Scanned, recopied or Internet copy, if there are errors, please e-mail me with corrections: Opening comments: More at the end. To the main Judicial Inquiry page - to the Hazel McCallion page. Mississauga News - Aug. 3, 2010 - Letter by Therese Taylor Mayor should step down After 11 terms and 31 years in power, clearly Hazel McCallion’s time as mayor of Mississauga should be done.Hopefully, one of the ongoing Mississauga judicial inquiry’s recommendations will be that consecutive municipal terms be capped at three. That would be a victory for democracy. When I first moved to Mississauga 19 years ago, I thought Hazel was the bee’s knees. A community effort to save trees changed that. It soon became clear to me that McCallion said one thing in public and did the opposite when it came to signing on the dotted line. Perhaps she didn’t read the by-law that led to the leveling of 300 mature trees for more townhouses. Not reading documents is proving to be her downfall. Though it’s reasonable she wouldn’t read everything she signs line by line, it’s unreasonable that she wouldn’t know about the veto power slipped in at the last minute by then City Manager David O’Brien. After all, the Enersource agreement (a pact signed in 2000 and at the heart of the first phase of the Mississauga judicial inquiry) was a big deal. Nor is it reasonable that she would sign blind as witness to a “Declaration of Trust” that gave her son, Peter, shares of World Class Developments (WCD) “in trust,” and not know the content of this one-page agreement. Peter claims he didn’t realize he was the beneficiary, though his signature appears above the phrase. From this taxpayer’s point of view, whether Peter was an agent or owner of WCD, he stood to gain millions of dollars. As Royson James so aptly put it in The Toronto Star, “At best Peter McCallion used his mom... At worst, he was aided and abetted by the powerful mayor mom who seems to have her hand in every deal, a finger in every transaction, and bared knuckles at the ready to drive hesitant developers to the altar.” According to Municipal Conflict of Interest Law (www.weirfoulds.com/files/5107_ConflictLaws.pdf), “the Act is a statutory codification of the principle that elected or appointed municipal officials must never engage in conduct which has even the potential to affect matters in which they have a financial interest — regardless of their motives or whether the outcome was actually affected.” The law also applies to family members. The mayor was found guilty of having a conflict of interest once before, in 1982. If she has the best interests of Mississauga at heart, she should not run again. Failing that, the compelling facts revealed at the inquiry make one thing perfectly clear: the citizens of Mississauga need to wake up and smell the conflicts and elect a new mayor. Therese Taylor is a writer who has been a resident of Mississauga for two decades. Comments by others - 10 - to this web-page at time of posting; ComeOn Aug 8, 2010 2:45 PM Hazel Guilty -- Can birds fly? "I do not remember" or "Did I sign that" tells me they know that they are in serious trouble and are hoping that the judge buys the "we are too stupid to be criminals defence". Hey CR reality must really suck for you? It is OK you can cry here we know how far you have fallen. * Agree 1 ComeOn Aug 8, 2010 2:42 PM CR -- your are some kind of fun. I love Hazel worshipers (or as they are now called -- McCallions down to a few now...). You offer no defense of Mayor Hazel McCallion -- she was convicted once before of abusing her office -- I here crickets chirping. S * Agree 1 The Mississauga Muse Aug 8, 2010 2:05 PM @ ComeOn (I believe it's fraud, but so what) You wrote, "How much a fool do I have to be to not take in what I have READ --Peter's own affadavit that he now claims he had little to do with but yup has his signature and is a COURT document says his is the principal for WCD his idea his dream." And let's not forget his "vision" and his self-reference as "visionary" of the project. HAHAHAHAHA! You wrote, "I have testimony from him claiming that he and Hazel signed a one page document giving him ownership of WCD and they did not understand it." Don't forget testimony that the Mayor didn't READ what she'd signed. I have tons of video of her at Audit Committee where she proudly states she reads