Summary
- A small town in eastern Ontario planned to hire a lobbying firm to help secure funding for infrastructure upgrades.
- Comments made by councillors about “backroom” conversations and connections with the Ford government led to backlash.
- The plan to hire the lobbying firm was quickly cancelled after the comments were used to criticize the government.
- Brighton’s mayor apologized to the provincial government and stated that the town would not be seeking another lobbying firm.
