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Wednesday May 24, 2023

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Wednesday May 24, 2023

Peeling the Layers: Ford’s Political Shake-up in Peel Region

August 21, 2019

Peel Region undergoes significant political development as Premier Doug Ford’s government pursues the separation of Mississauga and Brampton from the regional municipality. This parallels Toronto’s amalgamation reversal in 1998. The implications are substantial, especially with approaching elections and high stakes for Ford and other key players.

Toronto’s amalgamation brought coherence but failed to deliver promised savings. Similarly, dissolving Peel Region is challenging, yet many argue it’s the right course. Brampton and Mississauga’s rapid growth strains their relationship as Canada’s sixth-largest cities. Their populations hold significant political weight and ignoring their concerns could be perilous.

Young Doug Ford: the Series  

February 18, 2021

The roots of this separation trace back to Peel Region’s formation 50 years ago. Premier Bill Davis oversaw its creation against opposition from Hazel McCallion, later Mississauga’s mayor. Interestingly, Ford’s legislation to divide Peel bears McCallion’s name, a reminder of the rivalry between the cities. Opposition began under McCallion but succeeded under Mayor Bonnie Crombie, who campaigned for independence, emphasizing Mississauga’s economic prowess.

July 13, 2022

Mayor Patrick Brown demands over $1 billion compensation for shared infrastructure in Mississauga, while Crombie argues her taxpayers already bear a disproportionate burden. The financial considerations must be reconciled, despite the rivals’ tensions. The political landscape is intricate, with key figures and parties involved. Brown reinvented himself as Brampton’s mayor, while Crombie eyes Ontario Liberal leadership. Ford may face a formidable opponent in Crombie during the 2026 campaign.

News: Other mayors want out of regional governments  

January 17, 2019

With an early 2025 deadline, time is essential. Ford aims to make everyone “whole” and secure peace for Peel’s 1.5 million residents. Establishing standalone governance paves the way for “strong mayor” powers, sparking controversy. Mississauga and Brampton have no reservations, and Crombie could gain for Liberals within this Tory stronghold. The resolution will require attention to policing and financial accountability, with implications for the 2026 election.

The true impact of these political maneuvers will be understood when the ballots are counted. (AI)

 

Friday, June 7, 2013

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Friday, June 7, 2013By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Friday, June 7, 2013

Dalton McGuinty staffers deleted gas plant emails

For SaleSenior staff members in the offices of both the Ontario energy minister and former premier Dalton McGuinty intentionally deleted emails about the cancellation of gas plants in Oakville and Mississauga, according to the province’s privacy commissioner.

The finding, published in a special report Wednesday called Deleting Accountability: Records Management Practices of Political Staff, adds fuel to opposition accusations that Ontario’s Liberal government was trying to cover up the cost of cancelling the controversial projects.

After conducting a special investigation into NDP complaints, Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian determined that senior Liberal staff in McGuinty’s office broke the law by deleting all emails sent and received on the matter by former chiefs of staff.

The investigation was sparked after the NDP complained to Cavoukian that documents they had obtained through Freedom of Information requests did not contain emails for several top McGuinty aides.

“It is difficult to accept that the routine deletion of emails was not in fact an attempt by staff in the former minister’s office to avoid transparency and accountability in relation to their work,” Cavoukian wrote in her report.

“Further, I have trouble accepting that this practice was simply part of a benign attempt to efficiently manage one’s email accounts.”

She singled out David Livingston and Craig MacLennan, the former chiefs of staff for McGuinty and the energy minister respectively, and concluded that the offices violated the Archives and Recordkeeping Act and undermined the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. (Source: CBC News)
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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Saturday, February 23, 2013By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Saturday, February 23, 2013

Wynne’s Gas Plant Hand-me-downs

The New Democrats said Friday the discovery of more documents on cancelled gas plants in Oakville and Mississauga shows Premier Kathleen Wynne has not been truthful, and demanded a public inquiry into the controversy.

The Liberals stunned Ontario’s opposition parties Thursday by releasing hundreds of more pages on the cancelled energy projects after insisting for months that all the relevant data had been made public in two separate batches last fall.

The government was warned last November by the Ontario Power Authority that there “likely” would be more documents unearthed, but Liberals — including Wynne — insisted as recently as Wednesday that they’d all been released last fall.

“She has clearly not been truthful already, because the deputy minister was aware of this back in November, and I don’t believe for a minute that everybody else wasn’t aware of it as well,” said NDP Leader Andrea Horwath.

“There’s no way that the premier and everyone on down didn’t know about this, and there’s no way that the new premier wasn’t briefed about this.”

Speaking in Ottawa Friday, Wynne again rejected a public inquiry and said a legislative committee and an investigation by the auditor general would get to the bottom of the cancellations and the release of the documents.

“It’s entirely possible to get all of the information that we need to get out through the mechanisms that are already in place,” said Wynne. (Source: National Post)