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Opening comments:  More at the end.
 

To the main Judicial Inquiry page - to the Hazel McCallion page.

Comments by others to this web-page 
- 55 - to this web-page at time of posting.


Mississauga News - July 26, 2010 - By Torstar Network

Hazel vouched for son's partner
Lawyer tells judicial inquiry ...

Mayor Hazel McCallion’s oldest son was not only part of “a preferred group” picked by her to build a hotel and convention centre near City Hall, but the mayor vouched for the “financial means” of Peter McCallion’s business partner, a judicial inquiry has been told.

Peter McCallion’s company was also allowed to forgo paying the City of Mississauga hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees and potentially millions of dollars in development charges.

The Mississauga judicial inquiry is probing a failed $14.4-million land deal brokered by Peter McCallion from the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), a minority shareholder in the City's hydro utility, Enersource.

It's looking at, among other things, the veteran mayor’s behind-the-scenes involvement in the land deal, even as she was from time to time declaring conflicts of interest at council votes and meetings over her son’s company.

Today's statements were part of damning and dramatic comments from inquiry counsel William McDowell, who in his opening statement outlined where the evidence would be heading in the second part of the inquiry, which is looking into the failed deal on which plans were being made to build the hotel and convention centre.

“It is not in contention that Peter McCallion formed part of that preferred group; indeed he initiated discussions with putative Chinese financiers in 2002 and Korean financiers in 2004,” said McDowell.

McDowell asked Justice Douglas Cunningham to consider this:  “Was the process in which the mayor engaged to find 'her preferred group' adequate and appropriate, having regard to the public importance of building a hotel in the City Centre?

“Put another way, where the office of the mayor is to be deployed to see...a private project with public dimensions, should there be some requirement for transparency?”

McDowell said the relationship between Mayor McCallion and her son’s company, World Class Developments (WCD), was so enmeshed that Peter McCallion’s business partner, Tony DeCicco, rarely dealt with a subsidiary of OMERS that was selling the land to WCD.

“It is significant . . . that Mr. DeCicco rarely dealt with Oxford (OMERS subsidiary) directly,” said McDowell.  “Instead, Mr. DeCicco and World Class enlisted the mayor as an emissary.

“The mayor was keen to see the hotel built, and devoted her considerable persuasive powers to seeking concessions from (OMERS),” said McDowell.
He said these included calls to Michael Nobrega, president of OMERS, a $40-billion pension fund, about “cutting (DeCicco) some slack” in relation to the delivery of a deposit.

Furthermore, the inquiry heard:

• Peter McCallion’s company did not pay about $440,000 of the $500,000 in fees to the City as part of site application fees for the hotel and convention centre

• Peter McCallion’s company initially was slated to pay almost $11 million in increased development charges to the Region of Peel, but because it was reassessed, the company was assessed to be entitled to lower fees

McDowell's statements come one day before Peter McCallion is to testify.

Mayor McCallion tried at the start of the second phase of the inquiry to limit the scope of the investigation to declarations of interest at council meetings and votes.  That's the narrow requirement of the provincial conflict of interest act.

Cunningham, however, said he'd take a much broader view of conflict that includes the prohibition of a politician’s office to promote the interests of her friends and family.


Comments by others - 55 - to this web-page at time of posting;


The Mississauga Muse

Jul 28, 2010 7:44 AM

Regarding the Living Arts Centre and the 5-star hotel

Even elected officials have now admitted the thing's a white elephant with huge operational costs and just not drawing audiences. But here's the thing that came out of yesterday's testimony. Peter McCallion's "vision" was to build this hotel. The theory was to help the Living Arts Centre. Later he admitted the first things affected when the economy tanks are hotels and airlines. So I'm thinking oh yeahhhhhhh, just what MYTHissauga needs! A Living Arts Centre that's a white elephant even in thriving times beside a huge hotel dependent on just those times. Meaning TWO white elephants during recessions. And if you count City Hall (the House that Fraud built) that's two white elephants and one HUGE Elephant in the Room.

