Attempts by Incumbent Councillor to Bilk City and Taxpayers of $13,000 for 2010 Re-election Campaign

March 18, 2011 - PRLog -- Your Worship, the Clerk, Integrity Commissioner, Executive Members and Council,

It is my strong personal belief that our public officials elected or non elected who breach their fiduciary duties in the course of that relationship and its responsibilities by concealing or attempting to conceal or be a party to fraud, theft by accepting campaign donations in the form of expense reimbursements by a corporation, municipality, unions or special interest groups must be prosecuted criminally and civilly for such arrogance and contempt for the taxpayers when ones takes into account sections 336,361,362 and 380 of our criminal code.

City donation to Incumbent Councillors in the form of Councillors Requested and Receiving Reimbursements for Re-election Expenses Contrary to city procedures, Bylaws, election rules, regulations etc. must stop and those individual attempting such deceit must be held fully accountable and pay the consequences for such arrogance and public breach of trust.

The City of Toronto by-law prohibits corporations, including the corporation of the city of Toronto, or trade unions from making a contribution to or for any candidate for an office on the Toronto City Council.

If so what if anything is being done about such flagrant abuse and arrogance by some incumbent councillors who register as candidates in early 2010 and then sent election pamphlets, mailings, Community news letter in June, photocopying services for newsletters, election flyer's for culture events, 43,000 election newsletters in September and held meetings using money from their councillors office expense accounts?

City donation, in one case, exceed $13, 200 for an incumbent councillor in the form of that councillor’s requested and receiving city reimbursements for re-election expenses contrary to city procedures, Bylaws, election rules, regulations etc.?

Either our City Election bylaws Prohibit contributions from corporations and trade unions and are vigorously enforced and investigated for abuse by the city’s integrity commissioner for the 2010 elections or they are not? Which is it? And why are these councilors not being brought to task, fined, having to reimburse the money, barred from holding public office and charged criminally under sections 336,361,362 and 380 of our criminal code?

Respectfully,

Peter Clarke

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Peter CLARKE with a background in economics and business is CEO of Ellis Clarke International and one if the founders.
Peter has two daughter Adele and Sarah and is remarried to Tatiana Toledo a beautifully intelligent women and mother to her son Noel.