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But also, you know, your focus on the collaborative approach to leading and governing.

And I'm going to go back to 2022 for a moment on a little bit of a challenge, because when you were deciding whether to run for a third term back in 2022, The Windsor Star reported that you were frustrated with the makeup of the 2018-2022 council.

What I find interesting about that is you actually just mentioned some of the names that I think probably frustrated you back then.

But specifically, you felt that council had weakened the influence of what you called at the time the fiscally responsible councillors.

Brian Massey has spent much of his political career advocating for a very different kind of approach to government spending and public investment.

So in some ways, I think people who look at your campaign could actually see some of those elements in the platform that you rolled out.

I think the Windsor Star characterized it as, you know, the political odd couple.

And, you know, I thought your response to that, indicating that you thought it demonstrates sort of this desire to build a big tent across, you know, all political stripes and ideologies.

Uh, just a great experience.

And one of the things that really came to bear is, um, I was talking to this, uh, reporter from the Windsor Star.

He met us up on the middle of the bridge, and we walked back, and he said, "What, what's this mean to you?" And I said, "Well, the, the walk is the special part because this is humans connecting with one another.

This makes it...

Time for another Way Back Windsor-Essex on AM800.

And it was this week in 1951 that The Windsor Star ran a very striking headline, and it said, "Urges Canadians To Cut American Flag Waving." So, in the post-war boom with Detroit just across the river, many locals worked, shopped, and socialized on the US side.

And some businesses even flew stars and stripes to attract American customers here in Windsor.

But not everyone was comfortable with this.

So 75 years later, the tensions, they have not disappeared, maybe higher than ever.

And today, as the trade disputes flare and cross-border policies heat up, the same question is resurfacing: how do we balance our deep ties with Michigan with a distinct Canadian voice? So from flag debates in the '50s, controversies about tariffs and tourism and identity now, Windsor's story has always kind of been shaped by the border.

But as in 1951, that Windsor Star piece reminded readers being Canadian here was never about rejecting our neighbors, it was about knowing who we are.

That's Way Back Windsor-Essex for today, and hope you enjoyed it.

We're having a conversation here about transparency and why we want to make sure that confidential conversations, both in the Mayor's office and the CEO's office, in the in-camera room where City Council meets and has confidential discussions, that that communication is secure.

So the police chief, Jason Crowley, did tell the Windsor Star that the reference to the election was just an observation, adding that similar searches have been done before in Windsor and other jurisdictions in non-election years.

So maybe it's just, you know, adding context to, you know, the importance of doing it right now or getting it done.

And yeah, it's done in other cities.