Ontario municipal councillors to face stiffer ethics penalties under new bill
Ontario municipal councillors may face stricter penalties for ethics violations under a new provincial bill. The legislation aims to standardize conduct rules across all municipalities and allows for removal from office in serious cases. Advocates believe this is a positive step towards improving accountability in municipal politics.
- ▪The new bill passed today aims to strengthen penalties for municipal councillors who violate conduct rules.
- ▪Councillors could be removed from office for serious violations, but this requires multiple approvals.
- ▪The law seeks to create a standard municipal code of conduct for all 444 municipalities.
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Open this photo in gallery:PC MPP Rob Flack attends Question Period at Queen's Park in Toronto in May, 2025.Cole Burston/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountOntario municipal councillors could soon be removed from office for violating a code of conduct under a provincial bill that passed today.Municipalities and advocates have long called for stronger penalties for councillors who break the rules including workplace harassment, and Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Rob Flack says he hopes to have the new rules in place ahead of the October municipal elections.The new law allows the provincial government to create a standard municipal code of conduct, so all 444 municipalities are adhering to the same rules, with penalties…
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