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The Mayor coined an expression familiar to everyone in response to a jab by Councillor Ballard accusing him of inappropriate behaviour. 

 

It is easy to imagine the former Councillor sitting at home jabbing pins into  a wax figure of the Mayor.

 

There's a litany of families, particularly employees, who suffered at the hands of these two  while occupying  positions of trust  at the Council table. 

 

The former Councillor  is no stranger to  the art of inflicting cruelty on people who cannot defend themselves.  This deviant behaviour is named after the Marquis de Sade.

 

I re-call a treasurer ,whose wife was dying of cancer ,being put through an Inquisition hearing,  set up behind closed doors with the aid of a lawyer paid for  with  tax dollars,  such as had never been seen before anywhere in the  collective municipal experience  of  all present. 

 

The stories attributable to this former pair of elected officials  are legion. 

They are in no position to throw stones. 

 

 

  From: Phyllis Morris [mailto:phyllismorris@me.com]
Sent: April 12, 2012 1:44 PM
To: Evelina MacEachern
Subject: Letter to the Editor - RE: Mayor of Aurora's comments

Thank you Evelina  for  publicly standing up and speaking  for women & children  (and their families and friends )  who are abused

http://www.yorkregion.com/opinion/letters

Aurora mayor’s comment disgusting, not funny

Letters | Apr 12

An open letter to Aurora Mayor Geoffrey Dawe.

During the March 27, 2012 televised council meeting, you stated, “And I’ve also stopped beating my wife”.

If your comment is accurate, I feel terribly sorry for your wife and an assault charge may be appropriate.

If this was an example of your ill humour and/or you were being sexist, 

you should be ashamed of yourself and should issue a public apology to every Aurora resident and every woman and family that has fallen victim to such a despicable crime.

As for your smirk following your comment, only you know what that meant.

Sadly, following your statement, a councillor can be heard laughing in the background. 

Councillor Sandra Humfryes appeared annoyed, not by your declaration/comment, but, rather with Councillor Chris Ballard for asking a tough question. 
It is shocking not one member of council raised an objection to your disgusting statement, reflecting poorly on the entire community. 

Perhaps the others were shocked by your inappropriateness, leaving them speechless or their silence indicates they saw no harm in your disgusting statement. 
Please remember, during a televised council meeting, you are not sitting in your living room with your friends. 

You are sitting in our living rooms with our friends, neighbours and family members.

Evelina MacEachern
Aurora

As someone who finds abuse of any sort unacceptable

If anyone else feels the same way  - I encourage them  to contact the Aurora Mayor and seek a public apology from him 

His Town Hall office  telephone   is   #  905 727 1375 

Emails can be sent to him at  :  mayor@aurora.ca

FOR MORE INFO ABOUT  organizations that help victims of abuse 

http://www.yellowbrickhouse.org/english/about/contact-us/

http://www.whiteribbon.ca/about_us/