Manitoba Municipal Administrators

Welcome to another edition of The Political Trenches Local Government At Work.

We are continuing our dive into the CAO's role. Later in the episode, we will be joined by a team that is at the heart of Municipal Administrators in the Keystone Province. Manitoba Municipal Administrators President (and City of Portage la Prairie CAO) Nicole Chychota, and MMA Executive Director Adreienne Bestland.

But before that interview, we will be discussing the top stories making municipal headlines across Canada.

First, the city of Winnipeg is standing at a crossroads, staring south across the border and asking a difficult question: What does loyalty to partnerships mean when the political and economic winds shift?. Then, the City of Prince George has launched a federal petition calling on Ottawa to take stronger action on public safety and the justice system. Finally, In Smiths Falls, Ontario, two councillors were suspended by their peers after vulgar remarks were caught on a hot microphone, without an investigation by the town’s integrity commissioner.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Opening 

0:05 - Introduction 

1:43 - Story 1: This town suspended councillors without an investigation. That may be illegal, experts say

8:18 - Story 2 - City requesting signatures in order to send public safety petition to federal officials

13:43 - Story 3 -City of Winnipeg may cancel U.S. organization membership, nix funding for American business trips

20:36 - Interview with Manitoba Municipal Administrators President and Executive Director

40:59 - Closing 

42:39 - Credits 

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Stories We Spoke About This Week:

Story 1: This town suspended councillors without an investigation. That may be illegal, experts say

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/this-town-suspended-councillors-without-an-investigation-that-may-be-illegal-experts-say-9.7062810

Story 2: City requesting signatures in order to send public safety petition to federal officials

https://www.myprincegeorgenow.com/242893/news/municipal-news/city-requesting-signatures-in-order-to-send-public-safety-petition-to-federal-officials/

Story 3: City of Winnipeg may cancel U.S. organization membership, nix funding for American business trips

https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/city-of-winnipeg-may-cancel-us-organization-membership-nix-funding-for-american-business-trips/

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