https://crdwatch.ca/2026/07/12/as-of-july-12-2026-the-district-of-saanich-has-not-posted-any-council-meeting-minutes-from-2026/CRD Watch Homepage en2026-07-13T06:53:53+00:00As of July 12, 2026 – The District of Saanich has not posted any council meeting minutes from 2026Saanich Council, accountability, transparency, history, lack of transparency, lack of accountability, legislation, District of Saanich, bylaw, District staff, governance, minutes, archived agendas, Saanich Council Meeting, Saanich Council Procedure Bylaw, agendas, archives, untransparent governance, legislative serviceshttps://crdwatch.ca/2026/07/12/when-invisibility-becomes-consent-how-a-budget-line-with-around-250-million-dollars-a-year-in-saanichs-approved-5-year-financial-plan-is-being-interpreted-by-the-cao-as-constituting-authorization/CRD Watch Homepage en2026-07-12T21:48:43+00:00When invisibility becomes consent: How a budget line with around 250 million dollars a year in Saanich’s approved 5-Year Financial Plan, is being interpreted by the CAO as constituting authorization to enter into a multi-year agreement to hand over hundreds of thousands of dollars of public funds to an outside organization.Saanich Council, budget, accountability, transparency, lack of transparency, lack of accountability, public funds, District of Saanich, power, law, Kafkaesque, Saanich staff, staff, delegation of powers to staff, bylaw, CAO, Chief administrative officer, Brent Reems, elected officials, budgeting, Saanich CAO, questionable use of public funds, questionable use of taxpayer funds, 2026, taxpayer funds, South Island Prosperity Partnership, Return on Investment, Saanich 5-year Financial Plan, authorization, invisibility, Saanich Budget, wild west, financial planning, oversight, responsibility, authority, tacit approvalhttps://crdwatch.ca/2026/07/12/the-court-ruling-city-hall-is-celebrating-settled-almost-nothing-by-arthur-mcinnis/CRD Watch Homepage en2026-07-12T19:39:57+00:00The Court Ruling City Hall Is Celebrating Settled Almost Nothing – By Arthur McInnisbritish columbia, City of Victoria, petition, Community Charter, Victoria BC, Parks, law, City Hall, Victoria city council, bylaw, Arthur McInnis, housing policy, BC Supreme Court, Pandora, homelessness, YYJPolitics, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Justice Jacqueline Hughes, Fox v. Victoria (City), 2026 BCSC 1076, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Victoria (City) v. Adams, 2009 BCCA 563, Quadra Street, homeless shelters, Constitutionalhttps://crdwatch.ca/2026/07/11/selling-out-north-saanich-the-bc-ndp-appointed-a-housing-advisor-for-the-municipality-based-in-the-united-states/CRD Watch Homepage en2026-07-12T01:35:31+00:00Selling out North Saanich: The BC NDP appointed a housing advisor for the municipality, based in the United Statesundue influence, development, real estate, Urban development Institute, history, David Eby, separation of lobby and state, Housing Advisor, BC NDP, influence, corporate capture, CBRE, CBRE Development Strategy & Consulting, sellingout, multi-national, foreign interference