Pickering's council meetings have shed light on a troubling trend: the gradual erosion of democratic principles and the undermining of our fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Maneuvers to prioritize specific agenda items, such as the deliberate placement of agenda item 12.2 at the forefront of meetings, have effectively stifled attendees' rights to openly question the Mayor and prohibited the recording of public council meetings.
This heavy-handed censorship flies in the face of transparency and accountability, pillars of effective governance.
March 25, 2024 Council Meeting.