Toronto Integrity Commissioner Ends Investigation Into Mayor John Tory Due To Election Deadline Toronto

In an email to Global News on Wednesday, the city’s integrity commissioner, Jonathan Batty, said that since it’s a municipal election year, City of Toronto law requires all integrity commissioner investigations to be “completed by August 19, 2022 whether they have been made or no it’s done.”

		Read more: Jays prez Shapiro says he supports ActiveTO 		

“It will not be possible for me before August 19, 2022 to gather all the necessary evidence, complete the required analysis, formulate my findings and issue a report in connection with the investigation I started on July 27, 2022,” he wrote. Batty. He added that “at this point,” he has made “no decision one way or the other as to whether there has been a violation of the municipal conflict of interest law.” Story continues below ad “The fact that I will not complete my investigation by August 19, 2022 should not be interpreted otherwise,” he wrote. Batty said under City of Toronto bylaws, an investigation can only proceed if the applicant or respondent requests it in writing between Oct. 24 and Dec. 5, 2022. 2:03 Toronto City Council Discusses ActiveTO’s Future Toronto City Council Discusses ActiveTO’s Future – June 15, 2022 A complaint, filed by a political activist, alleged that Tory had a conflict of interest over his ties to Rogers Communications and a council decision to end regular ActiveTO road closures on Lake Shore Boulevard West. In 2020, the city decided to close the eastern six-lane road to allow more space for the public to access the waterfront while maintaining social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. ActiveTO shutdowns continued less frequently during 2021 and have occurred twice in 2022 so far. Story continues below ad On July 26, political activist Adam Chaleff said he filed a formal complaint with the city’s integrity commissioner against Tory for taking part in a council debate about ActiveTO. In early June, Toronto Blue Jays CEO Mark Shapiro wrote an open letter to Toronto city councilors urging them not to vote in favor of expanding ActiveTO. “On the days that ActiveTO went into effect in Lake Shore, our local fans experienced significant transit delays because traffic has stopped on all downtown routes,” the letter said. Torrey has a long relationship with Rogers Communications, which owns the Blue Jays. Tory was a Rogers executive in the 1990s and still sits on the advisory board of the family trust that controls Rogers. Shapiro later said he supports ActiveTO, but wanted the city council to recalibrate the program’s times and locations.

		Read more: Toronto integrity commissioner to investigate Mayor John Tory for ties to Rogers 		

In a series of tweets last month, Chaleff said he believes Tory “violated the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act when he voted and talked about ending Lake Shore Blvd. Close ActiveTO.” “I believe Tory tried to serve two masters at once — Rogers and the public interest — which is what the MCIA is set up to prevent,” Chaleff wrote. Story continues below ad In a statement emailed to Global News on Wednesday, Lawvin Hadisi, a spokesman for Tory’s office, said “the mayor’s record of integrity speaks for itself,” adding that “the timing of the complaint is certainly telling.” “The Mayor cooperated fully with the Integrity Commissioner’s review and is very confident that he complied with the law and acted appropriately and in good faith in this matter,” Hadissi said. Hadisi said ActiveTO was “a traffic matter affecting thousands of businesses and hundreds of thousands of residents”, adding that the Tories had “no reasonably distinguishable personal interest in it, direct or indirect”. Hadissi said the mayor “respects the Integrity Commissioner and his process” and would not comment further “at this time.” In a statement emailed to Global News on Wednesday, Chaleff said he will ask the integrity commissioner to “continue his investigation into Mayor Tory’s ties to Rogers” after the election. “While I am disappointed that voters will not know the outcome of this investigation before they vote, I appreciate the Integrity Commissioner’s effort to conduct a full, fair and expeditious investigation into Mayor Tory’s apparent conflict of interest,” he wrote. — with files from Isaac Callan of Global News and The Canadian Press © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.

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In an email to Global News on Wednesday, the city’s integrity commissioner, Jonathan Batty, said that since it’s a municipal election year, City of Toronto law requires all integrity commissioner investigations to be “completed by August 19, 2022 whether they have been made or no it’s done.”

