Letter to the Editor: U.S. at risk of losing its democracy
As someone who was very close to getting my U.S. green card right before the 2016 election, I felt relieved to move back to Canada […]
2018 Election
Complaints dismissed against Cornwall mayor
CORNWALL – An election compliance audit committee has dismissed two complaints against Cornwall Mayor Bernadette Clement over her personal contributions to her 2018 campaign. In […]
Case dismissed over councillor’s election signs
LANCASTER – The SD&G Compliance Audit Committee will not take any further action in the case over South Glengarry councillor Sam McDonell’s election signs. McDonell’s […]
Councillor’s election signs trigger investigation
LANCASTER – A South Glengarry councillor has triggered an investigation by the township’s compliance audit committee over the value of donated election signs. Sam McDonell […]
‘I should have dug deeper,’ campaign manager tells audit committee
CORNWALL – The campaign manager for Mayor Bernadette Clement admits he “should have dug deeper” into the rules surrounding the campaign when it came to […]
Mayor’s campaign manager knew spending limit: clerk
CORNWALL – The city’s clerk says Mayor Bernadette Clement’s campaign manager knew of the election campaign personal spending limits over two months before Election Day. […]
Audit committee formed will look at mayor’s election spending
Editor’s note: This story has been modified to clarify that the formation of this committee is required under provincial law. It happened to be coincidental […]
Cornwall mayor put too much money into election campaign
CORNWALL – Mayor Bernadette Clement says a violation of her personal spending for the 2018 municipal election was an “inadvertent” error – an honest mistake […]
Out of the penalty box: Byvelds back as mayor of South Dundas
MORRISBURG – After four years in the penalty box, as he calls it, Steven Byvelds will be returning as mayor of South Dundas. Voters in […]
North Stormont has two new councillors
BERWICK – With acclamation setting up the mayor and deputy mayor positions in North Stormont, voters only had to decide on their councillors and English […]