ELECTION EXPENSE FICTIONS ARE BAD, THE COVERUP BY SHANTZ, THE CLERK, MECAC & WOOLWICH ARE FAR WORSE

There is a wonderful letter To The Editor in today's Waterloo Region Record by one Rev. David J. Brown. He describes in detail the former Mayor's excuses and failure to take responsibility for numerous serious contraventions of the Municipal Election Act (MEA). More and more are being discovered since the former mayor so kindly submitted 28 pages to the Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee (MECAC) last Thursday. For example it is beginning to appear as if Councillor Larry Shantz and his family overcontributed to his cousin's campaign. Larry's two page Letter "explaining" why he named Stair Travel Inc. as the donor of $750 to Sandy Shantz versus Web D Zine Inc., the actual donor of the campaign website, is patently ridiculous. The elephant in that particular room is the twelve You-Tube videos filmed at a dozen different locations on twelve different days. Still we have absolutely zero admissions/confirmations as to the market value of that commercial product and whether it was paid for "off the books", as an illegal overcontribution or some third option.

There are still no receipts much less admission or denial that expenses were involved with campaign events at Sip n Bite Restaurant in Elmira and at Bonnie Lou's in Floradale. Yet another event was held and the information sent to MECAC who have given every appearance of being a regional committee of political appointees; taking orders from particular Regional politicians. Guess who's at the head of my list?

Now we talk about the Coverup. Sandy Shantz's occupancy of the Mayor's Chair for the last three months is front and centre. First enabler of that scandal was Woolwich Township Clerk, Val Hummel. Possibly Woolwich CAO Brenneman aided and abetted. While I have documentation ensnaring the Clerk, I do not for Mr.Brenneman on this issue at least. Woolwich Council do not have clean hands. They've been involved and have made no public attempts to discipline the Mayor after they became aware that she was in Default. MECAC's dog and pony show last Thursday was both disgraceful and amateur hour. It is very difficult to believe that they had not received their marching orders prior to the 11 am. meeting. Then after their Chair Carl Zehr received my Letter of July 6/15 expressly and specifically quoting the Sections of the MEA that appeared to order the forfeiture of the Mayor's seat; they ran for cover. They hid behind the illegal and improper decision they made last Thursday.

Yes there is also the obfuscation and ongoing "spin" being disseminated by the Mayor and Clerk in the media. Many of their statements are not accurate. Their obvious hope at any Court proceedings are to again totally isolate and remove myself from the process. Any honest, straightforward process will doom the former mayor both for her election expense irregularities and for the past and present coverup of them and of her occupancy of the Mayor's Chair for three months after being in Default.