'Clandestine' Casselman council meeting broke the rules, Ont. ombudsman says
A virtual discussion that council members in the town east of Ottawa held three years ago was a 'flagrant violation' of the Municipal Act's rules around public meetings, ombudsman Paul Dubé said in a recent report.
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A virtual discussion that council members in the town east of Ottawa held three years ago was a 'flagrant violation' of the Municipal Act's rules around public meetings, ombudsman Paul Dubé said in a recent report.