Keeping up with CBC's Erica Butler - Local Journalist formerly with Halifax Examiner and CHMA FM Mount Allison University

Journalist Erica Butler at X:

Erica Butler (@HabitatRadio) / X

and at Bluesky Social:

@ericabutler.bsky.social — Bluesky

 At this CBC News link:

Municipal officials ‘shocked’ to learn they’ve been breaking N.B. law requiring open meetings | CBC News

"The commission’s advisory says that municipal councils have been treating elected mayors and councillors as employees, and applying confidentiality rules related to “labour and employment matters.” 

But mayors and councillors are by definition not employees, says the advisory, and so complaints against them are not protected and should be discussed in open meetings.

There are a few exceptions, says the advisory, related to other confidentiality rules, such as legal advice or protected personal information. "

In Beausejour last year we had a pre-election forum including candidates for the Libertarian Party of New Brunswick, Liberal Party of Canada, the Peoples Party of Canada, and the NDP Party of New Brunswick that was very well attended.. with thanks to Carole Cooke for organizing the event.

Photography by THE Indie Media Eastcoast.