		Read more: Jays prez Shapiro says he supports ActiveTO 		

“It will not be possible for me before August 19, 2022 to gather all the necessary evidence, complete the required analysis, formulate my findings and issue a report in connection with the investigation I started on July 27, 2022,” he wrote. Batty. He added that “at this point,” he has made “no decision one way or the other as to whether there has been a violation of the municipal conflict of interest law.” Story continues below ad “The fact that I will not complete my investigation by August 19, 2022 should not be interpreted otherwise,” he wrote. Batty said under City of Toronto bylaws, an investigation can only proceed if the applicant or respondent requests it in writing between Oct. 24 and Dec. 5, 2022. 2:03 Toronto City Council Discusses ActiveTO’s Future Toronto City Council Discusses ActiveTO’s Future – June 15, 2022 A complaint, filed by a political activist, alleged that Tory had a conflict of interest over his ties to Rogers Communications and a council decision to end regular ActiveTO road closures on Lake Shore Boulevard West. In 2020, the city decided to close the eastern six-lane road to allow more space for the public to access the waterfront while maintaining social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. ActiveTO shutdowns continued less frequently during 2021 and have occurred twice in 2022 so far. Story continues below ad On July 26, political activist Adam Chaleff said he filed a formal complaint with the city’s integrity commissioner against Tory for taking part in a council debate about ActiveTO. In early June, Toronto Blue Jays CEO Mark Shapiro wrote an open letter to Toronto city councilors urging them not to vote in favor of expanding ActiveTO. “On the days that ActiveTO went into effect in Lake Shore, our local fans experienced significant transit delays because traffic has stopped on all downtown routes,” the letter said. Torrey has a long relationship with Rogers Communications, which owns the Blue Jays. Tory was a Rogers executive in the 1990s and still sits on the advisory board of the family trust that controls Rogers. Shapiro later said he supports ActiveTO, but wanted the city council to recalibrate the program’s times and locations.

		Read more: Toronto integrity commissioner to investigate Mayor John Tory for ties to Rogers 		

In a series of tweets last month, Chaleff said he believes Tory “violated the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act when he voted and talked about ending Lake Shore Blvd. Close ActiveTO.” “I believe Tory tried to serve two masters at once — Rogers and the public interest — which is what the MCIA is set up to prevent,” Chaleff wrote. Story continues below ad In a statement emailed to Global News on Wednesday, Lawvin Hadisi, a spokesman for Tory’s office, said “the mayor’s record of integrity speaks for itself,” adding that “the timing of the complaint is certainly telling.” “The Mayor cooperated fully with the Integrity Commissioner’s review and is very confident that he complied with the law and acted appropriately and in good faith in this matter,” Hadissi said. Hadisi said ActiveTO was “a traffic matter affecting thousands of businesses and hundreds of thousands of residents”, adding that the Tories had “no reasonably distinguishable personal interest in it, direct or indirect”. Hadissi said the mayor “respects the Integrity Commissioner and his process” and would not comment further “at this time.” In a statement emailed to Global News on Wednesday, Chaleff said he will ask the integrity commissioner to “continue his investigation into Mayor Tory’s ties to Rogers” after the election. “While I am disappointed that voters will not know the outcome of this investigation before they vote, I appreciate the Integrity Commissioner’s effort to conduct a full, fair and expeditious investigation into Mayor Tory’s apparent conflict of interest,” he wrote. — with files from Isaac Callan of Global News and The Canadian Press © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.

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In an email to Global News on Wednesday, the city’s integrity commissioner, Jonathan Batty, said that since it’s a municipal election year, City of Toronto law requires all integrity commissioner investigations to be “completed by August 19, 2022 whether they have been made or no it’s done.”

		Read more: Jays prez Shapiro says he supports ActiveTO 		

“It will not be possible for me before August 19, 2022 to gather all the necessary evidence, complete the required analysis, formulate my findings and issue a report in connection with the investigation I started on July 27, 2022,” he wrote. Batty. He added that “at this point,” he has made “no decision one way or the other as to whether there has been a violation of the municipal conflict of interest law.” Story continues below ad “The fact that I will not complete my investigation by August 19, 2022 should not be interpreted otherwise,” he wrote. Batty said under City of Toronto bylaws, an investigation can only proceed if the applicant or respondent requests it in writing between Oct. 24 and Dec. 5, 2022. 2:03 Toronto City Council Discusses ActiveTO’s Future Toronto City Council Discusses ActiveTO’s Future – June 15, 2022 A complaint, filed by a political activist, alleged that Tory had a conflict of interest over his ties to Rogers Communications and a council decision to end regular ActiveTO road closures on Lake Shore Boulevard West. In 2020, the city decided to close the eastern six-lane road to allow more space for the public to access the waterfront while maintaining social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. ActiveTO shutdowns continued less frequently during 2021 and have occurred twice in 2022 so far. Story continues below ad On July 26, political activist Adam Chaleff said he filed a formal complaint with the city’s integrity commissioner against Tory for taking part in a council debate about ActiveTO. In early June, Toronto Blue Jays CEO Mark Shapiro wrote an open letter to Toronto city councilors urging them not to vote in favor of expanding ActiveTO. “On the days that ActiveTO went into effect in Lake Shore, our local fans experienced significant transit delays because traffic has stopped on all downtown routes,” the letter said. Torrey has a long relationship with Rogers Communications, which owns the Blue Jays. Tory was a Rogers executive in the 1990s and still sits on the advisory board of the family trust that controls Rogers. Shapiro later said he supports ActiveTO, but wanted the city council to recalibrate the program’s times and locations.

