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	<title>Philip Alves &#187; City of Vaughan</title>
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		<title>New youth city councillor welcomed</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/10/25/new-youth-city-councillor-welcomed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vaughan Today]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ali Fatehzadah has taken on his post as Vaughan’s fifth youth city councillor with some lofty goals and the knowledge that he’s now a role model. “I’m of Afghan descent, my parents are from Afghanistan,” the 17-year-old Maple High School student said recently. “I’m a proud Canadian.”]]></description>
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		<title>City welcomes visitors for Bloom conference</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/09/26/city-welcomes-visitors-for-bloom-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/09/26/city-welcomes-visitors-for-bloom-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vaughan Today]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The beginning of fall is a bloomin’ good time for Vaughan to shine on the national stage. From Sept. 29 to Oct. 4, the city will play host to the 2009 Communities in Bloom National Symposium on Parks and Grounds and its anticipated 800 visitors.]]></description>
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		<title>Council agrees to new rules</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/09/24/council-agrees-to-new-rules/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vaughan Today]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Code of Ethical Conduct for Members of Council]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nine who make up Vaughan’s city council have a new rulebook to play by. Council voted Monday to adopt the Code of Ethical Conduct for Members of Council, a 32-page document that replaces an earlier code first adopted in 1996.]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor ‘may hold key’ to leak info</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/09/19/mayor-may-hold-key-to-leak-info/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/09/19/mayor-may-hold-key-to-leak-info/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vaughan Today]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joyce Frustaglio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An investigation into the source of a city hall leak has concluded that the mayor, her executive assistant and a political ally “may hold the key” to the mystery. A June 19 report by former RCMP chief superintendent Ben Soave’s investigative firm, Ben Soave Associates (BSA), was commissioned by the City of Vaughan to uncover how and why copies of cheques and other documents were delivered to media outlets in anonymous brown envelopes late last year.]]></description>
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		<title>27 charges for former mayor</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/09/18/27-charges-for-former-mayor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/09/18/27-charges-for-former-mayor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vaughan Today]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former mayor Michael DiBiase faces 27 charges stemming from an audit into his 2006 municipal election campaign books. The audit by Ken Froese and Glen Davison uncovered several apparent contraventions of the Municipal Elections Act in DiBiase’s campaign records, including overspending his $120,419 campaign limit by $2,712 and accepting ineligible contributions.]]></description>
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		<title>Who will challenge current council?</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/07/02/who-will-challenge-current-council/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/07/02/who-will-challenge-current-council/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vaughan Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alan Shefman]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gino Rosati]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mario Ferri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Meffe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sandra Yeung Racco]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 municipal election is still a year and a half away. That much is certain. What isn’t is who will vie for the nine seats on city council, though speculation has been running high in recent months and shows no sign of cooling off.]]></description>
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		<title>Legal advice sought–again</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/06/04/legal-advice-sought-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/06/04/legal-advice-sought-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vaughan Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernie DiVona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[City of Vaughan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vaughan’s city councillors are seeking outside legal advice on what to do with a damaging compliance audit into the 2006 campaign books of a municipal candidate. It’s become a familiar refrain at city hall: Similar campaign audits of Mayor Linda Jackson and Councillor Bernie DiVona each prompted council to seek both independent legal advice and ultimately charges. The difference this time is the target of the audit: former mayor Michael DiBiase.]]></description>
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		<title>Charges against DiVona sought</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/05/14/charges-against-divona-sought/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/05/14/charges-against-divona-sought/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 22:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Councillor Bernie DiVona’s political fate is now in the hands of the city’s independent prosecutor. At a special meeting Tuesday, DiVona’s colleagues heard advice from Timothy Wilkin that DiVona should be charged for apparent contraventions of the Municipal Elections Act uncovered in an audit of his 2006 campaign books. Council agreed to retain Wilkin to pursue charges against DiVona.]]></description>
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		<title>Cost of coming clean</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/05/14/cost-of-coming-clean/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/05/14/cost-of-coming-clean/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 21:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vaughan Today]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tally so far: nearly three-quarters of a million a dollars. That’s how much the city has paid, as of March 31, for audits of the 2006 campaign books of four Vaughan political heavyweights and related legal fees.]]></description>
