My Mom, er style, my Mom just phoned me and told me she heard that former mayor Smiling Bob Chiarelli is going to run too.
In retrospect Mr. Chiarelli was a brilliant mayor and if he had of been reelected in 2006 I would taking the train to work every morning instead of a bus.
But...
WFDS
Mr. Dion and MPs Gerard Kennedy, Martha Hall-Findlay, Maurizio Bevilacqua, Joe Volpe and Hedy Fry were all given extensions that expired on New Year’s Eve.
ReplyDelete“Due to a difficult fundraising environment, including a recession, a general election and constant election speculation, some of the campaigns have indicated they will require more time to repay their debt,” wrote Liberal director of communications Daniel Lauzon in an email.
As Mr. Mayrand is not allowed to grant further extensions, the candidates are left in a difficult position. If they can raise the money, they must now get permission from a judge to pay off their loans. Otherwise, the outstanding debts will be treated as campaign contributions under the law.
Because most of the loans were in five or six figures, the amounts that are converted to “deemed contributions” could be in violation of the Canada Elections Act, which caps donations at $1,100 per contributor per campaign.
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2405659