		Read more: Toronto integrity commissioner to investigate Mayor John Tory for ties to Rogers 		

In a series of tweets last month, Chaleff said he believes Tory “violated the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act when he voted and talked about ending Lake Shore Blvd. Close ActiveTO.” “I believe Tory tried to serve two masters at once — Rogers and the public interest — which is what the MCIA is set up to prevent,” Chaleff wrote. Story continues below ad In a statement emailed to Global News on Wednesday, Lawvin Hadisi, a spokesman for Tory’s office, said “the mayor’s record of integrity speaks for itself,” adding that “the timing of the complaint is certainly telling.” “The Mayor cooperated fully with the Integrity Commissioner’s review and is very confident that he complied with the law and acted appropriately and in good faith in this matter,” Hadissi said. Hadisi said ActiveTO was “a traffic matter affecting thousands of businesses and hundreds of thousands of residents”, adding that the Tories had “no reasonably distinguishable personal interest in it, direct or indirect”. Hadissi said the mayor “respects the Integrity Commissioner and his process” and would not comment further “at this time.” In a statement emailed to Global News on Wednesday, Chaleff said he will ask the integrity commissioner to “continue his investigation into Mayor Tory’s ties to Rogers” after the election. “While I am disappointed that voters will not know the outcome of this investigation before they vote, I appreciate the Integrity Commissioner’s effort to conduct a full, fair and expeditious investigation into Mayor Tory’s apparent conflict of interest,” he wrote. — with files from Isaac Callan of Global News and The Canadian Press © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.

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In an email to Global News on Wednesday, the city’s integrity commissioner, Jonathan Batty, said that since it’s a municipal election year, City of Toronto law requires all integrity commissioner investigations to be “completed by August 19, 2022 whether they have been made or no it’s done.”

		Read more: Jays prez Shapiro says he supports ActiveTO 		

“It will not be possible for me before August 19, 2022 to gather all the necessary evidence, complete the required analysis, formulate my findings and issue a report in connection with the investigation I started on July 27, 2022,” he wrote. Batty. He added that “at this point,” he has made “no decision one way or the other as to whether there has been a violation of the municipal conflict of interest law.” Story continues below ad “The fact that I will not complete my investigation by August 19, 2022 should not be interpreted otherwise,” he wrote. Batty said under City of Toronto bylaws, an investigation can only proceed if the applicant or respondent requests it in writing between Oct. 24 and Dec. 5, 2022. 2:03 Toronto City Council Discusses ActiveTO’s Future Toronto City Council Discusses ActiveTO’s Future – June 15, 2022 A complaint, filed by a political activist, alleged that Tory had a conflict of interest over his ties to Rogers Communications and a council decision to end regular ActiveTO road closures on Lake Shore Boulevard West. In 2020, the city decided to close the eastern six-lane road to allow more space for the public to access the waterfront while maintaining social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. ActiveTO shutdowns continued less frequently during 2021 and have occurred twice in 2022 so far. Story continues below ad On July 26, political activist Adam Chaleff said he filed a formal complaint with the city’s integrity commissioner against Tory for taking part in a council debate about ActiveTO. In early June, Toronto Blue Jays CEO Mark Shapiro wrote an open letter to Toronto city councilors urging them not to vote in favor of expanding ActiveTO. “On the days that ActiveTO went into effect in Lake Shore, our local fans experienced significant transit delays because traffic has stopped on all downtown routes,” the letter said. Torrey has a long relationship with Rogers Communications, which owns the Blue Jays. Tory was a Rogers executive in the 1990s and still sits on the advisory board of the family trust that controls Rogers. Shapiro later said he supports ActiveTO, but wanted the city council to recalibrate the program’s times and locations.

