{"id":150466,"date":"2023-04-27T12:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T16:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=150466"},"modified":"2023-04-27T12:24:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T16:24:02","slug":"mayor-apologizes-for-councillors-metaphor-council-talks-issues-with-homogeneous-representation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/mayor-apologizes-for-councillors-metaphor-council-talks-issues-with-homogeneous-representation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor apologizes for councillor&#8217;s metaphor, council talks issues with homogeneous representation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At Tuesday night\u2019s council meeting, which was back in a newly renovated Shire Hall, a response concerning Sophiasburgh Coun. Bill Roberts\u2019 metaphor comparing the complexities of the <a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/county-passes-pound-keeper-by-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">County\u2019s at-large cattle issue<\/a> to the ends of boxing promoter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Don-King\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don King\u2019s<\/a> hair began the public proceeding.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Steve Ferguson began with an apology:<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-150466-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mayor-Voicer.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mayor-Voicer.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mayor-Voicer.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Roberts then explained his reasoning behind the metaphor and his regrets about it being \u201cmisconstrued or misunderstood:\u201d<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-150466-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Roberts-Voicer-1.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Roberts-Voicer-1.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Roberts-Voicer-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Picton Coun. Kate MacNaughton concluded the discussion on racism by stating:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-150466-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MacNaughton-Voicer.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MacNaughton-Voicer.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MacNaughton-Voicer.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Listen to the full story below:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Tuesday night\u2019s council meeting, which was back in a newly renovated Shire Hall, a response concerning Sophiasburgh Coun. Bill Roberts\u2019 metaphor comparing the complexities of the County\u2019s at-large cattle issue to the ends of boxing promoter Don King\u2019s hair began the public proceeding. 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