When I raised the issue about the city's mandate to even have gotten involved in the Commonwealth games I was told by some people involved that they had no mandate.
Along the same line I have been told by members of Municipal governments that if the MGA does not specifically say yes to something in their laws then the city cannot get involved. If something is not specifically OK'd by the MGA then they cannot get involved in it.
There is also the very specific rule that says they are forbidden to put money into any and all "for profit" businesses. They circumvented this law for the Farmer's market and continue to circumvent daily, it seems, by funneling money through the greater Halifax partnership.
Do they have the mandate to get involved in this deal? Does getting involved in this deal go against the law that firbids them putting money into for profit businesses?
Is it time, in fact past time that we, the HRM ratepayers, seek legal council about how this council conducts business.
Bruce DeVenne
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