City Council to receive Integrity Commissioner's report on leaked Audit Committee information

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City Council to receive Integrity Commissioner's report on leaked Audit Committee information

The Integrity Commissioner investigated who disclosed confidential information from a February 2026 Audit Committee report to media before public release. The investigation found the disclosure was deliberate but could not identify the responsible person or conclude a Council member breached the Code of Conduct. City Council is being asked to receive the report and authorize the Integrity Commissioner, City Clerk, and City Solicitor to develop new confidentiality guidance for members' offices.

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• The investigation found the unauthorized disclosure was deliberate, but insufficient evidence exists to identify who was responsible or to conclude a Member of Council or staff breached the Code of Conduct.

• The Integrity Commissioner will work with the City Clerk and City Solicitor to develop new guidance on confidentiality practices for Members' offices, addressing broader concerns about access to and sharing of confidential information.

The journey

Wed, Jul 29 · Toronto City Council · not yet heard

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Residents cannot depute on this item (it is a report reception), but can contact their councillor before the vote if they wish to signal support for stronger confidentiality safeguards or concern about the investigation's inconclusiveness.

Why is this story here?

ContainedThe investigation is bounded to one disclosure incident and its outcome does not change Council's structure or future powers. The follow-up work (developing guidance) is a procedural improvement affecting how members manage information, not a substantive policy shift or resource reallocation. Stakes 1.Invisible to residentsThis is an internal governance matter with no direct daily-life effect on residents. The disclosure itself happened months ago; the investigation is complete; and the report's reception does not change anyone's commute, rent, services, or safety. Salience 0.

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Official title: Report on the Investigation into the Disclosure of Confidential Information from Audit Committee Item AU11.3 · meeting video