The 2018 election campaign was different from previous election campaigns I’ve run for two reasons:

1. Campaigning for municipal elections usually starts – or at least really ramps up – around Labour Day; and
2. The focus of the campaign was much more on being good, honest, ethical people than it was on issues handled by municipal or regional government.

Continue reading ““unreasonable, unjust, and wrong”” →

For those asking, because, goodness, you hate all politicians (and I’ve been asked three times today before 10am), and further to this blog entry about the newest debate about raises, the increase in remuneration I received earlier this year funded an offering of the Shape Your Life program at Underdogs Boxing Club.

Continue reading “What I did with my (first) raise” →

Niagara politicians look to give themselves a pay raise: Committee created to study the hot potato issue.

SOME local politicians hope so…and here we go again. Continue reading “Let’s talk raises…again” →

The 2019 AMO Conference is just about to wrap up in Ottawa, and myself and a number of my Regional Council colleagues and a few staff have spent the last three days learning about several issues related to municipal/regional governance, the changes that are coming from the province, and meeting with Ministers and Parliamentary Assistants to advocate for what’s important to Niagara. Continue reading “Question to Minister Clark re: CHPI funding” →

At this morning’s Corporate Services Standing Committee meeting, we returned to the issue of councillor remuneration.

And I had some things to say.

The motion that was before us was: Continue reading “Increase to councillor remuneration is unconscionable” →