Town of Georgina Campaign Finance Reform
From North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance
On Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Reverend Jim Keenan and Robert Eisenberg will make deputations to Georgina Town Council to request that all the candidates in the upcoming municipal election only accept donations from individuals, and that they not accept donations from corporations or unions.
Rev. Keenan is running for Council in Ward 5 and is a director of the North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance. Mr. Eisenberg is President of Municipal Campaign Fairness and is a director of the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition.
In the 2010 election, the sources of financial support for various candidates varied widely, as you can see from the summary below:
Corporate & union donations as a percentage of total campaign contributions
Mayor Robert Grossi 87%
Deputy Mayor Danny Wheeler 83%
Councillor Naomi Davison 0%
Councillor Phil Craig 0%
Councillor Dave Szollosy 61%
Councillor Ken Hackenbrook 0%
Councillor Brad Smockum 11%
For the candidates full financial statements, including lists of donors, click here.
What you can do
Attend the Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Council Meeting at 7 p.m. to support the Reverend Keenan’s and Mr. Eisenberg’s deputations.
Click here to watch a live broadcast of their deputations on the internet
Please pass this message on to your friends.
The links are not working.
I have started a website with campaign contributions summarized for the past three elections in East Gwillimbury. http://www.concernedcitizenseg.ca
Your advocacy has been an inspiration! In spite of the fact that two candidates (who were re-elected) said they weren’t accepting donations from developers, they did anyway.