Had a great time at the Western Local Government Program Alumni Conference. The theme — “Less Red Tape, More Duct Tape” — highlighted the cracks showing in long-standing policies and how municipalities are adapting while we work toward lasting solutions.
#westernuniversity
#onpoli

Last October, I attended the first AMO Healthy Democracy Project — now, they’re offering a free seminar series for the public! 🎉

If you’ve ever considered running for local office, sign up! Our communities need candidates.

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#ONmunicipalelections

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#centralelgin #ontpoli

I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article

When we had a full gallery waiting to hear a motion against #strongmayor powers at the end of a lengthy agenda. Cr. Michelle Graham suggested we skip forward to it out of consideration for those waiting. This was an opinion shared before council declined to accommodate. 👀
#onpoli

Here's a motion I'm bringing in Central Elgin. What are other municipalities considering?
#canpoli
#elbowsup

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Twice tonight, I tried to post on FB about EPA firings affecting safe Canadian drinking water. Both posts disappeared immediately, no explanation. Is anyone else dealing with possible FB censorship?

✔️ Free Doug Ford Removal Kits 🔥🔥🔥
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I posted this on Twitter but some have asked to share it here too. It's Doug Ford's wife celebrating Trump's win on election night wearing a shirt that says "Daddy's Home" above a photo of Trump and the White House. It was posted to Kyla Ford's Instagram. They've always backed Trump. #onpoli

A reminder that like Trump, the Nazis started by revoking the documents that provided legal recognition and protections to trans people. They didn't stop there. Next they subjected trans people to castration, concentration camps, and execution.
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Cold weather, warm feelings! Mastering Community is a great book to start on a snowy Monday. ☕️
#bookrecommendations
#nonfiction
#currentlyreading

Central Elgin’s new bylaw lets officials bill taxpayers for legal fees, even integrity probes.
Retroactivity means past cases can bill—at any cost they chose to pay. Whistleblowing will be costly to our
neighbours. This choice deserves scrutiny.

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#CentralElgin #PortStanley

@theresalubowitz.bsky.social , will you send me a message? I don't want to sign up in the bad place!

The province is in the grips of a cost-of-living crisis that’s overwhelmingly a housing crisis — and the government’s policies are falling short in nearly every way we can measure, writes @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social #onpoli

Today, with 40 other councillors from across Ontario, I ask that the 15 mayors requesting the use of the notwithstanding clause to bypass the charter rights of homeless Ontarians rescind their letter to Premier Doug Ford. We need evidence-based solutions to homelessness that respect human rights.