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The Spudder

Jul 28, 2010 12:46 AM

@snap

Only ignorance that is being shown is yours when it comes to the Mayor! How would the convention center and hotel fit on 8.5 acres of land that WCD wanted to develop with 2,500 condo units? Prior to Hershey being built there was talk of a 10,000 seat arena to house a AHL team. Imagine the concerts and other events it would have attracted, including small scale conventions. You have a mall, restaurants and the transit hub steps away. The minor hockey complex along with the soccer fields could still have been built where they currently are located. An arena and attached hotel in the core would have been a winner. It would have created an atmosphere that you want to see in your city center. So, before you go on talking about ignorance do some research and then come talk to me. Spudder out.

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The Spudder

Jul 28, 2010 12:07 AM

@snap

Not the rest of you just you, blindtis and CR.

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Snap

Jul 27, 2010 3:47 PM

@Spud Liter

Agree with Mantis (drives you nuts doesn't it!) Amazing how anyone that supports the Mayor has "their heads buried in the sand and blindly follow her." Isn't is amazing how only a select few have "seen the light". And of course, the rest of us are all idiots.

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Snap

Jul 27, 2010 3:41 PM

@Spud Lite

You really show your ignorance in your reply to Concerned Resident. Hershey is used for minor hockey, concerts, and other events several nights per year. As for a convention centre, again you know nothing of what you speak. The arena floor is way too small to host any meaningful convention, and with facilities like MCC or Metro Convention or Exhibition Place available, no covention would come to a floor that small and inaccessible. As for putting it in the downtown, again you look like a moron. Tell me exactly where the COMPLETE facility would go, not just the main bowl? The complete facility, incluing the 3 community rinks and the gym (not to mention the soccer fields) are all interconnected. Hershey is perfect where it is.

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The Spudder

Jul 27, 2010 2:08 PM

@Blindtis

Hazel will be Mayor because of people like you who have their heads buried in the sand and blindly follow her. The day of enlightenment is soon approaching. Unfortunately you will refuse to see it.

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The Spudder

Jul 27, 2010 2:05 PM

@CR

Wacko theory!! Have you been to the Labatt’s Center in London where you are surrounded by restaurants? Let's see, down town core has the transit hub, restaurants, residential and office buildings....hmmm wonder if that would complement a 5,000 seat hockey rink? No, I guess we would rather people have to drive to go to watch a game. Instead of walking to the rink from their office, home or restaurant. Interesting how your pea brain works CR. Let's see, 40 plus hockey games a year leaves about 300 plus dates that the arena could have been used as a convention center. Conventions mean people, people mean hotel. People mean restaurants and shops have customers. Real wacko idea CR, real wacko. Have you watched the inquiry this morning? If not do so and learn my friend as you might be enlightened.

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ConcernedResident

Jul 27, 2010 1:12 PM

@Missy2

The Babarians would have you believe that the first rule of being an effective watchdog is to convict first, and ask questtions later. These hypocrites all have the Mayor striking out, before she has a chance to come to the plate. The supposed "watchdog", is nothing but self-serving. Everything and everyone is bad. Waychdog, and friend all good.

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Mantis

Jul 27, 2010 1:02 PM

@The Sphincter

You're out of your mind if you believe that there is any chance that anyone other than Hazel McCallion will be mayor. It certainly will not be Donald Barber and it certainly won't be the Vulgar Shrew.

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ConcernedResident

Jul 27, 2010 12:41 PM

@Spudder

I guess if you thought before you spoke, nothing would get said. You tell me where a complex of that size would fit in the downtown core. You Babarians are so blinded by your hatred, that you cannot see the forest for the trees. They put a complex like Hershey in the core, and you'd be crying like a mommas baby that Hazel got rid of residential for a play toy like Hershey. Listen up spud head, Hershey is a lot more than just an OHL hockey rink. Ever been there? Oh I forgot, you don't get out much. Too busy looking up the next wacko theory.

