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PUBLIC RECORD · INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER, 2022–2026 TERM

The conduct file

The Integrity Commissioner is an independent officer who reviews complaints that council members breached the Code of Conduct, and who advises members on their ethical obligations. Most complaints end without any finding of wrongdoing — dismissed, abandoned, or resolved informally — and a complaint is not a finding.

The headline cases

The matters involving named members, told completely: what was alleged, how it ended, what council did, and the member’s own response. Cleared and sanctioned get the same treatment.

  1. Susan Stevenson (Ward 4)December 8, 2023 · ON THE 2026 BALLOT: MAYOR

    Complaints about two clusters of social-media posts: a reposted opinion article on homelessness captioned 'London could be first,' and posts containing photos of recognizable unhoused individuals alongside references to crime and vandalism. Council minutes, Dec. 19, 2023 (IC report on agenda) ↗

    FINDING UPHELD IN PART — THE INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER FOUND THE PHOTO POSTS BREACHED THE CODE'S DISCREDITABLE-CONDUCT RULE, BUT FOUND THE ARTICLE REPOST WAS NOT A BREACH, WRITING THAT COUNCILLORS 'ARE ENTITLED TO EXPRESS CONTROVERSIAL VIEWS AND OPINIONS WITHOUT FEAR OF CONTRAVENTION OF THE CODE.'Formal reprimand, imposed by council on December 19, 2023 on a 9-6 vote.

    THEIR RESPONSE: Stevenson disputed the validity of the investigation's process on the second set of complaints, and publicly disagreed with the finding; she sought a judicial review, and council voted down her request for city help with the legal costs.

  2. Susan Stevenson (Ward 4)November 29, 2024 (report); December 17, 2024 (council decision) · ON THE 2026 BALLOT: MAYOR

    A complaint from the Deputy City Manager, Social and Health Development alleging a pattern of harassing conduct toward civic administration and a social-media post that named him in connection with the city's encampment strategy. Council minutes, Dec. 17, 2024 (IC report on agenda) ↗

    FINDING UPHELD — THE INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER FOUND THE CUMULATIVE CONDUCT 'CONSTITUTES HARASSMENT, BULLYING AND TARGETING' IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT.30-day suspension of pay (roughly $5,400), imposed by council on December 17, 2024 on an 8-6 vote.

    THEIR RESPONSE: Stevenson rejected the finding ('I disagree with the findings'), described the process as procedurally unfair, and said a 'small group continues to weaponize investigations because they cannot win arguments on their merits.'

  3. Peter Cuddy (Ward 3)February 28, 2025 (disposition letter) · ON THE 2026 BALLOT: WARD 3

    A Code of Conduct complaint over cellphone videos showing an angry, profane confrontation with a former political consultant who had served him with a lawsuit outside his home in January 2025. CTV News London, Mar. 27, 2025 ↗

    DECLINED TO INVESTIGATE — THE INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER'S DISPOSITION LETTER CALLED IT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, NOTED THE CONSULTANT'S OWN CONDUCT WAS 'PROVOCATIVE AND CONFRONTATIONAL' AND THAT CUDDY HAD APOLOGIZED PUBLICLY AND TO THE CONSULTANT, AND CONCLUDED 'NO FURTHER ACTION IS WARRANTED.'

    THEIR RESPONSE: Cuddy said the outcome vindicated the account he had given ('I was vindicated') and noted he had completed a training course through the city as he had committed to constituents.

  4. Susan Stevenson (Ward 4)February 24, 2026 · ON THE 2026 BALLOT: MAYOR

    Three formal complaints (files 2025-04-A, B and C) alleging she contravened the Code at a September 10, 2025 Ward 4 town hall by asking a videographer to stop recording, moving his camera, and having security ask him to stop or leave, and through later comments to media. IC report on Complaints 2025-04-A, B & C, Feb. 24, 2026 (london.ca) ↗

    NO VIOLATION — ONE COMPLAINT WAS SUMMARILY DISMISSED FOR LACK OF PARTICULARS AND THE MEDIA-COMMENTS ALLEGATIONS WERE DISMISSED AS PROTECTED OPINION; AFTER A FULL INVESTIGATION OF THE REMAINING ALLEGATIONS, THE INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER FOUND NO CONTRAVENTION OF THE CODE AND RECOMMENDED THE CITY CLARIFY PROTOCOLS FOR RECORDING AT FUTURE TOWN-HALL MEETINGS.None — with no contravention, council had no authority to impose a penalty.

    THEIR RESPONSE: Stevenson called it 'a professional report that states clearly there wasn't anything that I did that was incorrect, inappropriate, or veering anywhere near warranting the taxpayer expense that was paid on this complaint' (CTV News, Feb. 28, 2026), and said established rules for recording at town halls should have existed earlier.

