Municipal Councillors are constantly involved in matters where conflicts of interests arise. Stephen D'Agostino, a partner at Thomson Rogers has become one of the provinces leading legal experts dealing with municipal conflicts of interest. Stephen was quoted by a reporter with the Hamilton Spectator dealing with a matter that recently arose in Hamilton.

Every Municipal and Provincial elected official should be aware of their obligation and duty, when a conflict (or suggested conflict) of interest arises. See Stephen D'Agostino's article - The Municipal Conflict of Interest Act: Considerations for Councillors