came under controversy due to her connections with lobbyist Jack Stirling and the Stirling Group, as she regularly sought his advice on planning matters while under contracts with the Stirling Group related to her ward and her role as chair of the city's planning committee. In a 101-page report, Ottawa's integrity commissioner Robert Marleau recommended Harder lose her seat on the committee. Harder resigned her seat on the planning committee on June 23. References External links City biography Pesticide Vote Ottawa city councillors 1951 births Living people Businesspeople from Ontario Women municipal councillors in Canada Women in Ontario politics