About Civic Brief

Most people never find out what their local government did this week. The information is public, but it is buried in hundred-page agenda packages, written in procedural language, and spread across meetings nobody has time to watch. Civic Brief exists to fix that.

Every week we read the full public record for a government (agendas, minutes, staff reports, and recorded votes) and turn it into one clear newsletter anyone can read in a few minutes. We tell you what was decided, what it costs, and how it affects you, in plain words.

What we are not

We are not a newspaper with an opinion section, and we are not anyone’s advocate. We do not tell you what to think about a decision. We report what happened, name who was involved, link the source, and let you draw your own conclusions. Where the public record is silent or unclear, we say so rather than fill the gap with speculation.

How it is funded

Civic Brief is reader-funded. The weekly summary is free; the full detail is for paid subscribers. No advertising, no sponsored content, no government funding. That keeps our only obligation to the reader.

How we work

For the detail on sourcing, accuracy, and how each issue is built, see how we work. New to reading civic documents? Start with our reading guides.

Contact

Questions, corrections, or feedback: hello@civicbrief.ca.