Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Lisa Johnson
Publication Date: April 9, 2025 - 22:55
Nenshi calls proposed Alberta cut of council conduct rules ‘an affront’ to voters
April 9, 2025
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says the government’s proposed bill to wipe out municipal councils’ codes of conduct could create a free-for-all of delinquency and grift.“This bill is an affront to local voters. It basically says to local voters, ‘We don’t trust you,’ ” Nenshi told reporters at the legislature Wednesday.Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver proposed the bill in the house Tuesday. He said the change had to be made because codes of conduct were being weaponized to silence dissent on municipal councils.
Unpublished Newswire
When Prime Minister Mark Carney cut the position of cabinet minister of women and gender equality and youth, or WAGE, on March 14, Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah was in New York—ironically to attend the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. The symbolism wasn’t lost on her, and neither was the sting.
Owusu-Akyeeah, who is co-director of policy and advocacy at Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, shared the information in a group chat with colleagues. “I wrote: ‘Listen folks, as of today we don’t have a minister for WAGE.’ That’s when the rage started.”
Owusu-Akyeeah felt...
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