An integrity commissioner has determined that a municipal councillor’s testimony in an Ontario court cannot form the basis of a code of conduct violation, citing legal privilege that protects witnesse… …
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‘Not an employee’: Former Mississauga councillor loses bid to sue city for wrongful dismissal, breach of employment contract
Are elected city councillors employees of the municipalities they represent? That question was raised in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice by a former councillor who was suing the City …
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Why Québec politicians must swear an oath to the King — even if they don’t want to
By Yan Campagnolo, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa The leader of the Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, sparked controversy by stating that he will not swear an oath of allegiance to …