(10-22-2014, 10:50 AM)goggolor Wrote: Jay Aissa's lawyer is threatening people for stating opinions and making jokes
Rob Ford Lite™ strikes again. Mudslinging local politics stinks
Quote:Moving on to the campaign of Jay Aissa, who is challenging Regional Chair Ken Seiling, some ugly things are happening.
A flyer that was delivered to some homes — complete with a photo of a man with duct tape on his mouth and the caption "Get Your Voice Back" — alleged that "Ken Seiling has "forced LRT on the Region."
No, he didn't. Light rail was approved in a 2011 vote of Waterloo regional council. Seiling is one voice of 16 on that council.
The flyer also alleges that under Seiling's watch the region's debt load rose to $548 million by the end of 2014.
Also untrue. Regional staff say that the debt will be $507 million by the end of 2014.
Today, homes across the Region — mine included — received anti-Seiling robocalls from the Aissa campaign.
The call said that voters have a choice to make on light rail transit.
"You can protect your money against increased debt that will raise your taxes by voting for Jay Aissa, or you can vote for Ken Seiling and watch your money fly right out the door," says the recorded message.
"The LRT is not a done deal, as Seiling would have you believe," it continues.
"You will have the last word on the future of the LRT. The only way to protect your money and our future is to vote for Jay Aissa."
It would take nine votes of Waterloo regional council to stop the light rail project. A survey by this newspaper has identified only six regional councillors who would vote to halt it. So it's a little sketchy to suggest that a vote for Aissa can stop light rail.