All six town councillors in Gananoque, Ont., have signalled their lack of confidence in embattled mayor John Beddows.

The symbolic gesture was made during Tuesday night's council meeting, following a motion brought by Coun. Matt Harper.

It was unanimously supported, but Beddows abstained from the vote.

"This has been a tough ride," Harper said of the term so far.

While the vote of non-confidence has no legal consequence, Harper said he hoped it would "serve as our formal expression of our stance on conduct we don't agree with."

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He specifically mentioned the mayor "interacting with staff" in ways the rest of council doesn't support.

Beddows's

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