Land acknowledgement 'empty virtue-signaling,' councillor says

A veteran Brantford city councillor is defending his decision to omit a land acknowledgment at the start of the city’s June 2 committee-of-the-whole meeting.“To me the land acknowledgement is empty virtue-signaling,” Greg Martin, who has represented Ward 3 for 22 years, said following the meeting.Martin said he didn’t agree with it when it was introduced in 2024 without consultation with council and against the legal department’s advice.The Ward 3 councillor, who i