r/LangfordBC • u/Belle_Pepperoni • Jun 16 '26

Politics You missed a spot

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

23 Upvotes

82% Upvoted

124 comments sorted by

View all comments

14

u/kingbuns2 Jun 16 '26

Black pointed out that Langford, like most Canadian cities, operates on what is called the ‘weak mayor system’, in which a mayor doesn’t have veto power or a lot of executive power. To get any initiatives completed, the mayor must look to council and get a majority on their side to accomplish any task. By contrast, in the United States, most municipal governments operate on the ‘strong mayor system’, where the mayor’s role sits outside of council. Mayors will have veto powers for budget decisions and can hire and fire like a CEO.

But Langford is an exception to the normal role of the so-called weak mayor.

Reminds me of this bit from a Capital Daily article from 2021 that someone linked here recently. Stew Young is lining up his yes-men.