Task Force to Tackle Social Disorder Failure: 15 Months, 2 Accomplishments
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Task Force to Tackle Social Disorder Failure: 15 Months, 2 Accomplishments

The task force isn't designed for action. It's designed for representation. And representation without decision-making is just a talking shop. 20 people in a room doesn't give you 20 solutions. It gives you 20 reasons why something won't work. Done is better than perfect. But with 20 people, done never happens.

Winter is Coming

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The Seconder Rule: What Councillors Say vs. What the Law Requires
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The Seconder Rule: What Councillors Say vs. What the Law Requires

Two Medicine Hat city councillors have said that councillors should get a seconder for a motion before bringing it to a council meeting. But the Municipal Government Act and the official handbook for councillors say something different. This difference matters because Medicine Hat residents already have a low tolerance for decisions made behind closed doors.

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