That " fresh approach " is looking pretty stale in 2020 John Higham.. just sayin...
Bruce Wark's report on the "experts" who warn us on free speech matters and codes of conduct .. never trust a chattering class minion.. that's my advice.. as for Bruce Phinney... after 16 years as town councillor you'd probably be wise to retire while you're still ahead... these technocrats are liable to sue you into the poor house:
https://warktimes.com/2020/05/13/experts-warn-sackville-town-councils-new-code-of-conduct-could-shut-down-dissent/#comments
Some commentary from local Percy Best:
This Code of Conduct was seemingly written to dictate the way our Councillors handle themselves, not only in their councillor duties, but as private citizens. It was loosely based on what Moncton has done.
Why in the world would there not be a consistent code of conduct that would at least be Province wide, and preferably Canada wide. For example, do we use our own House Building Code here in Town? No, of course not. It is like Sackville management tried to rewrite the Holy Bible based on the wants and wishes of some of the individuals, and in particular the upper management of ‘our’ Town. It is a great, but very scary, control feature for those at the top.
This erosion of the ability of our Town Council members to speak out on behalf of the citizens has got to stop! It seems there is less and less incentive for anyone to throw their name into the hat for a Town Council position come next election. No one likes to be muzzled especially when it comes to representing the best interests of our town citizens.
And BTW, does any citizen have any idea what Mayor John Higham is talking about when he says that Councillor Phinney violated the Code of Conduct by releasing to the public information that he was not supposed to? Is this just a ploy to somehow silence the councillor who always speaks up on behalf of the citizens? Hang in there Bruce, we have your back!
