Making decisions that are right for everybody can be difficult when councillors are most intimately familiar with the wants and needs on our home turf. Going out to town hall events in other wards has been a great experience for me – an opportunity to gain deeper insight into the concerns in the neighbourhoods farther afield than Union and Sparta.
Integrity isn’t about avoiding discomfort—it’s about facing it. In my response to the Integrity Commissioner’s report, I share why I stand by my questions and how council can strengthen trust moving forward.
Bill 9 addresses what municipalities have long known: without consistent rules and enforceable consequences, codes of conduct aren’t much more than symbolic. The proposed changes would give Integrity Commissioners more teeth for …
The earth didn’t form with borders, people drew them. That’s why policies about the earth sometimes colour outside the lines.
On October 31st, 13 Ontario mayors signed a letter to Premier Doug Ford, asking him to use the notwithstanding clause
The principles behind water billing, especially in mixed-density and mixed-use municipalities like Central Elgin, can seem daunting, but few simple
“I think I’m on the phone with the next mayor of Central Elgin!” Fran’s singsong voice chimed against my ear.
It won’t surprise anyone to hear that I’ve been receiving a lot of communications since Monday night’s meeting, where integrity
WHEREAS staff are “generally supportive” of the Wheatfield Estate application; AND WHEREAS the application was opposed on the grounds of
Most citizens go their whole lives without filing an integrity complaint or a freedom of information request. You might worry about the financial implications of investigating something that worries you. If you’ve never had to cross that bridge, here’s what you need to know.