Elected Officials

• Quebec launches new helpline for politicians after hundreds quit office

  A new telephone helpline is available starting Wednesday for politicians in need of assistance, after almost 10 per cent have quit since the 2021 municipal elections.

  Politics

  Feb 28
  
• Alberta to let cabinet choose limits, rules about gifts for politicians

  Alberta is proposing legislation to make it easier to change dollar limits and rules surrounding gifts for elected officials. It's a move the NDP calls a self-serving ploy.

  Politics

  Nov 10, 2023
  
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• Columbia Shuswap Regional District suspends vaccination policy for firefighters, elected officials

  The regional district said the change will take place immediately, pending possible provincial public health orders.

  Canada

  Aug 18, 2022
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• Members of B.C. First Nation withdraw support for hereditary system of government

  The petition filed to hereditary chief Marilyn Gabriel said the Kwantlen First Nation doesn't currently operate under any written governance rules.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2019
• Township of Langley councillor wants new rules for elected officials bidding on city contracts

  Councillor Kim Richter says elected officials who run businesses should not be putting their hands in the cookie jar. She says it makes sense in smaller communities, but it shouldn't be happening in larger ones.

  News

  Nov 16, 2017