By Pepper Parr
May 12th, 2025
BURLINGTON, ON
OPINION
By now the members of Council who spent five days in Holland commemorating the liberation of that country 80 years ago are back home
Mayor Meed Ward at a wreath placing event in Apeldoorn with the Mayor of that city.
Little by little we learn just how many people were on what can now be fairly called a junket. The Mayor took her husband with her; Councillor Galbraith, who was not part of the official delegation, is believed to have taken one of his older children with him and Councillor Nisan is understood to have taken members of his family with him as well.
They will individually picked up the cost of the airfare and whatever increase there might have been in accommodation. As for meals – did family members attend any of the official events.
Given the tight economic conditions and the voiced public concern about fiscal responsibility, it might have been wiser for the Mayor to travel with one person, lay the wreath, attend the critical events and returned to Canada.
The Teen Tour Band has its own budget as does the Mundialization committee.
The word we are getting from people is that this city council doesn’t understand what fiscal responsibility is.
We’ve learned as well that the Mayor sent a note to all of the administrative assistants working for the members of Council suggesting language that might be used when people ask about the trip to Holland.
The public is losing patience with this Council.
About time
Editor: I think that Bruce means “No nookie under the windmills when on official business”.
Your article indicates “the public is losing patience with this council”. Perhaps it should be “some members of this council”.
Not all council members were included.
The next Municipal election is coming. It will be interesting to see who is running for re-election, and who residents will elect to represent them.
HOLLAND !!
I thought they were all just in Japan.
Editor’s note:
Japan was the trip before this one.