Oak Ridges-Markham’s Paul Calandra attended events with bidders for Toronto FM licence BY SANDRA BOLAN
sbolan@yrmg.com
An investigation into the alleged acceptance of inappropriate donations by MP Paul Calandra will not take place, the federal ethics commissioner’s office said this week. “I welcome her clarifying we of course followed all the rules,” the Oak Ridges-Markham MP said in an interview. “I do appreciate that we do have an ethics commissioner to review. ... She’s confirmed that we followed all
dian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the body that is reviewing bids for the FM station. The value of the donations in question was more than $20,000. Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson subsequently reviewed the allegations to determine if the two-time MP did indeed contravene the Conflict of Interest Act and last week concluded: “Based on the information available to her and the scope
the rules and I’m happy about that,” he said. Last month, Mr. Calandra was accused in a national publication of accepting money at fundraising parties in Markham and Richmond Hill earlier this year that involved people attempting to secure a new Toronto radio station licence.
parliamentary secretary The MP is also parliamentary secretary to the Canadian Heritage Minister, who oversees the Cana-
under which an investigation can be launched in relation to fundraising by public office holders under section 16 of the Conflict of Interest Act, Commissioner Dawson has decided not to initiate an examination at this time,” according to her spokesperson, Margot Booth. Section 16 of the act states: “No public office holder shall personally solicit funds from any person or organization if it would place the public office holder in a conflict of interest.”
PAUL CALANDRA: MP says he followed all the rules regarding fundraising.
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