Searle conducted research, sensitized people, created new cross walk designs and held popular public consultations where he addressed all sorts of issues from parking restrictions to the introduction of red light cameras.
[6][7] In the course of Searle's time as head of the Transport Commission during 2003, he proposed the provincial-wide law to make smoking in taxi cabs illegal.
[11][12][13] On April 20, 2023, Searle reiterated his Jewish guilt remarks while running for election to Pointe Claire city council in a by-election.
[17] Searle was a key figure in 1985 for preventing the expansion plan of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts from destroying Crescent Street, the largest agglomeration of surviving Victorian houses in North America.
[19] With Searle leading the charge, the project was eventually rejected in 1986 due to disagreements between the city, museum board members and Bell Canada's desire to install 60 boutiques on the ground floor of their future head office.