- Paul Ainslie
Paul Ainslie is a
Toronto city councillor. Initially appointed as an interim councillor, he now serves as a regular councillor forWard 43 Scarborough East .On
February 1 ,2006 , City Council appointed Ainslie to fill the vacancy in Ward 41 that was created whenBas Balkissoon was elected in a provincial by-election in the riding ofScarborough-Rouge River .A condition of the appointment was that he may not run as a candidate in the 2006 election. However, when councillor
David Soknacki announced his intention not to run in the 2006 election, Ainslie put his name forward as a candidate to replace him in Ward 43. Ainslie was formerly an executive assistant to Soknacki.While Soknacki supported Ainslie's renewed candidacy, a video surfaced which showed Ainslie promising to Toronto City Council not to run. "I will not run in Ward 41, or any other ward in the city." [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20061004.AINSLIE04/TPStory/TPNational/Ontario/] His campaign literature urged voters to "return" him to city hall. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20061002.CITYHALL02/TPStory/TPNational/Ontario/]
Despite the controversy, Ainslie was elected in Ward 43.
References
* [http://wx.toronto.ca/inter/it/newsrel.nsf/7017df2f20edbe2885256619004e428e/d03afcc70a53f703852571080054194f?OpenDocument City of Toronto press release regarding appointment as Councillor]
* [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20061004.AINSLIE04/TPStory/TPNational/Ontario/ Councillor's stand-in breaks promise not to run for office]
* [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20061002.CITYHALL02/TPStory/TPNational/Ontario/ Ainslie releases controversial literature]External links
* [http://www.paulainslie.com Paul Ainslie official website]
* [http://www.toronto.ca/councillors/ainslie1.htm Paul Ainslie profile on City of Toronto website]
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