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Proud to be part of your community! Thursday, October 13, 2016 | 44 pages
Council hires investigator to examine conflict concerns over condo vote By Bill Hutchins
Push for Change makes a stop in Kingston Joe Roberts chats with supporters during his arrival in Kingston, Oct. 6. Roberts is on a 9,000 km, 17 month journey pushing a shopping cart across Canada to raise awareness and put an end to youth homelessness. He started the trek on May 1, 2016 in St. John’s Newfoundland and will end in Vancouver on Sept. 30, 2017. During his two days in the limestone city, Roberts met with youth at Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School, spoke during a community luncheon at the Ambassador Hotel & Conference Centre and toured local agencies that work to serve youth homelessness in KFL&A. Kingston events were sponsored by Cushman & Wakefield Continued on page 7 Kingston, coordinated by United Way of KFL&A Rob Mooy/
News – For the second time in a year, city councillors will hire an integrity commissioner to probe the conduct of one of their own. Council voted 13-0 to appoint an independent investigator to look into whether Coun. Adam Candon contravened the city’s Code of Conduct by participating in the debate and vote for the controversial Capitol condominium hi-rise. “I have absolutely nothing to hide,” said the frustrated first-term councillor, who also had a hand in crafting the integrity motion. The hiring decision followed weeks of suggestions that the Trillium district councillor, who works as a real estate agent, may have had a conflict-of-interest because his business was attached to a now-defunct commercial website that had links to the downtown hi-rise. Several citizens first raised concerns about his potential conflict in August. Coun. Candon sought his own legal advice just prior to the September 20 vote that resulted in a slim 7-6 approval for the project. He maintains he has no financial interest in the notyet-constructed building because he has not pre-sold any condo units, does
not know the builder, and never had a contractual agreement to market the project. “I was under the assumption I didn’t have a conflict-of-interest,” he asserted. Mayor Bryan Paterson, who introduced the fact-finding motion Oct. 4, says the integrity of council is paramount. “We need to remove any lingering questions about potential conflict.” The mayor also noted that, technically, the issue should’ve been decided in closed session because it concerns an identifiable individual. But, he says given the fact that public confidence must be restored in the political process, he consulted with the city’s clerk and legal department in order to clear the motion for an open debate. “I support Councillor Candon’s right to support an investigation into his own actions.” However, even the motion to launch an integrity probe was questioned by some community members, noting it’s a strange move for the subject councillor to have a hand in drafting the terms of reference to investigate himself. Continued on page 3
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