What’s the point?
City councillors refuse to cooperate with City’s integrity commissioner.
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”.
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 situation can become […]
Integrity 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.
Uneasy alliance with PQ; Ignatieff pushes for religious tolerance
The human rights of minorities are vulnerable when parties are in search of majorities in and around election time.
Is Your Independent Contractor Truly Independent?
Third category dependent contractor determined in Ontario Court of Appeal decision in McKee v. Reid’s Heritage Homes Ltd.
What did they expect?
Integrity commissioner asked if leak of internal memo to media violated the City’s code of conduct.
Council backs off memo probe
Investigation by City’s integrity commissioner causes sharp divide on City Council.
Mississauga backs down on memos; Leaks probed
After a week of intense and embarrassing public backlash, Mississauga council retreats from plans to root out the source of leaked internal memos.
Council agrees to focus on code-of-conduct questions
Councillors agree that the real issue is whether the leak violated the City’s code of conduct.
Council cringes at memo investigation
An investigation by the City’s integrity commissioner has caused a sharp divide on City Council.
Case Law Update: Aecon Buildings v. Brampton
Civil procedure Third party procedure Discovery Production and inspection of documents “Mary Carter”-type Settlements Immediate Disclosure