I was recently given a workplace harassment complaint, or rather, a councilor code of conduct complaint in sheeps clothing.

As many of you know, council code of conduct complaints were recently repealed due to some councils weaponizing them. 1 Medicine Hat and CAO Ann Mitchell 2 were at the center of this decision, and it culminated in a municipal inspection. 3

So with that in mind let me be very transparent on what my alleged harassment was:

  1. Questioning meeting scheduling.
  2. Questioning board appointments.
  3. Questioning the municipal budget. 4 5
  4. Stating the Village did not trust council or Administration.
  5. Reporting the misuse of my signature to the RCMP. 6
  6. Reporting issues I believe council failed to address to the Minister of Municipal Affairs. 7

I pose the question, how does council provide effective oversight when any question of irregular or improper action is deemed workplace harassment ?

Ultimately, it can’t.

  1. Municipal codes of conduct have been weaponized by some councils↩︎

  2. Discipline Imposed On Mayor Overturned As Unreasonable↩︎

  3. City of Medicine Hat municipal inspection 2025↩︎

  4. What Does The Village Of Barons And 1960s Turkiye Have In Common↩︎

  5. Financial Reporting To Council↩︎

  6. Misuse Of Council Signatures↩︎

  7. CCBF, LGFF, MSI, Oh My!↩︎