by Sharon Collingwood | Jan 8, 2025 | BAN on free speech, Krug Factory Neighbourhood |
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 admin | May 29, 2023 | Open Government, Preserve farmland |
See the redacted in-camera meeting minutes Open, Transparent and Democratic? NOT! by Mike Sullivan The more answers we get, the more questions it raises. In November of 2020, Get Concerned asked for an investigation into the propriety of doing business in...
by admin | Sep 22, 2022 | MZO, NDA, Open Government |
Get Concerned Stratford is still seeking information from the city related to the Glass Factory shenanigans of 2017-2021. (cue Richie Havens, Woodstock ’69) by Mike Sullivan Get Concerned Stratford filed a request for the text of the agreement between the Province and...
by admin | May 17, 2022 | NDA, Open Government |
Imagine you are a municipal councillor, perhaps just starting out, and you are presented with a document to sign as part of a negotiation with a company. You are told that that the language in the contract is “standard boilerplate,” to protect professional secrets, a...
by admin | Apr 18, 2022 | Open Government |
It’s the nature of city government to want control. That’s not always a bad thing, but how much control is needed in City discussions with residents? The Stratford City website has been a bone of contention for years. Posts are sometimes unclear. Things are hard to...