Open data advocates are strong privacy advocates.
Joey’s Notepad: Brampton Bans Political Lawn Signs on Private Property
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Charter of Rights, what Charter of Rights.
Joey’s Notepad: Richmond Hill’s Karen Cilevitz Should Be the Poster for Electoral Reform
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One of Ontario’s worst municipal councillors is back with only 23.34% of the vote in a ten-person race, months after pleading guilty to fraud.

Joey’s Notepad on Villeneuve v. North Stormont (Township)
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Divisional Court Integrity Commissioner Ruling Instructive for Hamilton Councillor Terry Whitehead.

COLEMAN: Shit Happens
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Stupid mistakes happen, just a lot more often in Hamilton. Council was transparent this time, will they be when it’s their scandal?

COLEMAN: The Integrity Commissioner Cannot Investigate the Spadafora Election Controversy
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ICs can only investigate code of conduct violations by councillors while on Council – Spadafora was not a councillor before November 15.

Joey’s TPR Election Blog: Some Ward Race Possibilities
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Ward 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, and 14 discussed last week on Cable 14. There are some surprising possibilities.

Joey’s TPR Election Blog: City of Hamilton Advance Voting By Ward
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A rough calculation puts the number of voters who’ve cast ballots at approximately 8.5% of all registered electors.

Joey’s TPR Election Blog: Even If Advance Voting Is Up, Overall It May Go Down
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The recent federal and provincial elections saw record high advance voting, and record low overall turnout. Vancouver’s municipal election yesterday reports the same trend.

Election Blog: Keanin Loomis’ YWCA Incident and the CityHousing Hamilton Comments
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TheSpec reports on a concerning confrontation by Loomis in 2019, shining the light upon his character.