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.
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Called it
At the Committee of the Whole meeting on Thursday, February 26, 2026, I opened my remarks with:
Continue reading “Called it”I would imagine that the reason these letters weren’t shared with the directly-elected Regional Councillors until well after they were sent and still not by the Regional Chair is because the decision has already been made that the next election will not include directly-elected Regional Councillors, so why ask for their opinions at all.
It is incredible to me the disdain that some politicians have for… politicians. And, every single time I’ve seen this disdain, it has – without fail – been about those disdainful politicians wanting more power for themselves.
Too many municipal councillors?
Maybe.
Is this a problem though?
In my view, one of the biggest challenges with the amalgamation/governance/126 elected officials discussion is that very few people are indicating what specific problem they’re trying to solve.
We keep hearing about cost savings and service efficiencies, but numerous very easily found studies debunk these theories.
Continue reading “Too many municipal councillors?”Governance Reform in Niagara
The Committee of the Whole meeting that took place on Thursday, February 26, 2026 was a lively one!
Thank you to everyone who attended in Chambers and/or the overflow room. We’ve filled Council Chambers several times over the years, and it’s always good to see this level of engagement.
A number of things happened on Thursday night. Some of them are captured in the videos below, some of them can be found by viewing the entire video of the meeting found here.
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