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Krug Factory development: A question of respect

by admin | Oct 20, 2024 | home page, Krug Factory Neighbourhood, Respectful Workplace Policy | 1 comment

Let’s start out by saying that there are many good things about the Krug project. It brings badly needed density to our city, preserves a historic building, and will help rejuvenate the downtown. The neighbours are not against the project, but they have some major...

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 | BAN on free speech, Open Government, 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...

In response to Councillor Hunter

by admin | Jul 29, 2024 | BAN on free speech, Open Government, Respectful Workplace Policy | 3 comments

In his response to a motion to rescind the city’s Respectful Workplace Policy at Stratford City Hall on July 22, 2024, Councillor Hunter, a lawyer, said the following: Now I’ve heard people refer to the Bracken case as standing for the proposition that the act [the...

City Council refuses to hear banned resident

by admin | Jun 25, 2024 | BAN on free speech, Respectful Workplace Policy | 4 comments

Barb Shaugnessy is not a member of Get Concerned Stratford, but many people seem to think she is. We apologize to her if being associated with our organization has caused her any problems at City Hall. Barb made a citizen deputation in February against turning 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...
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