Editor:
The Code of Conduct as part of the Community Charter is a tool implemented to form the framework for respect and common courtesy during council meetings. As a former two-term councillor, I know how important these rules are to ensure respectful and civil discussion on topics that can often be laden with strong opinions. It baffles me that as a leader, Harrison’s mayor, instead of protecting his council and adhering to these rules, continues to allow anger and hate speech to thrive.
For those of you who feel that because you have a loud voice you represent the majority of the community, think again. The mayor won with less than 44 per cent of the vote – certainly not a landslide. To the Harrison residents who stand up at question period, raising their voices, hurling accusations of wrongdoing and belittling members of the council, I have one question for you: Why wasn’t your name on the ballot last October?
Your current councillors, your neighbours, ran for office out of a sense of civic duty and with good intentions. After a mere three months, your disrespect and verbal abuse is shameful.
Sonja Reyerse-Peters
Agassiz