Clause 11. deals with harassment. After stating it is prohibited under the Ontario Human Rights Code, It continues on for four more paragraphs.
It defines harassment as "offensive to another person on the grounds of race,ancestry,place of origin, colour, ethnic origin,citizenship, creed, sex,age, handicap,sexual orientation,marital status, or famiy status and other grounds under the provision of the Ontario H uman Rights Code.
I was complained about for harassment during the last term of Council. But not for any of the reasons above.
Th complaint was from a probationary employee. Loss of job confirmation would certainly be an easy means of persuasion.
I met the employee six months after the election at the town booth at the Aurora Home Show . He showed his cell prone record of e-mails to indicate the source of coercion. Still ongoing.
His complaint was processed by the Director in charge at the time.
The Home Show was the only time ,after an initial introduction, I ever spoken to the man.
It was probably also the only time a harassment complaint was ever filed by an employee against a Councillor.
Code of Conduct complaints with their potential for "punishment" show a similar record.
The first, announced during public forum by the complainant, was withdrawn when the complainant learned her identity would be revealed. She had already publicly declared her intention.
It was also against myself.
The second was by former Councillor Al Wilson accompanied by signatures of five individuals who also happened to be Councillors and the Mayor.
It was proclaimed with great fanfare and read into the record by Councilor Gaertner in 2009. Extensive and continued publication followed.
It was also against moi.
The next two received by the second Integrity Commissioner in 2010 , were from former Councillor MacEachern.
Both against myself.
The contract for the new Integrity Commissioner was signed in April 2010.
A further complaint filed by the probationer employee on July31st It was withdrawn and replaced by the Harassment complaint.
Both against myself.
The town solicitor informed Council because of the election, a moratoriu was normally implemented from August 1st.
It meant no more work for the Integrity Commissioner but the contract continued for the full year anyway.
So keen was Councillor MacEachern to make her bid for punishment against myself.
Before there was a Code of Conduct , a formal letter was circulated to Council by a previous town solicitor.
Obviously in response to a request.
It stated; Councillor Buck has every right to express an opinion. She goes right to the line. She never crosses the line.
It wasn't good enough.
There had to be punishment.
No matter how much it might cost,
The last complaint was filed by a friend and associate of Councillor MacEacherh in the week before he Code of Conduct Bylaw was rescinded.
Against moi of course.
It too was withdrawn within days.
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You seem to have been, and continue to be, a very interesting individual.
Presumably because you speak your mind, which in the great majority of times happens to be correct and accurate with respect to the facts, you must be regarded as a pariah by those who do NOT.
This makes them jealous and they feel you must be punished for their personal insufficiencies.
It's too bad that there are not more like you, and far less of the other kind, who have to huddle together in clumps for self-preservation.
It would be far easier to catch a clump with a butterfly net than chase you all around town in your chariot.
They compiled quite a track record when they should have been minding the store. Had they not launched their various vendettas, they might all still be in office. Now, that is a scary thought!
I wonder what the total would be for legal fees blown by Aurora during that futile pursuit of you.
"Barkeep, another pitcher of Kool-Aid for 10:56 AM!"
BTW, 11:31 AM, the pursuit of vendettas isn't confined to MorMac.
That lot really were not that bright, were they? I recall one council meeting after a list of their legal bills had appeared in the Auroran. Total consternation. No one had even seen such numbers before ! Oddly, councillor Gaertner stepped up to the plate. She vowed to check out the offending numbers because they could be open to mis-construction. She would, she promised, find the ' proper numbers ' & post them on the town web-site for all to read.
I'm still waiting.
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Andy Radia
" Maxime Bernier's traffic ticket could prove costly to his career "
Hey, 3:58 PM, Any time they would like to fade peacefully into the sunset is fine with me. Just pay all outstanding bills & don't let the door hit you on the way out.
@ 3:58 PM
" You cannot be serious. " You are comparing apples & oranges.
Poor 3:58 pm
Takes another torpedo amidships!
Hey, 5:13 PM, like you, I'd be very pleased if "they" were gone. I'd also be glad if there wasn't still such a preoccupation with them.
Serious about what, 6:42 PM? Vendettas? What I stated is true - MorMac aren't the only ones pursuing them. Also, apples and oranges may be different, but they're both types of the same thing.
@7:03 PM: Ha! Not even in the same ocean.
To: 8:22 pm
We're in space, not water, dummy
8:22 PM
Let us take one bit of irritation at a time. Try a 24 hour break from the Blog. We can manage without the ' educational series ' . Pretend you are the Mayor of Calgary who has earned the rest.
See, anonymous comments can carry some weight.
Speaking of Calgary.... I wonder how our council would perform in a similar disaster? I am afraid that there is no one around that table that could step up and be a leader.
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