Pickering's mayor said he isn't optimistic Lisa Robinson's latest pay suspension – her third since last September – will have much of an impact.
A councillor in a southern Ontario city has been issued a 90-day pay suspension – the most severe penalty possible under current rules – after the municipality’s integrity commissioner found she has been demonstrating a continued pattern of “unacceptable behaviour” that risks hurting marginalized members of society.levelled against Coun. Lisa Robinson of Pickering , Ont.
Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Paul Calandra has said he wants to consult more and seek advice from the province’s integrity commissioner before tabling legislation. In October last year, she received a 60-day pay suspension after another investigation by the integrity commissioner into remarks she made about drag queen story time events, universal washrooms and the raising of Pride flags. The commissioner found Robinson had “promoted attitudes which are homophobic and transphobic,” which she denied.
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