LEGAL ACTION FUND NEEDED!
City Hall did it again. In the face of a court ruling, they decided to pass a new a law in order to compensate Councillors Heaps and Mammoliti for their legal expenses. They don't care about the rule of law and, more importantly, they don't care about you. 24 members of council, including the outgoing Mayor, David Miller, flouted the decision of the Divisional Court (Please see below). They are appealing the decision in the face of more contrary legal opinions.
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Members of council who voted in favour of the new law:
Mayor Miller, and Councillors Ainslie, Ashton, Carroll, Cho, Davis, De Baeremaker, Di Giorgio, Feldman, Filion, Fletcher, Giambrone, Grimes, McConnell, Mihevc, Moscoe, Ootes, Pantalone, Parker, Perks, Perruzza, Rae, Saundercook and Vaughan.
Special announcement: Another victory in lawsuit against City! Click here for judgment. (Please note that the City as of July 30, 2010 is now seeking leave of the court to appeal this judgment.)
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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Over the past 10 years, while the quality of the services provided by City Hall has deteriorated, our taxes have increased. It appears that City Hall is more interested in spending our money on everything but the services that we expect and deserve.
The Toronto Party for a Better City (the "Toronto Party") intends to change this situation by returning control of the City to its residents.
We will advocate positions designed to halt Toronto's decline and to build a better Toronto for our current residents and our future generations.
We intend to field and support a slate of candidates for Mayor and Ward Councillor in the 2010 Toronto municipal election.
While others talk about building a better city, it is our goal to deliver plans that will make Toronto a better city.
THE EGGS HAVE IT
Are you tired of career politicians?
Are you tired of them wasting your money?
We are and we need your help to crack some eggs.