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Publication Date: March 25, 2026 - 04:00
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Gananoque budget 'deemed passed' after deadline to amend expires under 'strong mayor' law
March 25, 2026
The budget of Gananoque was "deemed to have passed" without a vote by council earlier this month, surprising councillors who were unaware of a new 30-day deadline to make amendments — a rule introduced under Ontario’s controversial "strong mayor" legislation.
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Over the past fifty years, retirement income has increased for many Canadians. Old Age Security, for example, was indexed to inflation in the early 1970s. So was the Guaranteed Income Supplement. And in 1976, 34.3 percent of women aged sixty-five and older were defined as low income (after paying taxes) compared to 17.5 percent in 2022. This is a striking improvement, but it still accounted for some 700,000 women as of that year, a number which will be higher today.
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