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The Spudder

Jul 27, 2010 11:31 AM

Blindtis

Oh Blindtis, I feel so sorry for you. You must be the one that keeps betting on the Washington Generals to win against the Globetrotters. Are you still part of the earth is flat society? There is no Santa Claus, sorry to break that news to you. Okay, now go back and bury your head in the sand you have had enough air for today

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The Spudder

Jul 27, 2010 11:25 AM

@Missy2

No matter how noble the cause you still need to be held accountable for your actions. The Mayor wanted to the hotel in the core, she brought staff on side that then brought a report to Council. Under staff's study Council supported the idea of a hotel in the core. On another post you talk about fair market value. Mayor was involved in negotiating purchase of land for Sheridan from OMERS. Was Mayor looking out for the best interest of the City or making sure that OMERS received full price for the so they could pay WCD out? We know that there was $4 Million in room to play with. Odd, OMERS would settle with WCD with out informing Mr. Castin their lawyer. Was this a favor for the veto right OMERS received on the Enersource deal? Why was the Mayor so adamant about not buying back 10% of Enersource from OMERS? Time line matches up with the hotel deal going south. Interesting!

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pacroust

Jul 27, 2010 10:50 AM

@Missy2

Your assertion that a watchdog should remain impartial is 100% wrong. The job of a watchdog is to guard something, therefore it is impossible to be impartial. If the Mayor and/or the City administration have been negligent or corrupt in their duties, a watchdog for the public good CANNOT remain impartial and must defend against them. Also, you've made a straw man out of Council's wishes, unless you can prove that Council really was against the hotel. What we do know is that McCallion attended secret negotiations. She claims she was representing the City's interests (but not those of her son). At best, she was "representing the City" at multi-million dollar negotiations without knowledge of Council. Declaring a conflict at Council meetings does not absolve the Mayor from creating a conflict of interest by attending those meetings with her son.

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ComeOn

Jul 27, 2010 10:42 AM

Muse

It matters what we think. It matters that we keep demanding justice. It matters that how many people has this gang abused on the road to lining their pockets? How many staff knew information but did not come forward to tell Council. There are a handful of heros here who exposed this scandal and they deserve our thanks and support as i would be surprised if they were not threatened with dismissal already to try to keep them silent.

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ComeOn

Jul 27, 2010 10:39 AM

Hazel McCallion Scandal Grows and Grows and Grows

How do the "Hazel is above the law gang" explain all of the different people coming forward to speak to illegal behaviour? How did Peter get city funds for a lawyer when there was a $4 million settlement that was to stay secret if the Inquiry had not come along and demanded info. How do the same players keep showing up in the Enersource sale, land sale to Peter, land sale to City (same land two deals same people). Oh that's right they are entitled as they are a special class of citizen allowed to be above the law.

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ComeOn

Jul 27, 2010 10:35 AM

Hazel McCallion Scandal Grows and Grows

I know I know the ends justify the means. Hazel should not be accountable to the simple laws of man she is above that. Hazel should be allowed to push for her family to build a hotel and if they happen to make millions that is just an unfortunate side effect. If her work happens to be cloak and dagger and not fully transparent, kept from the public eye -- as we are only now finding out what happened -- that is Hazel's right and who are we simple humans to dare defy her or her naysayer blind nutty loyalists?

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The Spudder

Jul 27, 2010 9:06 AM

@CR

I do live in the City with eyes open, unlike yourself who has them closed. First of all, I never said that the Hershey Center should have gone on the lands in question. I stated that it should have gone in the downtown core. Have you visited the down town core? Do you know how many acres are available, even more so in the late "90's when the decision was made to move forward with Hershey Center. The foot print of the Hershey Center building itself is not that large, it is all the surface parking that takes up the space, which would have become underground parking at the City Center. A hotel could have been built above it or attached next to it. Now, think before you speak.

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The Mississauga Muse

Jul 27, 2010 8:44 AM

Repeat. For History and for the good of Municipal Governance.

It matters not what we think. Just what Commissioner Cunningham thinks. And ultimately does.

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The Mississauga Muse

Jul 27, 2010 8:41 AM

Oopsie. Cut off.

Above all, no mention that you can remove all elected officials from Ontario municipalities and we likely won't notice the difference.

