Council Receives Integrity Commissioner’s Report about Leal’s Racial Slur UseCouncil Receives Integrity Commissioner’s Report about Leal’s Racial Slur Use
Council Receives Integrity Commissioner’s Report about Leal’s Racial Slur Use
“If a comment is inappropriate and merits a recommendation that such a slur be spelled out as forbidden on a Council Code of Conduct, how could that use of a slur not meet the threshold?”
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Louanne Morin
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January 13, 2026
Council Receives Riel Integrity Commissioner Report; Riel Responds to Police Chief LetterCouncil Receives Riel Integrity Commissioner Report; Riel Responds to Police Chief Letter
Council Receives Riel Integrity Commissioner Report; Riel Responds to Police Chief Letter
Riel lauded the findings of Integrity Commissioner Guy Giorno, which he says "exonerate" him and called on the police board to investigate Chief Stu Betts.
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Louanne Morin
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January 13, 2026
Integrity Commissioner: Coun. Riel Did Not Breach Council Code of Conduct in Staff CommunicationsIntegrity Commissioner: Coun. Riel Did Not Breach Council Code of Conduct in Staff Communications
Integrity Commissioner: Coun. Riel Did Not Breach Council Code of Conduct in Staff Communications
Complainants alleged that Riel's remarks during a July 2024 meeting and email correspondence with City staff violated Council Code of Conduct and Staff Relations Policy.
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Louanne Morin
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January 8, 2026
For FrenchyFor Frenchy
For Frenchy
"I hope to be sitting across from you at a bar table someday, arguing over Sopranos trivia."
By
JC Buuck
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January 8, 2026
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ReFrame Review: Bloody Mess
“My period has gone nuts. When it comes, it’s unstoppable and I bleed through everything. I’ve never felt so out of control.”
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Jonny Milton
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January 12, 2026
ReFrame Review: Bloody MessReFrame Review: Bloody Mess
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Jonny Milton
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January 12, 2026
ReFrame Review: Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk
A film about a smiler, which might well make you one, too.
By
Louanne Morin
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January 10, 2026
ReFrame Review: Put Your Soul On Your Hand and WalkReFrame Review: Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk
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Louanne Morin
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January 10, 2026
The Acknowledgment That Ate the Land
"Land acknowledgments have become a controlled burn: just enough heat to release the pressure, not enough to change anything."
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Madison Mäe Adsetts
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January 6, 2026
The Acknowledgment That Ate the LandThe Acknowledgment That Ate the Land
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Madison Mäe Adsetts
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January 6, 2026
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Integrity Commissioner: Coun. Riel Did Not Breach Council Code of Conduct in Staff Communications
Complainants alleged that Riel's remarks during a July 2024 meeting and email correspondence with City staff violated Council Code of Conduct and Staff Relations Policy.
Integrity Commissioner: Coun. Riel Did Not Breach Council Code of Conduct in Staff CommunicationsIntegrity Commissioner: Coun. Riel Did Not Breach Council Code of Conduct in Staff Communications
For Frenchy
"I hope to be sitting across from you at a bar table someday, arguing over Sopranos trivia."
"I hope to be sitting across from you at a bar table someday, arguing over Sopranos trivia."
Mayor Jeff Leal's Use of Racial Slur Did Not Breach Council Code of Conduct
Integrity Commissioner Guy Giorno finds Leal's use of an "odious, vile, dehumanizing racial slur" in a Trent lecture to not be within the purview of the Code.
Integrity Commissioner Guy Giorno finds Leal's use of an "odious, vile, dehumanizing racial slur" in a Trent lecture to not be within the purview of the Code.
Produced by
Louanne Morin
With David swamped with work and Ian plagued with who-knows-what, Louanne is left to her own devices for a full hour.
The Acknowledgment That Ate the LandThe Acknowledgment That Ate the Land
"Land acknowledgments have become a controlled burn: just enough heat to release the pressure, not enough to change anything."
Who Was Here First?Who Was Here First?
Old Growth Trees, Deep time, and what Peterborough owes its oldest residents.
Who Told You to Think Like That?Who Told You to Think Like That?
How institutions script our voices, silence our instincts, and shape the questions we’re allowed to ask.
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Arthur x ReFrame 2026Arthur x ReFrame 2026
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