The candidates update
Updated: Oct 21
September 26, 2026
Three current issues for landowners, municipal candidates and councillors. Open or download the PDFs below.
RESEARCHER’S NOTICE — AT A GLANCE |
Issue / reference: R31 Title: The candidates update Subheading: Three publications for candidates and landowners Summary / importance: This update brings together the accountability report, courtroom-focus discussion and review of changing planning powers. Main question: What do the three linked publications establish, and which concerns require further source verification? Evidence status: Dated update linking separate publications; each document must be read on its own terms. Who pays? Track correction and legal costs to the specific institution and matter concerned. |
1. Candidate Post-Meeting Accountability Report
2. No Courtroom Climate Debate
3. Prof. Lex’s Corner — Power Is Moving and the “Green Blanket” Is Not Absolute
PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY REMINDER | 15 OCTOBER 2026
WE PAY. GOVERNMENT IS US.
Taxpayers fund municipal decisions. Landowners may pay again to obtain records, challenge decisions and prove losses. Public money may also fund the defence of claims alleging municipal negligence.
What was spent on preventing disputes, correcting proven errors and reaching fair resolutions—and how does that compare with litigation?
PUBLIC MONEY. PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY.
Severn example — By-law 2021-13, sections 3–4: conditional indemnification for qualifying official acts or omissions, including inadvertence or good-faith errors of judgment, subject to insurance limits. Whether a particular claim qualifies requires evidence.
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