Mar 11, 2011Councillor pulls bullying complaint Councillor Sue McFadden has withdrawn her request to Mississauga’s integrity commissioner to investigate McFadden’s allegations that Mayor Hazel McCallion was bullying her.
Starr cleared by integrity commissioner Integrity commissioner finds that Councillor Ron Starr did nothing wrong by having his daughter run Starr’s former consulting business.
Mar 10, 2011Politically incorrect; Hazel McCallion doesn’t seem to care Councillor Sue McFadden taking her complaints to Mississauga’s integrity commissioner.
Councillor files complaint with Mississauga integrity officer Councillor Sue McFadden has called on the city’s integrity commissioner to investigate Mayor Hazel McCallion’s behaviour toward her at public events.
Mar 9, 2011Councillor calls mayor bully Councillor Sue McFadden is asking the City of Mississauga’s integrity commissioner to investigate her allegations against the mayor.
Mar 8, 2011Council spent over $250,000 against advice of its lawyers Toronto city council has spent more than $250,000 pursuing a legal fight against the advice of its own lawyers.
Councillor won’t back down Di Muccio feels that resolution, supported by her colleagues, restricts her from doing her job as an elected official.
Mar 7, 2011Canadian Execs Acquitted in U.S. A Canadian night-vision equipment manufacturer and two of its executives have been acquitted in a San Francisco court of fraud charges against them. Newcon International Ltd. faced…
Mar 3, 2011Di Muccio resigns from library board Maddie Di Muccio has resigned from the Newmarket library board. The town confirmed the Ward 6 councillor’s resignation this afternoon, but council will still receive a report…
Mar 2, 2011Dispute must be dealt with to avoid recurrence: mayor When politicians don’t get along, there’s a significant cost for the municipality, according to Newmarket Mayor Tony Van Bynen. In an effort to resolve the dispute between…
Mar 1, 2011Di Muccio still on Newmarket library board Newmarket Councillor Maddie Di Muccio is still amember of the library board. Darryl Singer addressed members of town councilyesterday on behalf of Ms Di Muccio, suggestingthere isn’t…
Women at the Top Women remain underrepresented as managing partners of law firms, but there are signs that the profession is incorporating traditionally “female” attributes into leadership models.
Feb 27, 2011Canadian Optical Manufacturer, Newcon Optik, Acquitted of All Charges in U.S. District Court – Company and its Executives “Completely Vindicated” A court in San Francisco has acquitted Canadian night vision equipment manufacturer Newcon International Ltd. (o/a Newcon Optik) and two of its executives of all charges against…
Feb 11, 2011Aurora seeking way out of legal bills Aurora has retained legal counsel to determine responsibility for legal bills associated with former mayor’s legal action.
Feb 10, 2011Tensions run high as McCallion, opposition clash A day after Mississauga’s year-long judicial inquiry came to an end, tensions were running high at city council.
Feb 9, 2011Choosing an executor not always a family affair Losing a parent is never easy, but pile on the added responsibility of being the executor to a son or daughter, and the situation can become unbearable.
Feb 8, 2011TCA negotiating with ADR Institute to offer dispute-resolution discount The Toronto Construction Association is negotiating with the ADR Institute of Ontario to offer members access on a discounted basis to experienced mediators and arbitrators to deal…
Feb 3, 2011Councillor will get her gala answers City of Mississauga staff working on providing answers to questions about the Mayor’s annual gala.
LSUC and CABL honour black lawyers’ legacy, future The Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers encourage colleagues from all cultural backgrounds to attend Black History Month event on February…
Feb 2, 2011Disabled ex-aide says he was bullied Cumulative effect of comments and actions by City councillor amounts to harassment of ex-aide.
Councillor denies ‘poisonous workplace’ Human Rights Tribunal told that human rights issues should have been investigated at City Hall.
Jan 29, 2011Scenario a conflict, lawyer says; City had first conflict case under act The scenario in which a council member who owns a taxi company and votes on public transit cuts could lead to a conflict of interest application.
Jan 28, 2011Citizens have a right to know; Councillor urges end to MissiLeaks probe Citizens have a right to know and government officials have a responsibility to not impede that right.
Jan 27, 2011City lawyers confident in urban boundary row The city has about a 70 per cent chance of beating the 20 appellants challenging city council’s urban boundary decision.
Councillor urges end to MissiLeaks probe Mississauga councillor concludes that it’s time to end the “MissiLeaks” probe.
Councillor weary of scandal Integrity commissioner concludes that one of two leaked memos was in breach of confidentiality and breach of trust owed by the city to members of its staff.
Taxes after death not so certain Losing a parent is never easy, but pile on the added responsibility of being the executor of a will to a son or daughter, and a heart-wrenching…
Leaked e-mail a ‘breach of confidentiality’: report Integrity commissioner’s report is released regarding two internal e-mails leaked to media.
Integrity boss concerned by MissyLeaks Leaking of city’s confidential memos “could prejudice the free and candid flow of information from staff to members of Council”.
Jan 26, 2011Integrity commissioner condemns email leak Mississauga’s integrity commissioner says distribution of one of two leaked internal emails constitutes a clear breach of confidentiality.
Leaked e-mail violates City’s conduct code: Report Leaking of a confidential e-mail to the media could represent a serious systemic problem for the City.
Mississauga leaks ‘clear breach of trust’; Integrity watchdog Newly installed integrity commissioner concludes that one of two memos was confidential and should not have been shared with the media.
Watson vows urban border will be ‘vigorously’ defended Appellants named in an OMB appeal dispute some of the factors the city used to define its boundary.