{"id":5834,"date":"2025-11-03T19:14:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T00:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northhatley.info\/?p=5834"},"modified":"2025-11-03T19:31:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T00:31:16","slug":"40-of-citizens-surveyed-are-unaware-of-the-role-of-city-councilors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northhatley.info\/en\/2025\/11\/03\/40-of-citizens-surveyed-are-unaware-of-the-role-of-city-councilors\/","title":{"rendered":"40% of citizens surveyed are unaware of the role of city councilors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In my conversations, I find that few people closely follow municipal politics. When I point out that the minutes from the last six months<\/a> aren\u2019t available, I\u2019m told it hardly matters\u2014almost no one reads them. So how do people keep themselves informed about local politics if council meetings draw only about thirty attendees per month?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, how do residents stay informed about local politics, given that council meetings attract only about thirty people per month?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A L\u00e9ger poll conducted in January 2025 among 1,500 people<\/a> shows that mayors and councils in smaller towns enjoy high satisfaction rates, despite lingering confusion about their responsibilities. In other words, people trust their elected officials while knowing little about their role\u2014sometimes not even their names. And, generally across Qu\u00e9bec, it seems to me that few citizens attend council meetings regularly or take the time to read the minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet expectations for municipal elected officials are often higher than for the provincial and federal levels, because municipal decisions directly affect daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Survey Highlights<\/h1>\n\n\n\n