by Sharon Collingwood | Mar 9, 2026 | BAN on free speech, Open Government |
We are very thankful to the National Observer, which is doing phenomenal work in supporting volunteer journalism across the country. They provide free tools for research, making it easier for us to understand the work of our city council in the context of what other...
by Sharon Collingwood | Jan 8, 2025 | BAN on free speech, Krug Factory Neighbourhood, Open Government |
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,...
by Sharon Collingwood | Aug 6, 2024 | BAN on free speech, Open Government, Respectful Workplace Policy |
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...
by admin | Jul 29, 2024 | BAN on free speech, Open Government, Respectful Workplace Policy |
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...
by admin | Jun 25, 2024 | BAN on free speech, Respectful Workplace Policy |
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...
by Sharon Collingwood | Jun 1, 2024 | BAN on free speech, Respectful Workplace Policy |
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...
