Skip to content
Open Council
  • Municipal Government Guides
  • Municipal Requirements
  • Action Playbook
  • About Us
  • Donate
Open Council

Open Council

  • Municipal Government Guides
  • Municipal Requirements
  • Action Playbook
  • About Us
  • Donate
  1. Home
  2. How government works
  3. Political concepts

Political concepts

Key terms and ideas that explain how policies are framed, debated, and implemented.

Municipal Government Guides
post
Jul 25, 2025

Assessed value of a property

Municipal Government Guides
post
Jul 25, 2025

Assessment Roll Number

Ontario
post
Jul 24, 2025

Community Advisory Boards (CABs) for Reaching Home program

Municipal Requirements
post
Jul 24, 2025

Federally Designated Communities must track homelessness and report progress annually in Canada

Municipal Requirements
post
Jul 23, 2025

Municipal Service Managers must count people experiencing homelessness when directed by Minister

Belleville
post
Jul 23, 2025

Belleville filters drinking water for PFAS, but doesn’t test to see how well its working

Hastings
post
Jul 23, 2025

Hastings County to upgrade recording equipment in Council Chambers

Belleville
post
Jul 23, 2025

Belleville parking survey finds residents want longer time limits, more payment options

Kingston
post
Jul 23, 2025

‘Police will not solve the mental health crisis’: Kingston Police Chief

Previous
1 … 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 … 112
Next

For voters

  • About
  • Donate
  • Leak to us
  • Content Standards
  • Corrections or suggestions
  • Add your community
  • Municipal voting checklist
  • Transparency & accountability checklist
  • Contact

For candidates/elected representatives

  • Municipal election candidate interview
  • Municipal council member exit interview
  • FAQ
  • Contact

Support independent journalism

Open Council is ad-free and supported by readers like you.

Donate
2026 OpenCouncil.ca - Privacy Policy - Terms of Use - Takedown Policy