Keith Gerein: Alberta government unwise to abolish conduct rules for city councillors
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Right from the start, the codes have engendered controversy. While some critics suggest the codes are toothless, others say they are too easily weaponized. While some want to see them strengthened, others wish to see them abolished.
For reasons that remain a bit of a head-scratcher, the UCP government has decided to go with the second option.
Under Bill 50, not only will codes of conduct no longer be mandatory, they won't even be optional. Civic councils will be prohibited from maintaining their own policies. Any code complaints still in the works — and not before the courts — will stop.
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