a conversation on power distribution why regarding key decisions which impact the city. As Graham and Healey mentioned, the practice of planning, even in the postmodern era, is inherently a power laden activity, where certain interests will be prioritized. Councillor Gurpreet Dhillon, a Punjabi-Canadian has said that, “It would be nice to see as much diversity of perspectives on council as there is among our residents.” (Grewal, 2014). The lack of diversity in perspectives on council vastly influences the way planning is carried out. The fact that ten out of the eleven council members are white in a city where 60% are visible minorities is greatly disproportionate. The council may not first-hand know the pressing issues which face the population, thereby resulting in the creation of uninformed planning documents which have little significance to the needs of the people. This holds true in the case of secondary units because the regulations were found to be too restrictive, deterring homeowners from formally registering their basement…