Vaughan is the new model of transparency...4 years later

Vaughan is now being cited as a model for transparency and accountability.

Who woulda thunk it?

Such is the finding of a recent Toronto Star article which points to the hiring of an Integrity Commissioner, a new Code of Conduct, Expense Policy and task force report on "Democratic Participation and Renewal" as examples of Vaughan's leadership into reform and good municipal governance.

Perhaps the most interesting comment from the article comes from Thornhill Councillor Alan Shefman who is quoted as saying "the reform was driven by the will of Council and the clear recognition by some of us who felt that you need these sorts of policies and codes in place to give councillors a guide for good behaviour."

....meanwhile, on an unrelated note, the New York Times has reported that it was the will of Tiger Woods to check himself into a rehab clinic for sexual compulsion and that the optics had nothing to do with it.

Source: Vaughan works to turn around reputation for scandal