The Region of Waterloo has been litigating to evict the residents from 100 Victoria St N (the encampment) for years! After two losses in court, and clear direction from the two justices, the Region is pursuing an appeal of the most recent decision. Should this fail, there is a good chance that Regional Council will ask Premier Doug Ford to invoke the Notwithstanding Clause (section 33) of the constitution to sidestep the rights-based decisions. I will resist this. If "their"

In an email, I was asked how I feel about the deployment of CCTV surveillance cameras by Waterloo Regional Police. I wrote a letter to the editor in May (find that On The Record) and added the following... "Regional Council has some influence of Waterloo Regional Police, although I haven't seen them exercise it these last few years. I strongly oppose this surveillance system. We don't build a safer community through pervasive surveillance. Equally important are the demonstrat