Before city council votes on entering into a sole-source partnership to reshape Lansdowne Park, one councillor is calling for his colleagues to disclose campaign contributions from the stadium proponents.
“The public needs to know if there is any financial relationship between councillors who are voting and their electoral contributions,” said Capital Ward Councillor Clive Doucet. “I know that many councillors take substantial contributions and, in this case, I think the public needs to know what the nature of them are.”
Doucet is planning to table a motion at the next council meeting asking those members of council who have received campaign contributions from the proponents of unsolicited stadium proposals to declare their status.
Doucet said he does not take money from developers.
Orleans Councillor Bob Monette called Doucet's motion “grand-standing” and said he was insulted by the inference that any councillor would jeopardize the future of the city for a minor campaign contribution.
