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SIEGEL: Conflict of interest rules can be tricky
Councillors would like the legislation changed to define the concept of interest more precisely. Clearly, this is desirable, except that it’s very difficult to anticipate and describe every possibility, but it would be desirable to catalogue some difficult judgment calls and try to deal with those.

Two aspects of the legislation are in dire need of change.

Violation of the legislation now carries a mandatory minimum penalty — immediate removal from office.

It’s easy to see how the drafters of the legislation arrived at this. Using your public office for private gain is clearly unconscionable, except some of the examples cited above suggest there are some problematic grey areas that remind us that the punishment needs to fit the offence.

Maybe a judge should have the ability to say: I understand that you were not certain about this grey area, so I am giving you a slap on the wrist now, but you must refrain from this in future or the penalty will be more severe.

This course of action is currently not open to a judge; if the person has violated the act, he must be removed from office.

This can lead to poor decisions. In the case of former mayor Rob Ford in Toronto, the argument was made that the mayor of a major city should not suffer such a severe penalty for the trivial (in Mr. Ford’s world) amount of $3,000 (it was related to funding for his high school football team).

This makes bad case law.

Another weakness of the legislation is that it relies on private enforcement.

An individual must spend her or his own money to hire a lawyer and possibly an investigator to pursue a public purpose like holding an alleged violator of the legislation accountable. It would be an improvement if the legislation provided for some form of public assistance in enforcing this legislation.
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http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2015/08/06/siegel-conflict-of-interest-rules-can-be-tricky
 
Videodrome said:
http://www.thestar.com/news/city_ha...-from-lack-of-facts-community-groups-say.html

Facts? Rob and Doug brainwashed all of Scarborough into wanting SUBWAYS....
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Didn't brainwash anyone I know in Scarborough, I still don't know how the councillors lined up for this one. I have worked, lived and gone to school in Scarborough and this subway proposal goes nowhere, with no chance of creating development. Going to Sheppard and Markham would move a shit load of people (considering Malvern is the densest part of Scarborough), and provide easier transit to Centennial and UofT.
 
I'm glad they are talking about subways again. Now that Ford is seen less, people are able to talk about this rationally.

I'm also from Scarborough and don't want it. But a friend of mine who is well educated told me once last year that she didn't want LRT because it would be slowing traffic down since it crossed roads. I had to explain to her that it didn't work like that and it was one of Ford's lies.
 
EagleEye said:
I'm glad they are talking about subways again. Now that Ford is seen less, people are able to talk about this rationally.

I'm also from Scarborough and don't want it. But a friend of mine who is well educated told me once last year that she didn't want LRT because it would be slowing traffic down since it crossed roads. I had to explain to her that it didn't work like that and it was one of Ford's lies.
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The example of Rob Ford's ignorance on transit.
 
W. K. Lis said:
The example of Rob Ford's ignorance on transit.
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From the Star this morning:

"Not only was good information lacking during the earlier debate, misinformation was spread about — much of it loudly repeated by Ford and his supporters — casting doubt on how well an LRT could perform in the winter, along with false claims that the LRT would run up the road and interfere with traffic when it was designed to be grade-separated. Some of that misinformation persists today and was repeated by several community leaders the Star spoke to."

http://www.thestar.com/news/city_ha...-from-lack-of-facts-community-groups-say.html
 
I take it everyone heard what he said about Megyn Kelly. It was basically the same as Rob saying he had enough to eat at home. He is basically getting even more outrageous every day and it gains him more fans.
 
Videodrome said:
I take it everyone heard what he said about Megyn Kelly. It was basically the same as Rob saying he had enough to eat at home. He is basically getting even more outrageous every day and it gains him more fans.
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Flash and no substance. If you want to truly enjoy fantasy, watch porn.
 
I totally agree. Trump has no real ideas of his own and just what says what will get good poll numbers. However, those chumps say they relate to him because he "tells it like it is.'"
 
JWBF said:
Flash and no substance. If you want to truly enjoy fantasy, watch porn.
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Maybe it depends on the country of your origin?

From this link:

Top 10 Countries That Watch The Most Porn

1. Pakistan
2. Egypt
3. Vietnam
4. Iran
5. Morocco
6. India
7. Saudi Arabia
8. Turkey
9. Philippines
10. Poland​
 
Muzik's future not fine tuned
with three people killed and seven injured in shootings at or near Muzik in the last two-and-a-half years, the club’s security has come under fire.
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At this point, Muzik’s closure is temporary.

But the city, which owns the building where Muzik operates, and the province could shut the club down permanently.

Toronto’s director of bylaw enforcement, John DeCourcy, said he’ll meet with police and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario in the coming days to discuss Muzik’s future.

“We’re going to look at all the information we all have collectively, the three agencies, to see what there is, where there is and if we have enough grounds to take (Muzik) to a tribunal,” he said.

If a licensing tribunal is ahead, DeCourcy said Muzik’s entertainment and nightclub licence could be revoked or have restrictions placed on it.

And the AGCO has the power to take away Muzik’s liquor licence.
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http://www.torontosun.com/2015/08/08/muziks-future-not-fine-tuned
 
Oh, wow, those tweets of Trumps were horrid. He really is screwing himself and I doubt the Republicans will put up with him much longer.
 
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