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Taking a stand for civility in local government
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December 2025
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When Marianne Meed Ward first ran for mayor of Burlington, Ont., she was the subject of a smear campaign. But she handily won that election and then was re-elected with a massive majority. The people have spoken. They want Meed Ward as their mayor. Yet the hate continues.
Meed Ward has had to contend with an increasingly toxic local political environment. Shockingly, she was even threatened with being set on fire if she attended a
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