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 - By Editorial. What price truth? Deny, deny, deny.And, if that fails, forget, forget, forget. It’s an old strategy that seems to be working just fine for some of those testifying at the City of Mississauga Judicial Inquiry, called to investigate issues in connection with the acquisition by the City of Mississauga of approximately 8.5 acres of land in the city centre. Several of those who have shared their versions of transactions, would-be-transactions, relationships and deals throughout the inquiry have utilized the time-honoured method of avoiding the tough questions by not answering them. Case in point: Peter McCallion, son of Mayor Hazel of the same last name, testified he didn’t know he owned part of World Class Developments (WCD), a company he incorporated with the aim of building/selling a hotel and convention centre in the city core, for which he found partners and funding. Apparently, having his mother witness a document that entitled him to 80 per cent of WCD shares didn’t jog his memory either. Faced with evidence he called at least a half-dozen meetings beginning in early 2003 with the man who would become his first investor in WCD, businessman Leo Couprie, McCallion couldn’t recall why they were meeting — in his mother’s, Mayor McCallion’s, private residence and at her son’s “urgent” request. He could, however, remember they didn’t discuss WCD. The black Stetsoned McCallion, whose inquiry-related legal bills are being paid by Mississauga taxpayers, also didn’t know he was entitled to a share of a $4 million settlement paid by OMERS (Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System) to WCD, a deal that should/could have netted him hundreds of thousands of dollars. Where did that money go? There’s no sense asking Peter McCallion; he won’t remember. Denying and forgetting have become central themes in this inquiry that’s expected to cost taxpayers at least $5 million. Comments by others - 17 - to this web-page at time of posting; ComeOn Aug 4, 2010 12:35 PM Bang On News! Hit the Target! To be blunt well said Mississauga News. This Inquiry is not about an icon, it is not about a 30 year legacy or how well built or not a city is or could be. This Inquiry is about getting some answers out of the murky dealings of a few individuals. If I seem somewhat angry at the Mayor it is because she has held herself out as holier than thou for years and yet this deal has been going on for years (2003 to 2009 as far as we have been told). Clearly the Mayor has been more than a little two faced with all of us. This editorial wipes past the BS. * Agree 3 The Mississauga Muse Aug 4, 2010 7:14 AM WOW! Who wrote this? Someone GETS IT! I mean that Peter McCallion is not just using the David "I don't remember, I don't recall" O'Brien Defense but is perfecting it! AUTHOR! AUTHOR! * Agree 6 Tony Jackson Aug 3, 2010 9:30 PM Don't pay the legal bills......... $5Million? just deny, forget and change the minutes/records. * Agree 4 Home Page - Main Table of Contents - Back up a page - Back to Top [COMMENTS BY DON B. - ] |
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