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		<title>Council getting outside legal advice on DiVona audit</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/05/09/council-getting-outside-legal-advice-on-divona-audit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/05/09/council-getting-outside-legal-advice-on-divona-audit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 22:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vaughan Today]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vaughan’s city councillors are looking for outside legal advice on what to do with a damaging audit into the 2006 campaign books of one of their own. Councillor Bernie DiVona, who resigned his post as budget committee chair last month after the audit was released, may find himself in the same boat as Mayor Linda Jackson.]]></description>
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		<title>Charges for mayor</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/05/02/charges-for-mayor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/05/02/charges-for-mayor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 03:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Linda Jackson faces potential expulsion from office and her husband, Mario Campese, may be hit with thousands of dollars in fines. The pair has been served with dozens of charges stemming from a court-ordered audit of Jackson’s 2006 campaign books.]]></description>
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		<title>DiVona leaves budget chair</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/04/30/divona-leaves-budget-chair/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/04/30/divona-leaves-budget-chair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 03:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Councillor Bernie DiVona resigned his post as Vaughan’s budget chief prior to a Monday evening committee meeting. The move comes on the heels of a damaging audit report delving into his 2006 campaign finances, released last week. DiVona may have used thousands of dollars from his 2006 election funds to pay for repairs to the roof of his home, the audit uncovered.]]></description>
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		<title>DiVona quits post as Vaughan’s budget chief</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/04/27/divona-quits-post-as-vaughans-budget-chief/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/04/27/divona-quits-post-as-vaughans-budget-chief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vaughan’s budget chief quit the post prior to an evening council meeting April 27. The announcement of Councillor Bernie DiVona’s resignation, made by deputy city clerk Sybil Fernandes, comes on the heels of a damaging audit report delving into his 2006 campaign finances, released last week.]]></description>
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		<title>Ward decision postponed</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/04/19/ward-decision-postponed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Councillors decided Tuesday to hold off making a decision on redrawing the city’s ward boundaries to give residents another chance to make their opinions known.]]></description>
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		<title>Office bug sweep necessary: mayor</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/04/18/office-bug-sweep-necessary-mayor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/04/18/office-bug-sweep-necessary-mayor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Linda Jackson is staying mum on whether a sweep for bugs in her office last year uncovered anything illicit, citing the security of the City of Vaughan as reason for her silence.]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s in a ward?</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/04/11/whats-in-a-ward/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/04/11/whats-in-a-ward/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Faced with uneven population growth in its five wards, the City of Vaughan is poised to redraw the political map ahead of the 2010 municipal election.]]></description>
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		<title>Charges for mayor’s husband looming</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/04/11/charges-for-mayors-husband-looming/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/04/11/charges-for-mayors-husband-looming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Council has given the go ahead to special prosecutor Timothy Wilkin to pursue charges against Mario Campese, Mayor Linda Jackson’s husband and 2006 campaign manager.]]></description>
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		<title>New rules coming</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/03/24/new-rules-coming/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/03/24/new-rules-coming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vaughan’s new integrity commissioner says her job isn’t the cleanup of city hall. It’s to create rules and make sure they’re being followed. Suzanne Craig, who will be leaving her post as Toronto’s director of corporate access and privacy to take up her new position on April 6, says she’s heard the cleanup suggestion and it’s presumptuous.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge finds no bias</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/03/19/judge-finds-no-bias/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vaughan city councillors are pleased with a recent court decision that cleared them of wrongdoing and bias against Mayor Linda Jackson. Ontario Superior Court Justice Peter Lauwers’ ruling, released last week, dismissed Jackson’s claims that council’s unanimous call in June to pursue charges after a court-ordered audit of her campaign finances hinged on a series of illegal actions.]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE: Jackson considering her legal options</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/03/13/update-jackson-considering-her-legal-options/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Linda Jackson says she’s disappointed with a recent court ruling in her battle with the city and is considering her options.]]></description>
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