'Deeply disappointed': Lehman ousted as chair in District of Muskoka

Muskoka regional chair ‘deeply disappointed’ after being ousted by Ford government

Muskoka’s outgoing regional chair says he’s “deeply disappointed” after the Ford government ousted him from the role in favour of Scott Aitchison, a current Conservative MP who plans to step away from Parliament Hill. Jeff Lehman, the former Mayor of Barrie who was elected as the regional council chair in December 2022, found himself out...

'Deeply disappointed': Lehman ousted as chair in District of Muskoka

'A great strength of Ontario’s municipal system over the past 200 years has been the absence of partisanship or patronage,' says former Barrie mayor

Jeff Lehman disappointed he won’t continue as Muskoka District Chair, raises concerns about provincial appointment process

Outgoing District of Muskoka Chair Jeff Lehman says he is deeply disappointed that he will not be continuing in the role, while expressing strong concerns about the provincial government’s decision to appoint district and regional chairs rather than leave those decisions to locally elected representatives. Lehman’s comments came in a social media statement on Tuesday, November 10, after the announcement that Ontario Municipal Affairs and Housing…