The whole term, in numbers

  • June 1, 2023 to February 21, 2025 (Principles Integrity's annual report, Feb. 26, 2025): 39 complaints received; 34 disposed of without a public report (through triage, dismissal, or informal resolution), 2 resulted in public reports to council (both concerning Coun. Stevenson), and 3 were still ongoing at the reporting date; the office also answered 18 requests for written advice. Source: https://london.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Integrity%20Commissioner%20Report%20Periodic%20Report%20February%202025.pdf
  • Calendar 2025 (Aird & Berlis annual report, Apr. 30, 2026): 5 formal Code complaints — 1 terminated as incomplete, 1 summarily dismissed for no evidence, 1 dismissed for lack of grounds and jurisdiction, 1 fully investigated with no contravention found (the Stevenson town-hall matter), and 1 abandoned; no applications under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. Source: https://london.ca/sites/default/files/2026-05/Integrity%20Commissioner%20Periodic%20Report%20%E2%80%93%202025-2026%20%E2%80%93%20April%2030%2C%202026.pdf
  • January 1 to April 30, 2026: no complaints against council or local-board members and no Municipal Conflict of Interest Act applications; in the May 2025-April 2026 period the interim Integrity Commissioner also issued 11 written advice memos to 7 different council members and 1 to a local-board member. Source: https://london.ca/sites/default/files/2026-05/Integrity%20Commissioner%20Periodic%20Report%20%E2%80%93%202025-2026%20%E2%80%93%20April%2030%2C%202026.pdf
  • Mid-term change of Integrity Commissioner: on April 1, 2025, council adopted a committee recommendation (moved by Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis) to give Principles Integrity 30 days' notice of termination and recruit a replacement; Aird & Berlis LLP was retained as interim Integrity Commissioner on May 3, 2025. Sources: council minutes Apr. 1, 2025, https://pub-london.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=b4e4a4d9-7c35-4803-8a11-a266aa5c4172&Agenda=PostMinutes&lang=English ; IC Annual Report 2025-2026, https://london.ca/sites/default/files/2026-05/Integrity%20Commissioner%20Periodic%20Report%20%E2%80%93%202025-2026%20%E2%80%93%20April%2030%2C%202026.pdf

The rest of the record

Complaints with undisclosed subjects and the commissioner’s own annual summaries — the quiet majority of how this system actually resolves.

February 26, 2025 · COUNCIL-WIDE

Principles Integrity's only annual report as Integrity Commissioner, covering June 1, 2023 to February 21, 2025; complaint totals are in the aggregate section below. Integrity Commissioner's Annual Report, Feb. 26, 2025 (london.ca) ↗

ANNUAL SUMMARY
2025 (complaint 2025-01, summarized April 30, 2026) · UNDISCLOSED

A formal complaint submitted incomplete. IC Annual Report 2025-2026 (london.ca) ↗

TERMINATED WITHOUT INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THE COMPLAINT WAS INCOMPLETE.
2025 (complaint 2025-02, summarized April 30, 2026) · UNDISCLOSED

A complaint alleging Code contraventions over a lack of communication from a council member. IC Annual Report 2025-2026 (london.ca) ↗

SUMMARILY DISMISSED — THE INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF THE CONCERN RAISED.
2025 (complaint 2025-03, summarized April 30, 2026) · UNDISCLOSED (TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS)

A complaint alleging two council members demonstrated a lack of integrity in connection with alleged inaction relating to a parcel of land. IC Annual Report 2025-2026 (london.ca) ↗

DISMISSED — NO REASONABLE AND PROBABLE GROUNDS OF A CONTRAVENTION, AND THE MATTER WAS OUTSIDE THE INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER'S JURISDICTION.
2025 (complaint 2025-05, summarized April 30, 2026) · UNDISCLOSED

An incomplete complaint that the complainant did not follow up on after the Integrity Commissioner's request. IC Annual Report 2025-2026 (london.ca) ↗

CONSIDERED ABANDONED; FILE CLOSED.
April 30, 2026 · COUNCIL-WIDE

First annual report of Aird & Berlis LLP as interim Integrity Commissioner, covering May 3, 2025 to April 30, 2026; complaint totals are in the aggregate section below. IC Annual Report 2025-2026 (london.ca) ↗

ANNUAL SUMMARY
WHAT THIS PAGE CAN AND CANNOT SHOW ▾
  • Confidential and informally resolved matters are not public and cannot be listed; the 34 complaints Principles Integrity disposed of without a public report are known only as a count, not by member or subject.
  • No annual report covers the start of the term (November 15, 2022 to May 31, 2023, before Principles Integrity's appointment) or the gap between Integrity Commissioners (February 22 to May 2, 2025); any complaints in those windows are not publicly summarized, apart from the Cuddy disposition letter, which is known only through news coverage.
  • The 3 complaints listed as ongoing on February 21, 2025 have no public accounting after the change of Integrity Commissioner in May 2025.
  • Complaint counts come from the Integrity Commissioners' own reports; the city does not publish a complaint registry, and complaint subjects stay confidential unless a public report names them (entries marked 'undisclosed' reflect that).
  • A complaint — or even a full investigation — is not a finding of wrongdoing. Across this term, three matters produced public reports and only two ended in findings against a member; every other known complaint ended without a finding.