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The Mississauga Muse

Jul 27, 2010 8:37 AM

@ Missy2

You wrote, "The first rule of being an effective watchdog is to not get caught up in the retoric and to stay impartial." No. Actually it's to conduct research, compile all the documents/facts that you can. And the Mississauga Judicial Inquiry investigators are doing a pretty good job (would've been better had they the authority to bust down the doors and raid but-- ) And your listing of What We Know is rather odd. It makes no mention of fudged minutes. No mention that the biggest deal ever contained a veto clause that Council was not informed about. No mention that contrary to the 2001 Municipal Act the City has ZERO MINUTES of in-camera meetings. No mention of the CHRONIC non-compliance to policies, procedures and even provincial legislation that not bothering to inform Council is zero surprise. Above all, no mention that elected officials depend on STAFF to tell them what they need to know and therefore hold the Power. Above all, no mention that you can remove all elected officials from Ontario municipaliti

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The Mississauga Muse

Jul 27, 2010 8:31 AM

Remember how I said it would be interesting to read MissyNews take on all this?

Not sure it's MissyNews but today's Torstar article "Mayor an 'emissary' for son's company: lawyer" states, "McDowell's statements illustrated further the complicated web of relationships in Mississauga politics, revealing that David O'Brien, a former city manager who now sits on the OMERS board, is also a trustee in the mayor's family trust." BINGO! Like I said! Only question now is how long O'Brien was trustee of the mayor's family trust. At that famous public Enersource meeting, I got up and asked where David O'Brien was and asked whether he'd been asked to show up. The Mayor said no, O'Brien never asked "nor was he invited". Was he the McCallion family trustee at *that* time? And given that he is trustee, that letter he took over a year to write to the Mayor regarding the "veto clause" where he only responded instead of answering her question stinks to high heaven now. Now you got to wonder why she didn't press him.

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ConcernedResident

Jul 27, 2010 7:36 AM

@Spudder

Obviously, you do not live in Mississauga. Ever been to Hershey Centre? Seen the amout of land it takes up. Your such a blind hater, that you can't see it would not fit on the piece of land the Sheridan is now going on.

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Missy2

Jul 27, 2010 6:05 AM

More common sense please

The first rule of being an effective watchdog is to not get caught up in the retoric and to stay impartial. These posts need more of that right now. What do we know so far? 1) The City (not just the Mayor) wanted a hotel 2) The Mayor lobbied hard for it 3) The Mayor declared a conflict several times so all knew that her son was involved. So.... unless councilors come out with some proof that they didn't want a hotel and the Mayor worked behind the scenes against Council's wishes, then what we have is a Mayor who did everything she could to meet the City's objective. Besides, would have been silly to work in secret against Council's wishes knowing that eventually it would have to come to Council. In other words she did her job. Also would have been silly to declare a conflict along the way, only to seek personal advantage later after already exposing the potential conflict to the world. Yes, she can be aggressive when looking after the City's interest, but silly or naive she isn't. Sorry Mayor Haters, no smoki

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The Spudder

Jul 27, 2010 12:11 AM

Hotel

If Hazel wanted a hotel and convention center in the downtown core so badly, since 1994 if I recall correctly from today’s testimony, then why didn’t she steer the Hershey Center to the downtown core? It could have had a hotel component and been used as a convention center as well as a hockey rink. Why did Hazel support Sheridan College to build on the WCD hotel lands? The economy was eventually going to rebound and the hotel could have been built. As per today's testimony, why did she call Lusk all panicked about someone else looking at putting a hotel in the down tow core? If truly her intention was to get a hotel in the downtown core, why wouldn't she welcome this other potential site? Interesting questions. I guess Concerned Blindness and Blindtis her intentions were not completely pure. Wake up and smell the Nescafe!!!!

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The Spudder

Jul 26, 2010 11:59 PM

@CR

You’re so far up Hazel's behind you can see Mantis. Let's look at Hazel's legacy, grid lock, urban sprawl, a city center dominated by a parking lot and shopping center, the Hershey Center that is half full for hockey games, a living arts center that is subsidized by City to the tune of about $750,000 a year, no corridors left from the vast farmlands that were developed for a public transportation grid, an infrastructure deficit, I could go on and on. Hazel played the political game so that she could become popular and loll the masses to sleep. We were blinded, some still are, by her rock star appeal and kept voting her in instead of asking the hard questions.

