I attended a two-hour seminar hosted by the town about Collingwood’s Code of Conduct last week. It was intended as an introduction to the policy for new candidates and a refresher for incumbents, and was presented by the town’s Integrity Commissioner, whose slides ranged from conflicts of interest to accountability,
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Scripturient: An Exercise in Hypocrisy
A story in CollingwoodToday is titled, Collingwood residents asked to add to council code of conduct. It suggests the town (aka council) is looking for public input into the always-changing, always-ignored Code of Conduct. Yes, I know what you’re thinking when you read that story’s headline. Stop laughing. As if
Continue readingScripturient: Bad Behaviour, Disrespect in Council Meetings
There’s a video clip being shared on social media from the “special” meeting of the Strategic Initiatives Standing Committee Agenda, on Thursday, October 14, 2021 (full video here). It shows a dishevelled Councillor Bob “Lapdog” Madigan in the upper right corner of the screen. It’s worth watching to see how
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: As Big Telecom ramps up lobbying, will government cave?
It looks like Big Three telecom giants are fighting hard to maintain their stranglehold over our wireless market, and over Canadians’ wallets. The Big Three have been on the back foot since pressure from tens of thousands of Canadians won positive new customer protection rules last year, along with a
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Temporary Foreign Workers Program: RBC pledges not to outsource Canadian jobs
Stung by the Temporary Foreign Workers Program scandal, the Royal Bank of Canada says it’s no longer in the deplorable business of outsourcing Canadian jobs to foreign workers. But only, it seems, when “a worker eligible to work in Canada is available and able to perform the service.” The post
Continue readingLeftist Jab: Harper Government Attack On SRC Extends Well Beyond Budget Cuts
Inspiring. The budget cuts imposed by the Harper Government on the CBC – and by extension, its French counterpart SRC – have been well documented in the media. The public broadcaster’s funding was cut by 10%, or $115 million, over the next three years. What is getting less attention are
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