{"article":{"id":23176,"heading":"THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF THUNDER BAY","author":"Calvin Cumberland","created":"2002-12-05 04:26:38","modified":"2002-12-25 01:17:01","last_modified":"Wed, 25 Dec 2002 08:17:01","article":"

About the credit card issue in Thunder Bay!

Since Orville Santa exposed the credit card lists,

it appears that big corruption is about to be exposed in this town. According to Orville; since he exposed this the city has gone from 550 credit cards to 301 credit cards.

From what I seen it looks like people may be going to jail. For more info; or if you want a list of the corruption going on in this little city Call Orville at 807 623-8288. Click on my site if you want to see court corruption in Thunder Bay.<\/p>\n","contact":"cumber_1@hotmail.com","link":"http:\/\/cumber-1.tripod.com","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"City Credit Card Corruption","numcomment":2,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2002\/12\/23176.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":24639,"heading":"Mayor Ken Boshcoff Camera","article":"I received this email from Orville.\r\n"From : Santa Communication \r\n \r\nTo : abudd \r\nCC : andron , Betty Kennedy , Bill Pawlak , Bird & Thatcher , Calvin Cumberland , Carla Chalat , Eddie doran , "EPohler@city.thunder-bay.on.ca" , Gary Clavet , Gary Shchepanik , Isabel Gannon , Janie McDaid , Jim Gamble , Joe Guthro , Ken Whent , Kevin Goldfinger Palmer , Marvin Peltier , Mary Roy , "michellek@wawatay.on.ca" , Peter Collins , Rene Larson , Post , Rob Livingstone , squittis , Trevor Giertuga , squittis , Eddie doran , andron , abudd \r\nSubject : No subject was specified. \r\n\r\nDate : Thu, 19 Dec 2002 23:26:08 +0100 \r\nJust a Note to All,\r\nIf you read today’s paper, the Mayor said that the camera he purchased\r\nin November of 2001 was given by himself to Corporate Communications. He\r\nspeaks the truth. He gave it to them last month, after using it for\r\nalmost a year. I wonder why he decided he didn’t need the camera?\r\nOrville\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n","author":"Calvin Cumberland","parent_id":23176,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2002-12-25 01:07:33","modified":"2002-12-25 01:07:33","fileurl":""},{"id":24640,"heading":"Administration wielded too much power","article":"This is a letter to the editor I received from Orville Santa.\r\n\r\nFrom : Santa Communication \r\n \r\n"I watched with great trepidation, the proceedings of the December 16, Council meeting. I myself had to leave early due to a personal matter. However, I did catch the last part of the proceedings on Shaw. I have always expressed my belief that administration wielded too much power. This was never more evident than at Monday night’s meeting. For the first time in this term of Council, and perhaps in the history of all Council meetings, administration assumed the role of an elected official by tabling a Notice of Motion to Reconsider. This privilege is reserved for elected officials only. It’s in the procedural by-laws. The Mayor sanctioned this move by administration. With the exception of Councillor Giertuga, the rest of Council sat mute. Only Giertuga asked how the motion could hit the floor without a member of Council tabling it. The truth is, it cannot. If we now allow administration to table reconsideration's, previously decided by Council, because they do not approve of the previous vote, then administration assumes the role of the elected body. Democracy is out the window. In fact why even have elected representatives. During this, my first term on Council, I have seen many infractions and misinterpretations of the rules, but this one certainly takes the cake. \r\nI have been chastised for disclosing confidential information, even though I thought it best served the public interest. The duty of Council is to lead. And lead by example. If we cannot uphold our own procedural by-laws and we allow administration to assume the role of Council, Council should go home. Only one Councillor made an attempt to defend the public’s interest. Democracy, in my opinion, for that Monday night moment was dead. \r\nCouncillor Orville Santa " \r\n \r\n \r\n","author":"Calvin Cumberland","parent_id":23176,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2002-12-25 01:17:01","modified":"2002-12-25 01:17:01","fileurl":""}]}