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Who watches the watchdogs? Bill 9 should go further to vet integrity commissioners, Guy Giorno warns

Giorno's calling on the province to give Ontario’s integrity commissioner a more proactive role, not just in training and oversight, but in the hiring process itself.

Published Jul 22, 2025 at 6:34pm

Barbara Patrocinio
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Barbara Patrocinio
Who watches the watchdogs? Bill 9 should go further to vet integrity commissioners, Guy Giorno warns

In this April 13, 2010 photo, Guy Giorno is pictured in Ottawa.A published report says Giorno will be paid $14,000 per month to act as the Conservative's legal adviser for the next election. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

The Ford government needs to improve “quality control” for how Ontario’s municipalities hire integrity commissioners, says a former PC party staffer.

Guy Giorno, who is now a municipal integrity commissioner himself, told a legislative committee last week that Bill 9, the government’s proposed Municipal Accountability Act, doesn’t go far enough in ensuring commissioners have the expertise and judgment required for the role.

If passed, the bill would allow municipal councils to expel one of their own in case of serious misconduct.

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