The montage of political rivals (and others) plastered all over the walls of the washroom of the Mayor of Stouffville is surely one of oddest ethics investigations recorded. In the end, Integrity Commissioner Suzanne Craig has said that Mayor Justin Altmann should apologize and accept a one-month docking of his salary. Why? The filter of modern human relations has found that creepy thing known as an uncomfortable workplace in his worship’s loo. But did it also hint at animus toward people as well. One picture had the words “you’re dead” written under it. The mayor says he was only trying to visualize things at City Hall. The commissioner accepts that but adds Mr. Altmann should have known better. There is an amazing absence of much other detail and in the age of the iPhone stunningly, zero pictures. CBC