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ConcernedResident

Jul 26, 2010 10:56 PM

There You Go Again Tony

Unfounded accusations, hyperbol, outright lies. What "I" do for a living is none of your business, but it has nothing to do with Hazel. How I make that living does. And if you are working 2 jobs to pay your bills, that's too bad. For that you can blame your Liberal buddies in Ottawa, and now in Ontario. Your more of a fool than I first thought.

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The Mississauga Muse

Jul 26, 2010 9:01 PM

@ Tony

You wrote, ""You'd see we live in a pretty damn fine City thanks to our mayor". Wondering, WTF do you (the "we" in your comment) do for a living, in this fine city. Prey on those majority of residents who work their ass off on two jobs to pay their bills! And, loot the public funds unopposed. That's a damn fine place for you vultures." WOW! DEAD-ON ACCURATE! KUDOS! (not to mention I wish I'd written that) Only improvement that I can offer is it's "who work their asses off".

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Tony Jackson

Jul 26, 2010 8:55 PM

@ConcernedResident

"You'd see we live in a pretty damn fine City thanks to our mayor". Wondering, WTF do you (the "we" in your comment) do for a living, in this fine city. Prey on those majority of residents who work their ass off on two jobs to pay their bills! And, loot the public funds unopposed. That's a damn fine place for you vultures.

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The Mississauga Muse

Jul 26, 2010 8:42 PM

@ Canadians. We must always remember

It matters not what we think about these revelations and all the he-said, they-said and David O'Brien's "I don't remember, I don't recall"s. Just one person matters. Justice Douglas Cunningham. He has to know that the crap he's wading through represents the BEST CITY IN CANADA! The "We Lead Canada in Management" people. Through the Mississauga Judicial Inquiry, Justice Cunningham is experiencing the Best (Mayor, City Manager/CEO of Toronto Hydro etc etc) of what the Best City in Canada has to offer. "Best City in Canada" "We lead Canada in management" I mean these are self-proclaimed statements by the Trust, Quality Excellence folks.

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The Mississauga Muse

Jul 26, 2010 7:14 PM

Mayor Hazel McCallion’s oldest son was not only part of “a preferred group” she picked to build a hotel and convention centre near city hall,

but the mayor vouched for the “financial means” of Peter McCallion’s business partner, a judicial inquiry has been told. Peter McCallion’s company was also allowed to forgo paying the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees and potentially millions of dollars in development charges, inquiry counsel William McDowell said in his opening statement Monday. McCallion’s lawyer, Elizabeth McIntyre, responded in her opening statement that the mayor’s position was that she acted appropriately, as defined by the provincial code at the time. McIntyre said the mayor considers herself a hands-on mayor and has always gotten involved in the nitty-gritty of development issues, including her long-held desire for a world-class hotel and convention centre in the city centre. [now for fun let's see how this translates into Arabic, German and American!]

The Mississauga Muse

Jul 26, 2010 7:10 PM

Mayor ’s oldest son was not only part of “a preferred group” she picked to build a hotel and convention centre near city hall,

but the mayor vouched for the “financial means” of Abdul-Warith Rais’s business partner, a judicial inquiry has been told. Abdul-Warith Rais’s company was also allowed to forgo paying the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees and potentially millions of dollars in development charges, inquiry counsel Sadid Sabri said in his opening statement Monday. Deutch’s lawyer, Atyaf Sumrah, responded in her opening statement that the mayor’s position was that she acted appropriately, as defined by the provincial code at the time. Sumrah said the mayor considers herself a hands-on mayor and has always gotten involved in the nitty-gritty of development issues, including her long-held desire for a world-class hotel and convention centre in the city centre. “She did her best for the city and not Ain Alhamaam? Inc,” said Sumrah. (what I hope is the Arabic version)

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Canadians

Jul 26, 2010 7:04 PM

Yup, ALOHA Muse

sadly, the Horror Genre will continue if the Mayor runs, one way or the other. So it might as well be you. @ this point, my dear, your it. Heh, Canadians have rolled streetcars in Winnipeg 1919. Nothing like a little revloution now and then - as George - Washington pointe out. Bring it on! Heh, will someone draw a map so the Mayor can find her way to correct room to file her papers. She seems to be having trouble finding it. Does that mean she has no records or recall? Both bad. Declaring she's not running NOW, GOOD. It's been a month since she huffed and puffed about marching right in there and filing......... I'm not being funny; got my Monday goin' ta voting clothes already to aloha Muse on my ballot.

