Councillors in the Niagara-area township of West Lincoln, Ont., have voted against asking the local integrity commissioner to investigate whether Coun. Harold Jonker violated its code of conduct by taking part in the anti-mandate protest around Parliament Hill.
An investigation, proposed by Councillors William Reilly and Cheryl Ganann, would have also looked into a “welcome back party” that saw a long line of trucks and other vehicles honk and parade throughout the town Monday night.
But it failed to find support during a committee meeting Tuesday evening, with five council members, including Jonker, voting against it.
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