Comments on: “Information inappropriately withheld from the public” – Shawna Stolte Hits Back at Colleagues, Integrity Commissioner Report https://905er.ca/2022/04/information-inappropriately-withheld-from-the-public-shawna-stolte-hits-back-at-colleagues-integrity-commissioner-report/ Ontario's future lives here. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 20:56:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: Cathy https://905er.ca/2022/04/information-inappropriately-withheld-from-the-public-shawna-stolte-hits-back-at-colleagues-integrity-commissioner-report/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:54:41 +0000 https://905er.ca/?p=3414#comment-41 So Stolte dismisses the breaches of confidentiality as “technicalities”. The Integrity Commissioner ruled that on the Bateman breach she misrepresented the facts that were discussed in the meeting. On the second breach, the Integrity Commissioner determined she was “selective” on what she leaked to the public.These are hardly technicalities and she is hardly the champion for transparency.

]]> By: Stolte to Face Losing 5 Days Pay for Stating “final cost over $50 million” for Bateman Purchase | The 905er https://905er.ca/2022/04/information-inappropriately-withheld-from-the-public-shawna-stolte-hits-back-at-colleagues-integrity-commissioner-report/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:55:54 +0000 https://905er.ca/?p=3414#comment-39 […] greater fault, surely, for needlessly hiding the fact that a confidential decision was being made. As Stolte has stated in her response, citing case law, “it is insufficient to simply parrot the test of the statutory exception […]

]]> By: Jim Young https://905er.ca/2022/04/information-inappropriately-withheld-from-the-public-shawna-stolte-hits-back-at-colleagues-integrity-commissioner-report/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:03:28 +0000 https://905er.ca/?p=3414#comment-38 The level of transparency exhibited by this supposedly “Change” city council has been disappointing and the increase in closed sessions worrisome.

Having worked with Clr. Stolte on a number of Seniors, Housing and Transit issues I have always found her integrity and commitment to be of the highest standards.

When it comes to secrecy and internal division and sniping on council, one is tempted to ask Qui Bono?

I had hoped for better.

]]> By: Blair Smith https://905er.ca/2022/04/information-inappropriately-withheld-from-the-public-shawna-stolte-hits-back-at-colleagues-integrity-commissioner-report/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 14:36:51 +0000 https://905er.ca/?p=3414#comment-37 The most disappointing thing about all this is the failure of this Council, with the exception of Shawna Stolte and perhaps Lisa Kearns, to live up to our expectations for transparency, accountability and active partnership with Burlington’s citizens- arguably the three most important components of “open government”. I suppose that I should be less critical of Councillor Galbraith. I think his only campaign commitment was to fill the chair vacated by Rick Craven. Nevertheless, the complaint against Shawna Stolte is highly revealing. It exposures deep divisions amongst Council and speaks to an environment of workplace toxicity that was a frequent complaint of the current mayor, prior to her election. How different things are from what we thought they would be.

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