We have decided to take legal action

by Sharon Collingwood | Jan 8, 2025 | BAN on free speech, Krug Factory Neighbourhood | 8 comments

You no doubt remember the huge kerfuffle last spring over our alleged violation of the City’s new Respectful Workplace Policy. Our spokesperson, Mike Sullivan, was denied access to City buildings for three months for his deputations on February 26, 2024 to Council,...

Some people think I should be quiet about this

by Sharon Collingwood | Oct 13, 2024 | home page, Open Government, Respectful Workplace Policy | 2 comments

 This is a small matter, but it brings a close focus on what is wrong at City Hall. Here’s my story:   I joined the Energy and Environment Advisory Committee nearly two years ago. I applied because I wanted to show that climate activists can be helpful to the...

Where Councillor Hunter went wrong on the RWP

by Sharon Collingwood | Aug 6, 2024 | Respectful Workplace Policy | 0 comments

What Councillor Hunter has overlooked in the recent debate is that the respectful workplace policy is expressly designed to protect staff from people like him. First of all, let’s remember why we have workplace policies. A workplace policy is built on the...

What Mike said

by Sharon Collingwood | Jun 1, 2024 | BAN on free speech, Respectful Workplace Policy | 3 comments

During the break at the Council meeting of February 26, a member of the public took issue with the truthfulness of one of the presenters. Although the person I mention was not one of the delegation presenters, he was opposed to the loss of rental housing for...

This would be funny, if you didn’t care about democracy

by Sharon Collingwood | May 18, 2024 | BAN on free speech, Open Government, Respectful Workplace Policy | 2 comments

Sharon Collingwood: The latest on the City ban of residents You probably know a lot  of the story by now… our own Mike Sullivan has been banned from all City buildings in Stratford, and he can only communicate with City employees through the City’s lawyer in London....