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Better Regional Governance Act — Ford Appoints Unelected Chairs, Slashes Regional Councils
On April 2, 2026, Doug Ford introduced Bill 100, giving his Minister of Municipal Affairs power to directly appoint regional chairs across eight Ontario regions — unelected officials who will have the power to hire and fire senior staff, veto bylaws, and set budgets. Niagara's council would be slashed from 32 to 13 seats. Opposition MPPs called it a continuation of Ford's pattern of replacing elected local democracy with provincial Conservative loyalists.
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