Calls to reform 'oligopoly' of municipal integrity watchdogs in Ontario | Unpublished
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Publication Date: November 27, 2024 - 04:00

Calls to reform 'oligopoly' of municipal integrity watchdogs in Ontario

November 27, 2024
Experts say Ontario’s mandatory integrity commissioner program for municipalities has been left unregulated for too long, as some lawyers and firms monopolize contracts across the province. Even some integrity commissioners say the province needs to make some serious changes.


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