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Taxpayers issue apology for “questions”
in our province and countr y .” “However, we understand that the in- terpretation of words we use lies as m uch within ourselves as within the dictionar y . So m e interpretations, which we all place on words, can be m isleading to ourselves and to others. So m e people m a y construe the
language in the posters to be infla mm ator y and derogator y , thus undul y di m inishing the reputation of the pro-Ma y or, councillors and e m plo y ees of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge. Consequentl y , as requested, we hereb y apologize without reserve for the tone used in the questions and we retract the offen-
sive words, in particular the words ‘fraud’ and ‘illegall y ’. It was certainl y not our intent to discredit the reputation of an y m e m ber of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge Council, staff or e m plo y ees, but si m pl y to hold y ou account- able for y our actions. In the future, we shall endeavour to focus strictl y on the facts.”
CALUMET | Insisting that they did not mean to defame anyone, two Grenville- sur-la-Rouge taxpayers have publicly apologized for implying that municipal employees and four council members accepted the misappropriation of public funds. In a Nove m ber 12 letter sub m itted at a re- cent council m eeting, Robin Andrews and Nor m an Bates wrote, “We readil y apologize for our choice of words used on the posters placed on the walls of Centre Paul-Bougie at the council m eeting August 14, 2012.” The posters contained questions that tar- geted Deput y Ma y or Diane Monette, Coun- cillors Noël Baril, Alain Carrière and Pierre Lessard, as well as staff m e m bers. Prior to the start of the August 14 m eet- ing, several banners had been placed on the walls of the co mm unit y centre. One of the banner asked if the four councillors “consider $128 of fraud to be not significant or i m portant? If y es, how m uch fraudulent m one y do the y consider as significant/i m - portant?” Another asked: “Is it true that staff and/or councillors who illegall y use public m one y will be held accountable for returning that m one y ?” Baril told Andrews to re m ove the ban- ners. “Take down that propaganda that shows a lack of respect towards council,” said Baril. “You are accusing m e of fraud?” The coun- cillor challenged Andrews to provide evi- dence to back up his clai m . Andrews replied: “It is a question, not a state m ent.” However, since then, the councillors and e m plo y ees have de m anded a retraction. In their letter, Andrews and Bates write: “We don’t think an y one should have to apologize for exercising the right of free speech. During the m unicipal council m eetings, the council invites the public to ask their questions at question period. This gives the public the opportunit y to raise questions of concern and express the m publicl y . The council in turn has an obliga- tion to respond to these questions truth- full y and transparentl y . This process is one of the wa y s that we keep de m ocrac y strong
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Election March 31 The new m a y or of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge will be elected March 31, about seven m onths before m unicipal elections will be held across the province of Québec. The b y - election, which will cost about $15,000, be- ca m e necessar y when John Sa y well quit in Septe m ber. The no m ination period for can- didates wishing to enter the race for m a y or opens Februar y 15 and closes March 1, ex- plains chief ad m inistrator Carol y n A y oub. Robin Andrews
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