April 2012 newsletter: The Toronto party asks: "What's Next, 'Mayor' Stintz?"
March 2012, special edition newsletter: The Toronto Party asks for Toronto to "Stand Up!" and calls on democratic reform for our city.
March 2012 newsletter: The Toronto Party
criticizes lack of balanced debate on transportation
February 2012 newsletter: The Toronto Party calls for referendum on transportation plans.
Toronto Party appeals:
August 2011: After careful review of the decision of the Honourable Mr. Justice Hainey, the Toronto Party has served a Notice of Appeal of his decision. Upon filing with the court, the Toronto Party will post the Notice of Appeal which details the grounds of the appeal.
Politicians not accountable for legal expense funds
July 6, 2011: Despite a Divisional Court ruling last year that overturned a decision by City Hall to reimburse councillor Giorgio Mammoliti and former councillor Adrian Heaps for legal expenses they incurred to defend compliance audits, a Superior Court of Justice ruled today that the councillors who voted "yes" to the reimburse are not personally responsible. In a 10-page decision, the Hon. Justice Hainey concluded that the councillors could not be held liable because there was no evidence of bad faith or misconduct in their decision. The Toronto Party for a Better City is currently reviewing this decision for the purposes of an appeal. As of today's date, the City of Toronto has recovered no money for what the Divisional Court found to be an allocation of money beyond the jurisdiction of the City.
Please click here for a copy of Judge Hainey's decision.
The Divisional Court decision that overturned the actions of City Hall.
Click here for party's written submission.
Members of City Council in 2008 who voted to compensate fellow councillors for their legal expenses arising out of compliance audits:
Mayor David Miller, and Councillors Ashton, Augimeri, Carroll, Cho, Davis, De Baeremaeker, Del Grande, Di Giorgio, Feldman, Filion, Fletcher, Grimes, Hall, Jenkins, Kelly, Lindsay Luby, Milczyn, Moeser, Moscoe, Pantalone, Parker, Perks, Perruzza, Rae, Stintz and Vaughan.
Members of City Council who voted in accordance with the city solicitor's advice and in accordance with COTA: Doug Holyday
(Source, pp. 21 and 22, Minutes of the Council of the City of Toronto, September 24 and 25, 2008)
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In 2010, Rob Ford was elected Mayor of the City of Toronto. He ran on a platform similar to that advocated by the Toronto Party.
The mandate of the Toronto Party is to ensure accountability and transparency at City Hall and that taxpayers get value for their taxes.
We believe that City government, like all governments, must get back to basics. Although government is responsible for ensuring that all residents are protected and are given opportunity to thrive, it is not responsibility of government to deliver a utopian level of services to everyone.
City government has core responsibilities. It must concentrate on delivering those core services and permit other organizations to deliver services beyond those which are essential.
In this way, taxpayers will be assured that their money is spent wisely and in their best interests.
We trust Mayor Ford and his council will promote this kind of philosophy.