every report. And then goes over stuff line by line to prove it. So she DOES read. And I'm to believe she didn't read that one-pager? I'm with you. I ain't that stupid. But the only opinion that really counts is Justice Cunningham's. * Agree 1 ConcernedResident Aug 8, 2010 1:54 PM @ComeOn If you repeat it enough, you may start believing it. One question though, when you type it, do you click your heels together, like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz? ("There's no place like home") LOL * Agree ComeOn Aug 8, 2010 11:07 AM Muse -- Hazel McCallion Scandal is Hazel's Fault How much a fool do I have to be to not take in what I have READ --Peter's own affadavit that he now claims he had little to do with but yup has his signature and is a COURT document says his is the principal for WCD his idea his dream. I have testimony from him claiming that he and Hazel signed a one page document giving him ownership of WCD and they did not understand it. The Mayor does remember anything nor does Peter. Yup I think they are guilty and we are dupes if we believe otherwise. They started this grand deception in 2003 -- so much for the Mayor of Integrity -- soon to be guilty of abusing her office for a SECOND TIME. No need for crystal balls here just listen to the facts that have been provided. * Agree 3 The Mississauga Muse Aug 8, 2010 10:28 AM @ ComeOn, a reminder. The Inquiry proceedings are not yet finished. [VIDEO TRANSCRIPT of NANDO IANNICCA regarding the Inquiry's findings] "What I’ve told any constituent is, let’s let the process run its course. Let’s let the reasons that we’re here be answered. Let’s let the Justice do his work and we will revisit those or visit those afterwards... ...And I don’t know where that takes us but I think people want some indication that there’s more to play out on that front. Certainly that’s what I’m telling them." Let's let the process run its course before "sentencing". * Agree The Mississauga Muse Aug 8, 2010 10:18 AM @ Missy2. Truth isn't about VOTING, creep. Truth is what the evidence reveals. Was a time if you asked the public whether to vote for the earth being flat or a sphere, they'd have voted FLAT. Was a time if you asked the public whether to vote for burning people at the stakes, they'd have voted FOR. (fast forward) Was a time if you asked the public about building cars, they'd have said make faster horses. Was a time if you asked the public whether to vote for smoking or a ban, they'd have adamantly voted FOR. Councillor Iannicca said that ultimately people let their wallets cast the vote. And that explains the corruption and lies of MYTHissauga. Voters too are corrupt. (and to be fair Ontario municipal governance). * Agree ComeOn Aug 8, 2010 10:12 AM Hazel McCallion Guilty of Abusing Her Office Once -- Soon To Be Twice! The intended headlne for the last blog entry. * Agree 1 ComeOn Aug 8, 2010 10:11 AM Hazel McCallion Guilt of Abusing Office Once -- Soon To Be Twice? Missy2 unless the election you are speaking of is for Big House head momma I think you ought get used to the idea of twice convicted former Mayor Hazel McCallion. Oh but wait you are one of those McCallion's who believe we will buy Peter and Hazel's BS that they sign things willy nilly and never can remember anything of substance. I do enjoy your mindless ramblings and encourage you to stay and entertain us more. * Agree 1 The Mississauga Muse Aug 8, 2010 10:10 AM @ MIssy2 HAVE YOU READ THE FRIKKIN' COURT TRANSCRIPTS?! To continue with Peter McCallion's promissory note for $50,000. www.mississaugainquiry.ca/exhibit/pdf/Exhibit_196_COM001002820.pdf He signs it as Authorized Signing Officer even though he admits he knew he didn't have that authority. And he also signed to the right of that to "guarantee" his other signature. The Judicial Inquiry confirms Peter McCallion borrowed that $50,000 knowing he couldn't pay it back. [COURT TRANSCRIPT] Q: Now, when you borrowed the fifty thousand (50,000), or when you guaranteed the debt of -- of World Class Developments, personally, you knew that you did not have the wherewithal to order that guarantee if demand was made on it? A: Correct." Most people would call that FRAUD too. * Agree 2 Home Page - Main Table of Contents - Back up a page - Back to Top [COMMENTS BY DON B. - ] |
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