The appellant lower-tier municipality appealed a decision finding its Mayor and Deputy Mayor had a conflict of interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (MCIA) preventing them from voting at the upper-tier municipal council on a land sale.
The application judge held that the lower-tier municipality was a 'body' under s. 2(a)(iii) of the MCIA, imputing its pecuniary interest to its representatives.
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, holding that interpreting 'body' to include a lower-tier municipality in this context would frustrate the legislative scheme of upper- and lower-tier municipal governance.
The representatives were not precluded from participating in the discussions and votes.
