This Ontario town hired its own lawyer as integrity watchdog. Residents say that's not OK

An eastern Ontario township and its lawyer are under scrutiny as residents raise conflict of interest concerns over the lawyer also acting as the community's integrity commissioner — a dual role that Ontario's ombudsman says shouldn't happen.

This Ontario town hired its own lawyer as integrity watchdog. Residents say that's not OK
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An eastern Ontario township and its lawyer are under scrutiny as residents raise conflict of interest concerns over the lawyer also acting as the community's integrity commissioner — a dual role that Ontario's ombudsman says shouldn't happen.