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(Police Union money and right-wing Americans are being used to destroy Megacity Democracy)
by Gary Morton
The majority of Toronto's 58-member city council signed a petition in February opposing the police association's raising of money to fund political causes. But now some of them are seeking the support of police union bully Craig Bromell and his high-priced team of American Republicans.
Mayor Lastman has met with Craig Bromell twice in the past month to discuss the fall vote, and it is known that the intimidating union will focus its attention on 12 races in the new 44 city wards. Bromell was instrumental in getting Lastman elected in 1997, and also in getting Mike Harris elected.
Most insulting is the fact that a team of U.S. Republican political strategists has been hired to run the police association electoral machine. A war chest of several hundred thousand dollars will be provided so these Americans can do damage to City of Toronto Politics.
1,000 police canvassers (called volunteers) will be dispatched to key wards and 300 of them will drive people to ballot boxes on Election Day.
To date Bromell is endorsing or has gained control of Case Ootes, the Deputy Mayor, Bill Saundercook, Rob Davis and Milton Berger. Which means that Bromell and his Americans will be opposing Gail Nyberg, David Miller, Joe Mihevc and Anne Johnston.
Ootes, Saundercook, Davis and Berger are part of Mel Lastman's slate of candidates.
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This page created August 7,2000