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Canadians

Jul 26, 2010 6:55 PM

Mantis wrote that the Mayor will serve her full term!!!

The average age of a nursing home resident in Mississauga is 86, so statistically (despite your loyalty) we are going to get a new Mayor one way or the other before 2014. I think maybe Mantis is really a secret support of Parrish just hoping for any easy appointment. Heh, there are 4 millions reasons not to have Hazel for Mayor, that tops Parrish by millions.

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The Mississauga Muse

Jul 26, 2010 6:52 PM

Mayor Heidi Deutch’s oldest son was not only part of “a preferred group” she picked to build a hotel and convention centre near city hall,

but the mayor vouched for the “financial means” of Hans Deutch’s business partner, a judicial inquiry has been told. Hans Deutch’s company was also allowed to forgo paying the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees and potentially millions of dollars in development charges, inquiry counsel William Murrow said in his opening statement Monday. Deutch’s lawyer, Eva Limburger, responded in her opening statement that the mayor’s position was that she acted appropriately, as defined by the provincial code at the time. Limburger said the mayor considers herself a hands-on mayor and has always gotten involved in the nitty-gritty of development issues, including her long-held desire for a world-class hotel and convention centre in the city centre. “She did her best for the city and not Drecksnes Saftladen Korp,” said Limburger. (German version)

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The Mississauga Muse

Jul 26, 2010 6:46 PM

Mayor Tammy-Fae Lee’s oldest son was not only part of “a preferred group” she picked to build a hotel and convention centre near city hall,

but the mayor vouched for the “financial means” of Jimmy-Bob Lee’s business partner, a judicial inquiry has been told. Jimmy-Bob Lee’s company was also allowed to forgo paying the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees and potentially millions of dollars in development charges, inquiry counsel William Murrow said in his opening statement Monday. Lee’s lawyer, Joan Skuttle , responded in her opening statement that the mayor’s position was that she acted appropriately, as defined by the provincial code at the time. Skuttle said the mayor considers herself a hands-on mayor and has always gotten involved in the nitty-gritty of development issues, including her long-held desire for a world-class hotel and convention centre in the city centre. “She did her best for the city and not Pan Galactic Enterprises,” said Skuttle. (American version)

pacroust

Jul 26, 2010 6:42 PM

I knew my sweeties wouldn't let me down

Oh my, Mantypoo and ConcernedResidentikins are too cute! Their loyalty to the Mayor is strong even while it is stupid. Don't you smoochipoos worry your widdle heads, that nasty man McDowell is obviously telling us about evidence he can't substantiate. He won't really introduce any of it. (You know what's REALLY funny? Claiming that the Mayor's critics are the ones "hanging on threads." The Enersource segment showed the Mayor and the City to be sloppy record keepers, awful at due diligence, and incompetent at management--and that's the KIND interpretation. Now there is every indication much stinkier stuff is about to become public, but hey, none of those other threads worked out, did they...)

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The Mississauga Muse

Jul 26, 2010 6:34 PM

@ Canadians THE *HORROR*

You wrote, "Let's see all I need to get out are 17,002 votes to beat Hazel... and the Muse will be Mayor........" NOT FUNNY!

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Mantis

Jul 26, 2010 6:25 PM

@Canadians

The city will NOT be appointing anyone as interim mayor. Mayor McCallion will serve our her full term.

