This Ontario town hired its own lawyer as integrity watchdog. Residents say that's not OK | Unpublished
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Publication Date: November 22, 2024 - 04:00

This Ontario town hired its own lawyer as integrity watchdog. Residents say that's not OK

November 22, 2024
An eastern Ontario township and its lawyer are under scrutiny as residents raise conflict of interest concerns over the lawyer also acting as the community's integrity commissioner — a dual role that Ontario's ombudsman says shouldn't happen.


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