(Wingham, North Huron) The 17Feb2026 North Huron council meeting was not opened with taking a few seconds to repeal the unconstitutional portion of their procedural bylaw. It was started by the Public/Press gallery standing and singing the National Anthem, hats over hearts. Not one single person on Council rose for the Anthem, or sung our oath to “Stand on guard for Thee”. Unfortunately it got much worse, as that was just the start of their disrespect for our Constitution, Anthem and the Citizenry they are paid to Represent.
Despite councillors all receiving legal notice, and a legal opinion confirming what they are doing is unlawful, Nelson Santos will not back down. They are litterally claiming ignnorace is an excuse to break the law. This constitutional crisis could have been settled in less than 30 seconds, but North Huron CAO Nelson Santos is obstructing Democracy and violating charter rights en masse
CAO Nelson Santos instead wants town staff to do a report, and for council to obtain a further legal opinion in the hopes they can stall, monetize and save face. This refusal to obey the law will cost the taxpayers a fortune as councilors and CAO attempt to stall and save face. They will eventually have to face the fact they have been violating charter rights and abusing their power for at least a decade. Essentially, they are being forced to admit they are criminals in public, and are fighting back.
After the meeting let out, North Huron Deputy Reeve Kevin Falconer accosted serveral members of the Public with vile and disgusting comments. When Falconer was confronted with this abuse of the Public, he went “Squirrely”, charged at the person, and alledgedly sexuallly assaulted someone by grabbing their testicles.