Statement on Glen Murray’s proposed governance review

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Today, Glen Murray said he would conduct an ‘external governance review’ if he was elected mayor this

fall.

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This announcement demonstrates the value of electing someone who has been directly engaged in City

of Winnipeg issues for the last eight years. My governance announcement this week was about

implementing the next steps forward, not about sending everything back to the starting line.

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Glen demonstrates how disconnected he is with today’s Winnipeg by not being aware the City just

completed an external governance review a few months ago. It was accepted by City Council in January

2022, and the public service is currently working on an implementation plan.

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Launching a second governance review within months of completing the first one would be a wasteful

exercise that will slow down the implementation of necessary changes to City Hall’s processes and

procedures. And scrapping two years of council-directed and approved work to simply satisfy one

candidate’s campaign commitment would be a governance problem in itself.

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- Scott Gillingham

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Background:

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• Council accepts Governance Review Final Report - https://bit.ly/Wpg-governancereview

• Governance review project website - https://engage.winnipeg.ca/governancereview

• Scott Gillingham announcement on reforming council governance and EPC - https://bit.ly/SGJuly20-2022

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