RICHARD CLAUSI ASKS SANDY SHANTZ DURING A COUNCIL MEETING IF SHE PERJURED HERSELF

Yes there have certainly been some high moments and drama over the last four years. Fortunately the mud thrown by the so called nice people on Woolwich Council has often rebounded right back onto themselves. Following is an example.

On August 25, 2015 Richard Clausi attended Woolwich Council as a Delegate. He presented them with 10 Recommendations that would dramatically improve both the integrity and the transparency of the electoral process. Unsurprisingly few have been given more than lip service. The Woolwich Observer reported on Mr. Clausi's Delegation to Council in their August 29, 2015 edition.

Mr. Clausi started his Delegation thusly: "As we know, half of this council have had encounters of the worst kind with the MEA (Municipal Elections Act)." Mr. Clausi continued "As often happens though, people will, in defence, blame the MEA for being "grey" and "confusing". And vague. I respectfully suggest that the requirements of the MEA are clear and understandable for almost all candidates in Ontario. Any "grey" is an optical illusion, and in the eyes of the beholder."

Richard also pointed out that both the matter of acclaimed candidates having to file a Financial Statement (Mark) as well as what an associated company is (Sandy) are clearly explained in the handbooks given out as well as in the FAQs (frequently asked questions) provided by the appropriate Ministry.

Then Richard got into one of the more chilling and devious behaviours of the whole perverted MECAC process. Sandy distributed a new but later shown to still be incomplete Financial Statement and a private Audit done by her own accountant. She did this at ten minutes to ten a.m. just prior to the start of the July 2/15 MECAC meeting in the Woolwich Council Chambers. MECAC Chair, Carl Zehr, did not arrive until 10:05 due to construction at the south end of Elmira. He immediately started the meeting without so much as opening the large package that Sandy submitted. MECAC members stated that this information from Sandy was new and that without seriously examining it that they were satisfied that it was adequate to resolve the multiple problems with Sandy's Financial Statement. MECAC accepted her months late filings allegedly unread and at surface value. It was disgraceful.

Then shortly afterwards we determined that Ms. Shantz according to law had to forfeit her mayor's chair because she had failed to meet the March deadline for filing her Audit along with her Financial Statement. She herself had admitted this with her late filing on July 2, 2015. She went to court where she filed papers advising Superior Court Justice David Broad that she had submitted her audited statement to MECAC on June 29/15, three days prior to the public MECAC meeting.

Sandy made the mistake of interrupting Richard Clausi and arguing with him during his Delegation to Woolwich Council. At that point Richard asked her his famous question namely "Are you telling me that you perjured yourself?" Sandy's response according to the Woolwich Observer was "Clearly taken aback, Shantz said the date given to the court was an error, one she raised with her lawyer who was to talk to the judge about it." Of course we the public have received exactly zero feedback or evidence that Sandy's lawyer James Bennett, who is somewhat infamous in his own right due to his unfortunate and perhaps sexist comments about the civil lawsuit against the Waterloo Regional Police by their own female officers, did "talk to the judge about it."

My educated guess is that Sandy told the truth to the Judge and she and MECAC lied on July 2/15 about MECAC just receiving the documents. If that is correct then we have a conspiracy between MECAC and mayor Shantz. If it isn't correct then we know that mayor Shantz misinformed Justice David Broad and that it was a helpful to her misrepresentation that assisted in her reinstatement. I already believe that she violated the terms of her conditional reinstatement but unless she can prove that the Justice was formally advised after the fact of the error than this is more evidence that she has not been properly reinstated to office.