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Durham Regional Council endorsed a $1.1B police funding plan 'in principle': Here’s what that means
Durham Regional Council has endorsed a ten-year police financing plan "in principle", with councillors seeking alternatives to raising property taxes to support it.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/durham-council-police-endorsement-property-taxes-9.7229994?cmp=rss

Global News Jun 10

Councillors eye alternate alignment options for Green Line LRT in downtown Calgary
Alberta's transportation minister said the province is refinements to the alignment, but tunneling under the downtown core 'is not on the table.'
#News #CalgaryCityCouncil #CalgaryCityHall #cityofcalgary
https://globalnews.ca/news/11896324/councillors-alternate-alignment-options-green-line-lrt-downtown-calgary/

Global News Calgary Jun 10

CBC Kitchener-Waterloo Jun 8

Growing number of Cambridge councillors speak out following mayor’s interruption during Pride event
Several councillors in Cambridge are speaking out following Mayor Jann Liggett’s move to interrupt a 17-year-old during their speech at a city Pride event on June 1. Three councilors posted their response on social media over the weekend, saying the experiences and voices of ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/city-of-cambridge-pride-event-councillors-response-9.7227106?cmp=rss

CBC Top Stories Jun 8

Cambridge, Ont., councillors speak out following mayor’s interruption during Pride event
Several councillors in Cambridge are speaking out following Mayor Jann Liggett’s move to interrupt a 17-year-old during their speech at a city Pride event on June 1. Three councilors posted their response on social media over the weekend, saying the experiences and voices of young peopl...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/city-of-cambridge-pride-event-councillors-response-9.7227106?cmp=rss

RaymondPierreL3 Jun 8

Of six resignation letters from #ANU #Councillors, three have been made public. Here is an escoriation of these documents in the #HareReport for your enjoyment…

“Pretty rich, considering the recent leaks to the media that sought to embarrass and slander interim VC Rebekah Brown, suggesting she had behaved corruptly while Provost. Those leaks were clearly coming from within the council, very likely at the highest levels.”

#ANU #UniverstiyGovernanceWoes #ANUCouncil #AusPol

Reading between the lines

Three resignation letters from former ANU council members have emerged. What can we glean from the psychology of their authors?

The Hare Report

CBC Ottawa Jun 3

Frustrated councillors move to force staff to table renoviction bylaw
Ottawa city councillors want city staff to draft an anti-renoviction bylaw despite concerns that it will overlap with new provincial rules.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/frustrated-councillors-move-to-force-staff-to-table-renoviction-bylaw-9.7222452?cmp=rss

CBC London May 29

Plans to replace London's City Hall have stalled. Councillors want to know why, and what's next
Answering the question of how London will replace its 54-year-old city hall building will likely fall to the next city council, now that a process to identify qualified companies for the massive project has stalled.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-city-hall-9.7215407?cmp=rss

Dr Pink May 28

#LGBTQ English #Wikipedia deletion alert

Could you save this LGBTQ related #English Wikipedia article from deletion?

Equality Party (United Kingdom)
* UK political party

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_Party_%28United_Kingdom%29
Discussion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Equality_Party_%28United_Kingdom%29

#Councillors #Egalitarianism #Political #Congleton

Equality Party (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

Richard Quinn May 22

"Reform UK has shed 22 councillors and counting in the two weeks since the local council elections on 7 May, triggering a series of costly by-elections."

https://leftfootforward.org/2026/05/the-reform-uk-councillors-who-have-lost-their-seats-quit-defected-or-been-suspended-since-the-local-elections/

#Reform #ReformUK #ByElections #councillors #ReformCouncillors #UKpol

The Reform UK councillors who have lost their seats, quit, defected or been suspended since the local elections

Here is the full list of Reform councillor departures so far

Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate