Ontario needs a law to punish councillors for violence and harassment, advocates say
Advocates and opposition parties are calling on the Ontario government to pass legislation that would hold municipal councillors accountable for violence and harassment.
![Ontario needs a law to punish councillors for violence and harassment, advocates say](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7121402.1708545478!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ontario-women-say-no.jpg)
![Advocates, including David Arbuckle of the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario (left), Emily McIntosh with the Women of Ontario Say No (middle) and Marit Stiles of the NDP party (right) are pushing for stronger legislation aimed at holding municipally elected officials accountable if found to be harassing staff. Three people, a man and two women, are pictured in the middle of talking.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7121402.1708545478!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ontario-women-say-no.jpg)
Advocates and opposition parties are calling on the Ontario government to pass legislation that would hold municipal councillors accountable for violence and harassment.