		Read more: Toronto integrity commissioner to investigate Mayor John Tory for ties to Rogers 		

In a series of tweets last month, Chaleff said he believes Tory “violated the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act when he voted and talked about ending Lake Shore Blvd. Close ActiveTO.” “I believe Tory tried to serve two masters at once — Rogers and the public interest — which is what the MCIA is set up to prevent,” Chaleff wrote. Story continues below ad In a statement emailed to Global News on Wednesday, Lawvin Hadisi, a spokesman for Tory’s office, said “the mayor’s record of integrity speaks for itself,” adding that “the timing of the complaint is certainly telling.” “The Mayor cooperated fully with the Integrity Commissioner’s review and is very confident that he complied with the law and acted appropriately and in good faith in this matter,” Hadissi said. Hadisi said ActiveTO was “a traffic matter affecting thousands of businesses and hundreds of thousands of residents”, adding that the Tories had “no reasonably distinguishable personal interest in it, direct or indirect”. Hadissi said the mayor “respects the Integrity Commissioner and his process” and would not comment further “at this time.” In a statement emailed to Global News on Wednesday, Chaleff said he will ask the integrity commissioner to “continue his investigation into Mayor Tory’s ties to Rogers” after the election. “While I am disappointed that voters will not know the outcome of this investigation before they vote, I appreciate the Integrity Commissioner’s effort to conduct a full, fair and expeditious investigation into Mayor Tory’s apparent conflict of interest,” he wrote. — with files from Isaac Callan of Global News and The Canadian Press © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.

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In an email to Global News on Wednesday, the city’s integrity commissioner, Jonathan Batty, said that since it’s a municipal election year, City of Toronto law requires all integrity commissioner investigations to be “completed by August 19, 2022 whether they have been made or no it’s done.”

		Read more: Jays prez Shapiro says he supports ActiveTO 		

“It will not be possible for me before August 19, 2022 to gather all the necessary evidence, complete the required analysis, formulate my findings and issue a report in connection with the investigation I started on July 27, 2022,” he wrote. Batty. He added that “at this point,” he has made “no decision one way or the other as to whether there has been a violation of the municipal conflict of interest law.” Story continues below ad “The fact that I will not complete my investigation by August 19, 2022 should not be interpreted otherwise,” he wrote. Batty said under City of Toronto bylaws, an investigation can only proceed if the applicant or respondent requests it in writing between Oct. 24 and Dec. 5, 2022. 2:03 Toronto City Council Discusses ActiveTO’s Future Toronto City Council Discusses ActiveTO’s Future – June 15, 2022 A complaint, filed by a political activist, alleged that Tory had a conflict of interest over his ties to Rogers Communications and a council decision to end regular ActiveTO road closures on Lake Shore Boulevard West. In 2020, the city decided to close the eastern six-lane road to allow more space for the public to access the waterfront while maintaining social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. ActiveTO shutdowns continued less frequently during 2021 and have occurred twice in 2022 so far. Story continues below ad On July 26, political activist Adam Chaleff said he filed a formal complaint with the city’s integrity commissioner against Tory for taking part in a council debate about ActiveTO. In early June, Toronto Blue Jays CEO Mark Shapiro wrote an open letter to Toronto city councilors urging them not to vote in favor of expanding ActiveTO. “On the days that ActiveTO went into effect in Lake Shore, our local fans experienced significant transit delays because traffic has stopped on all downtown routes,” the letter said. Torrey has a long relationship with Rogers Communications, which owns the Blue Jays. Tory was a Rogers executive in the 1990s and still sits on the advisory board of the family trust that controls Rogers. Shapiro later said he supports ActiveTO, but wanted the city council to recalibrate the program’s times and locations.

		Read more: Toronto integrity commissioner to investigate Mayor John Tory for ties to Rogers 		

In a series of tweets last month, Chaleff said he believes Tory “violated the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act when he voted and talked about ending Lake Shore Blvd. Close ActiveTO.” “I believe Tory tried to serve two masters at once — Rogers and the public interest — which is what the MCIA is set up to prevent,” Chaleff wrote. Story continues below ad In a statement emailed to Global News on Wednesday, Lawvin Hadisi, a spokesman for Tory’s office, said “the mayor’s record of integrity speaks for itself,” adding that “the timing of the complaint is certainly telling.” “The Mayor cooperated fully with the Integrity Commissioner’s review and is very confident that he complied with the law and acted appropriately and in good faith in this matter,” Hadissi said. Hadisi said ActiveTO was “a traffic matter affecting thousands of businesses and hundreds of thousands of residents”, adding that the Tories had “no reasonably distinguishable personal interest in it, direct or indirect”. Hadissi said the mayor “respects the Integrity Commissioner and his process” and would not comment further “at this time.” In a statement emailed to Global News on Wednesday, Chaleff said he will ask the integrity commissioner to “continue his investigation into Mayor Tory’s ties to Rogers” after the election. “While I am disappointed that voters will not know the outcome of this investigation before they vote, I appreciate the Integrity Commissioner’s effort to conduct a full, fair and expeditious investigation into Mayor Tory’s apparent conflict of interest,” he wrote. — with files from Isaac Callan of Global News and The Canadian Press © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.