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A democracy watchdog is questioning the practice of municipal governments receiving free tickets to events hosted at public venues, following a CBC News investigation. Access to free tickets has been under scrutiny after a former federal cabinet minister accepted tickets from a Crown corporation to see Taylor Swift during the Eras Tour. …
Read More »‘Constant crime’ could lead to shuttering of convenience stores, Winnipeg councillors say – Winnipeg
Winnipeg may have held the title of the world’s Slurpee capital for more than two straight decades, but some city councillors say the claim to fame could go down the drain if 7-Eleven is forced to shutter multiple stores due to crime. Coun. Vivian Santos (Point Douglas) told Global Winnipeg …
Read More »‘Nonsense’: Warring Ontario councillors trade accusations, while police watch meetings
The emails between bickering councillors in Pickering began to fly back and forth as the workday was ending one Wednesday in June. Around 5:30 p.m. on June 12, Coun. Lisa Robinson sent a message complaining about the city’s mayor, copying almost 100 local officials, journalists and the general inboxes for …
Read More »Chief, mayor call for P.E.I. village councillor’s resignation over racist sign
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 5, 2023 12:43 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A First Nation chief and the mayor of a Prince Edward Island community are calling for a councillor to resign over a sign posted on his property denying the existence …
Read More »Councillors to rotate as acting Mississauga mayor as Crombie takes leave
Councillors will rotate as Mississauga’s acting mayor while Bonnie Crombie takes a leave of absence as she seeks to become the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. A statement from Crombie’s office sent to Global News Thursday confirmed that Crombie’s last day in office leading the city of more than …
Read More »2 councillors ask city to make Toronto’s ‘alcohol in parks’ signage smaller – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two city councillors are asking the City of Toronto to reduce the size of signage for the alcohol in parks pilot project. Coun. Paula Fletcher from Ward 14 Toronto Danforth and Coun. Alejandra Bravo from Ward 9 Davenport wrote a letter to …
Read More »Homeless hubs plan receives endorsement from London, Ont. councillors – London
The city’s first significant portion of the Health and Homelessness Whole of Community Response cleared a major hurdle Monday evening as councillors voted to endorse the proposed collaborative hubs implementation plan at a special committee meeting. Members of the strategic priorities and policy committee (SPPC) – which includes all councillors …
Read More »Winnipeg mayor, councillors to talk derelict building enforcement Tuesday – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg’s mayor and three city councillors are set to announce new proposed enforcement measures on derelict buildings. Scott Gillingham will be joined by Coun. Cindy Gilroy (Daniel McIntyre), John Orlikow (River Heights) and Sherri Rollins (Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry) Tuesday morning to …
Read More »Manitoba plans to require councillors, trustees to take leave to run provincially – Winnipeg
Municipal councillors and school board trustees in Manitoba may soon face new rules if they want to make the jump to provincial politics. A bill now before the legislature would require them to take unpaid leaves of absence to run for provincial office. Right now, municipal councillors must resign their …
Read More »Waterloo councillors can now expense home security systems amid heated political landscape
The City of Waterloo passed a motion Monday that would provide future council members with funding for security systems, with some pointing to a more hostile political climate as a reason for why the initiative was needed. Members of council for the Ontario city could receive up to $100 per …
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