The mayor of Halifax is being investigated for possibly breaking the city's code of conduct, after an independent consultant decided complaints he had misled the public about governance at city hall had merit.

On July 22, Mayor Andy Fillmore told CBC's Maritime Noon he would welcome so-called "strong mayor powers" if granted by the province. Fillmore said they are needed because the chief administrative officer holds the most power in the current municipal structure, and he reports to the CAO.

Multiple councillors — and current CAO Cathie O'Toole — immediately refuted that statement. In fact, they said, the CAO reports to council, which includes the mayor.

"I felt that was a pretty egregious thing for him to say," Halifax resident Jillian Banfield said Tuesday.

As a "longtime fo

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