Oct 6, 2026 · 20 min · 9 segments
In the Township of Carling, municipal government is closely connected to the day-to-day realities of a rural and waterfront community. From infrastructure and services to development and protecting…
Christopher BrownHostLooking at the picture of municipal government, what was it about the municipal draw that wanted you to be a councilor? Because I can't imagine you just woke up one day and said, "You know what? I'm gonna run for council, and I'm gonna start with councilor." What was the decision based on? Was there something going on in the community, or was it just that service that you were instilled upon, that you said, "Well, I'm in a new community.
This is the best way I can give back because I've been doing the, uh, bylaw ch- uh, review, and I was at council, so why not actually sit at council?" [laughs]
So for me, m- moving sort of up into municipal politics is just sort of rising up the ranks.
As I said, from sports to, um, to local area, uh, politics to municipal politics.
And, um, sorting to start answering m- I don't know, another part of your question, I am...
You know, your new, your Google feed becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy of what you search on and what you collect on.
And what's shocking to me is why municipal councils everywhere are among the most hated organizations on the planet.
And that, in fact, that's what I'm wrestling with, and that's the question that I'm starting to ask others, why.
And in, you know, in the meeting here today, the, some of the sessions have been about social media and the impacts and non-impact of social media and whether they really measure what people are thinking or not.
And I, I'm asking myself, you know, "Why, why is this?" And I think some of it's because, um, people can maybe see more of what our councils do.
Looking at the picture of municipal government, what was it about the municipal draw that wanted you to be a councilor? Because I can't imagine you just woke up one day and said, "You know what? I'm gonna run for council, and I'm gonna start with councilor." What was the decision based on? Was there something going on in the community, or was it just that service that you were instilled upon, that you said, "Well, I'm in a new community.
This is the best way I can give back because I've been doing the, uh, bylaw ch- uh, review, and I was at council, so why not actually sit at council?" [laughs]
So for me, m- moving sort of up into municipal politics is just sort of rising up the ranks.
As I said, from sports to, um, to local area, uh, politics to municipal politics.
And, um, sorting to start answering m- I don't know, another part of your question, I am...
You know, your new, your Google feed becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy of what you search on and what you collect on.
And what's shocking to me is why municipal councils everywhere are among the most hated organizations on the planet.
And that, in fact, that's what I'm wrestling with, and that's the question that I'm starting to ask others, why.
And in, you know, in the meeting here today, the, some of the sessions have been about social media and the impacts and non-impact of social media and whether they really measure what people are thinking or not.
And I, I'm asking myself, you know, "Why, why is this?" And I think some of it's because, um, people can maybe see more of what our councils do.
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