Statement on the Law Society Treasurer Election
The following statements can be attributed to Douglas W. Judson, Chair of the Federation of Ontario Law Associations (FOLA): FOLA...
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- Jun 1, 2022
- 1 min
FOLA expresses concerns to Metrolinx about proposed subway construction at Osgoode Hall
On June 1, 2022, the Federation of Ontario Law Association wrote to Metrolinx to convey its serious concerns about the impacts of...
- May 24, 2022
- 3 min
FOLA welcomes recommendations of the Competence Task Force
Statement | The following statement was issued by the Federation of Ontario Law Associations on May 24, 2022. The following statement can...
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
Loss of Younger Citizens Met with Sucking and Blowing
When it comes to doing more to attract and retain youth and young families, Fort Frances is paralyzed by contradictions in local civic...
- Apr 29, 2022
- 4 min
Will extreme weather put climate in the crosshairs of local government?
This column was published in Postmedia's Kenora Miner & News on April 28, 2022. It is available on the newspaper's website. As humanity...
- Apr 26, 2022
- 2 min
Municipal Council and Board Remuneration for 2021
At last night's meeting of Council, the Treasurer presented a report outlining the compensation paid to members of Council and local...
- Apr 20, 2022
- 4 min
What municipal council hopefuls need to know
This column was published in Postmedia's Kenora Miner & News on April 21, 2022. It is available on the newspaper's website. Nominations...
- Apr 12, 2022
- 4 min
Elections Canada denied three First Nations communities a meaningful right to vote
This column was published in Postmedia's Kenora Miner & News on April 13, 2022. It is available on the newspaper's website. A post-mortem...
- Apr 11, 2022
- 3 min
More Mayoral Bullying
At tonight’s meeting, Council officially received my March 30 resignation from 3 executive committees. I am no longer available to attend...
- Mar 31, 2022
- 4 min
New court rules panned by lawyers and access to justice advocates
This column was published in Postmedia's Kenora Miner & News on March 31, 2022. It is available on the newspaper's website. Recent edicts...
- Mar 30, 2022
- 2 min
Letter: Are You at the Table or on the Menu?
An editorial which appeared in the March 23, 2022 edition of the Fort Frances Times made a number of statements about efforts to improve...
- Mar 29, 2022
- 1 min
Hartlen Interviews Judson About Council Renewal
On March 25, 2022 I sat down with Caitlin Hartlen to talk about the upcoming municipal election and why change and renewal on Council is...
- Mar 28, 2022
- 2 min
Council Declines to Reconsider Tree Policy
At tonight’s meeting of Council, I asked to have our municipal tree policy referred to committee for review and updating, following...
- Mar 27, 2022
- 3 min
What is a ‘Lame Duck’ Council?
At recent meetings of council of the Town of Fort Frances, the prospect of entering a ‘lame duck’ phase later this year was discussed....
- Mar 20, 2022
- 15 min
Council Adopts Flawed Report on Closed-Door Meeting
On January 10, 2022, Council of the Town of Fort Frances ["Town"] met in closed session (also called in-camera) to discuss an item of...
- Mar 17, 2022
- 2 min
Council Rejects Request for Letter of Support for Public Art Project
At Council’s meeting on Monday, March 14, it declined a request from Eric Keast, an Anishinaabe artist looking for a letter of support to...
- Mar 16, 2022
- 3 min
Letter: Council Blocks Removal of Barriers to Participation of Working-Age People
Following the events at the Council meeting of March 14, 2022 (which I wrote about here), I submitted the following letter to the editor...
- Mar 15, 2022
- 6 min
David Kircher is Lying, while Council Blocks the Truth
In January 2022, Council learned that Mayor June Caul illegally leaked a legal opinion to David Kircher, as part of a months-long...
- Mar 14, 2022
- 3 min
Statement from Councillor Douglas W. Judson
“Tonight I walked out of a meeting of Council of the Town of Fort Frances in protest of a series of undemocratic actions taken by my...
- Mar 11, 2022
- 4 min
Reforms Proposed to Remove Barriers to Council Participation
A few weeks ago I wrote about the need to improve the diversity of our Council, after speaking on the issue at our meeting of February...
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