City of Pickering

The Ombudsman received a complaint alleging that council for the City of Pickering violated the open meeting rules found in the Municipal Act, 2001 on January 10, 2022. The complaint alleged that portions of the discussion did not come within any of the closed meeting exceptions found in the Act. The Ombudsman found that council discussed matters subject to litigation or potential litigation and advice subject to solicitor-client privilege during the closed session. Accordingly, the Ombudsman found that council did not contravene the Act when it discussed these matters in closed session.

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