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Mantis

Jul 26, 2010 6:25 PM

Link

Here's a link to the real numbers, istead of "Canadians" fairy tale numbers: http://www5.mississauga.ca/ElectionResults/results_mayor.asp

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Mantis

Jul 26, 2010 6:24 PM

@Canadians

I can only imagine what orifice you pulled those numbers out of. Here's the REAL numbers for the 2006 election. Voter turnout: 24.7%, ballots cast: 110,248 (almost 6 times what you claimed). Hazel McCallion: 98,293 (91.41%), Benny Hill (aka Donald Barber): 5,571 (LOL - 5.18%), Roy Willis: 3,667 (3.41%). In other words, to beat McCallion, your "candidate" would have to take some 45,000 votes from her. Not going to happen.

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Mantis

Jul 26, 2010 6:20 PM

@Tony Jackson

I'm sure that even you are bright enough to figure out that it was a typo and that my intention was to say "With OUR heads".

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Canadians

Jul 26, 2010 6:20 PM

90% of 19,000 votes........

Let's see all I need to get out are 17,002 votes to beat Hazel... and the Muse will be Mayor........ I think outa 700,000 residents we might be able to find about 17,002 P###$EEd off voters ready to send her packing. No one @ Canadians is voting for her.

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Canadians

Jul 26, 2010 6:02 PM

Time waits for no one...before 2014 we will have a different Mayor.

The Mayor is 89 and if she runs and she gets re-elected all that will mean is that sometime between 2010 and 2014 the City Council will APPOINT who ever they like as interim Mayor, when the Mayor steps aside due to health issues, and voters will likely have NO SAY in the matter of who is our Mayor. So my dear cupcakes, think about it.... maybe they'll appoint Carolyn Parrish.

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Canadians

Jul 26, 2010 5:48 PM

Our wallets are being emptied.

There are FOUR MILLION hits on our wallets as voters and taxpayers....... So the sticky fingers are in our wallets, waived devleopment taxes, applications fees, blah blah blah MAJOR $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ HIT ------ so it's HASTA LA VISTA, BABY. Time for a new Mayor. She can't win if she doesn't register. She's not likely gonna, but attempt instead to orchestrate her annointed one into the chair, fully funded, at the 11th hour onto the SLATE/BALLOT before any credible candidate (wussies) can get on the ballot and under the wire. It stinks; but it's MYTHissauga.

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Tony Jackson

Jul 26, 2010 5:11 PM

@ConcernedResident

It's not Hazel versus Donald. It's Hazel versus the taxpayers (and public funds). We must have a Mayor who's more capable than Donald, but not corrupt as Hazel McCallion. Is that too much to ask?. The municipal power is under the grip of some corrupt people like O'Brian et al., those builder-developers and they are exploiting Hazel's weakness (her not so bright son, peter).

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Tony Jackson

Jul 26, 2010 5:00 PM

Mantis is Right___

He wrote: "Not because we vote with just our wallets but because we also vote with out heads." Absolutely right. The builders vote her "with their generous wallets" and people vote "without their heads" put to thinking. Hazel McCallion is now the Member of the Order of Corrupt politicians.

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The Mississauga Muse

Jul 26, 2010 3:17 PM

But Everyone SWORE on the Bible!

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The Mississauga Muse

Jul 26, 2010 2:51 PM

Whoever clicked "Disagree" to Canadians' comment, "THE MAYOR IS FINISHED." I agree with *you*!

The Mayor is NOT "finished". Mississauga voters care about Just One Thing when they walk into that voting booth. Their wallets! (and that's not me saying it but Nando Iannicca. I'm just agreeing.)

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Think About It

Jul 26, 2010 2:07 PM

Ms McCallion, you took the food from our mouths, the roof over our heads, and the shirts off our back just so your cronie friends n relatives could get rich

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Think About It

Jul 26, 2010 2:06 PM

Ms McCallion, you the food from our mouths, the roof over our heads, and the shirts off our back so your cronie friends n relatives could get rich

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Tony Jackson

Jul 26, 2010 1:41 PM

Congratulations Hazel McCallion

Three decades on the same chair, made your friends and realtives RICH.

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Canadians

Jul 26, 2010 1:05 PM

THE MAYOR IS FINISHED.

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