Principles Integrity, Amherstburg’s integrity commissioner, concluded, “Members of Council enjoy qualified privilege for statements made during Council and Committee meetings. The Councillor, when he used the expletive ‘f***ing bitch’, was quoting verbatim the words spoken by the local board member which were the very subject-matter of the discussion at Council. For this reason, we find that the Councillor’s statement and use of the expletive in the Council meeting does not constitute a breach of the Code of Conduct.”

McArthur repeated the language, twice, that he said was, “offensive, it’s hurtful, it’s aggressive, it’s misogynistic.”

McArthur has referred to himself as a wordsmith so he could’ve easily found alternative words instead of repeating the ‘offensive’ language in public.

McArthur moved the motion to publicly discuss a committee member’s conduct because, “I thought you folks would want to hear it.”

McArthur didn’t think a committee member’s behaviour was appropriate.

Principles Integrity agreed.

In a February 23, 2026 report on council’s complaint of the committee member, Principles Integrity found:

“[55] We find that the respondent’s behaviour was inappropriate and that it breached the Code of Conduct. His statement respecting the CAO was disrespectful. The expletive and name- calling was rude and uncalled-for, particularly about an individual he has never met, never interacted with, and apparently has no reason to disparage.”