While my term doesn’t officially end until Saturday, November 14, and our final Council meeting is on November 5, today feels like a good time to say thank you and good bye.
Continue reading “It’s Municipal Election Eve”It’s Municipal Election Eve
Category: #LauraIpForRegionalCouncil
Discussion with Karl Dockstader on 610CKTB re: governance announcement by the province
Minister Flack’s press conference on “strengthening” governance
If you would like to view the press conference, it can be found here.
And here is the province’s media release about it.
Continue reading “Minister Flack’s press conference on “strengthening” governance”Chronological overview of correspondence and motions about governance in Niagara
Following are all of the letters and (Niagara Region) motions that relate to governance in Niagara over the last three months:
Continue reading “Chronological overview of correspondence and motions about governance in Niagara”Don’t let a little evidence get in the way
Although there’s plenty of evidence that amalgamations don’t result in cost savings or more efficient service delivery, and after saying:
Continue reading “Don’t let a little evidence get in the way”If any change is made, Ford said “it has to be from Niagara, by Niagara.”
“It has to have approvals from the majority of mayors, it has to have approvals from the majority of elected officials.”
Ford later added he’d like to see “hopefully, 70 or 80 per cent of the population agree” with any proposed governance changes.
“If we get that, that’s great,” he said.
