Some people have called Katie Neustaeter a narcissist. But does the label actually tell us anything about her ability to govern? Looking at narcissism, political leadership and the behaviour of Neustaeter and other Kamloops politicians.
Katie Neustaeter says her second term will focus on Local Leadership, Accountable Advocacy and Good Governance. After reviewing her first term, I’m not convinced her record supports that promise.
Most media coverage of Tuesday’s council meeting focused on whether Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson threatened the Corporate Officer. This article examines a different question: what authority did administration rely upon when directing staff to mute the Mayor’s microphone, and did the circumstances described by the City actually exist?
After a year of criticizing Council decisions through Kamloops Critic, I am reconsidering whether remaining outside the system is enough — or whether participating directly in local government could make a meaningful difference.
A March 10 Kamloops Public Hearing on changes to the home-based business bylaw shows how the process works in practice — from public input to Council vote, with little in between.
Residents are encouraged to email citycouncil@kamloops.ca
with concerns about Kamloops City Council decisions. An internal email thread suggests some messages may not meet a councillor’s “threshold of being worthy of response.”