advisory committees

Episode 13: A Lack of Integrity in Hamilton – Part 2, Joey Coleman

On: October 15, 2020

In: 905er Podcast Episodes, Hamilton, Hamilton (Region)

Joey Coleman, editor of The Public Record, joins us for part 2 of our examination of the reasons and justifications for Hamilton Council launching an Integrity Commissioner investigation into a citizen volunteer on an advisory committee.Read More …

Episode 11: Hope and Betrayal – the human stories and human cost of Ontario’s cancelled Basic Income Pilot

On: October 6, 2020

In: 905er Podcast Episodes, Hamilton

Deirdre Pike and Jessie Golem give a fascinating and sometimes heartbreaking account of the Basic Income Pilot.Read More …

A polite suggestion to Burlington City Hall: Don’t waste our time

On: September 23, 2020

In: Burlington, Roland Tanner

In 2019-20 I was invited to volunteer for a committee to look at improving the operation of advisory committees.

Here’s my undoubtedly frustrated delegation from last Thursday (Sept 17th) when the staff report ‘informed by’ our recommendations reached the committee stage.Read More …