Toronto City Councillors Making Donations to Political Organizations Using Taxpayer Funds
18 March 2010 | Municipal Government
The Globe and Mail reports that Toronto City Councillors are using taxpayer funds to make donations to political organizations that may in turn support the councillor's re-election.
According to the Globe and Mail, the city's expense policy allows councillors to use leftover funds from their $53,100 office budgets to donate to local organizations, as long as the donation is made before Labour Day in an election year.
Do you agree with Myer Siemiatycki's arguements in the story? Do these donations provide an unfair advantage to sitting councillors?