No answer has yet been provided in response to my April 6 email to Councillor Pouget and CAO Critchley requesting a comment, for the burg watch, about the history of this. 

“For how long has this practice been occurring? When and why was it initiated and by whom?

When I questioned why four people being copied on one of my emails needed to have my personal information, Deputy CAO Osborne explained, ‘Emails from the public requesting responses to questions are shared with Administrative staff who are required to provide information for the responses. The Town’s privacy policy is posted on the website.’  

One staff member responded so that still doesn’t explain why four people needed to be informed.

If staff are required to provide information for the responses, why haven’t I received answers to my questions, for example, to Anne Rota about her Open Air statements, or to council about what hardship the town would endure if Open Air barriers were removed?”