Monday, October 03, 2011

Mississauga mayor McCallion found behaving as anyone in power does

The Mississauga inquiry probing the possible violation of conflict of interest rules by longtime Mayor Hazel McCallion has found that the mayor had a "real and apparent conflict of interest."

The City of Mississauga Judicial Inquiry report by Justice Douglas Cunningham ruled that McCallion was inappropriately involved in a failed $14.4-million land deal between the city and World Class Developments, a development company partly owned by her son, Peter McCallion.

The report states that people "fortunate enough to enjoy friendships" with the mayor have reaped benefits from those ties, and that the popular mayor's actions raise "significant concerns."


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