Terry Kilrea
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Terry Kilrea is an aspiring politician from Ottawa.
of Ottawa in the 2003 municipal election
on a platform that included opposition to light rail
expansion, opposition to official bilingualism, abolition of the ban on smoking in public places
, and an increase of police officers. Kilrea has received quite a great deal of media attention in Ottawa from his right wing policies but drew heavy criticism from many groups including light-rail supporters and poverty activists. He finished in second place.
nomination in Ottawa South
for the 2004 federal election
. He lost the nomination to Alan Riddell
, who was defeated in the election by Liberal
candidate David McGuinty
.
. He had been trailing and was a close third behind Bob Chiarelli
and popular former city councilor Alex Munter
On August 30, 2006, Kilrea abruptly withdrew from the mayoral race and threw his support to Chiarelli. Kilrea's reasons included his lack of fundraising success, which might leave him with a significant debt. He also stated that his supporters feared that Kilrea's campaign might split the centre/right vote with Chiarelli thus aiding left-wing candidate Alex Munter's campaign http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2006/08/30/kilrea-wed.html http://www.ottawasun.com/News/BreakingNews/2006/08/30/1786840.html http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=b7e90ba5-a9d3-447a-969a-92e4431dc86e&k=28648. Terry Kilrea's surprise endorsement of Chiarelli had little apparent effect; Chiarelli continued to slide in the polls and finished a distant third behind Munter and the victorious O'Brien.
On February 10, 2007, The Ottawa Citizen reported in detail claims from Kilrea that he had met with O'Brien in July 2006 (before O'Brien entered the race), and that O'Brien had offered him up to $30,000 to cover his debts and help obtaining an appointment to the National Parole Board if Kilrea would withdraw from the race and support O'Brien. Kilrea claims he considered the offer for 25 days and then met with O'Brien again and declined. According to Kilrea the money was offered to cover Kilrea's campaign expenses to date, possibly including debt incurred in the 2003 campaign.
Kilrea swore the allegations in a legal affidavit http://www.ottawacitizen.com/pdf/affid-kilrea.pdf paid for by The Ottawa Citizenhttp://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/05/14/ottawa-obrien-trial-kilrea-testimony.html on December 20, 2006. According to The Ottawa Citizen story, Kilrea subsequently took and passed a polygraph test on his conversations with O'Brien.
The Ontario Provincial Police
investigated the allegations contained in the affidavit for 9 months. The investigation resulted in O'Brien being charged with two counts of influence peddling on December 10, 2007 http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?k=57971&id=62b365a7-c100-4b3a-8ff5-c7d445839bb2. In the resulting trial Ontario Superior Court Justice Douglas Cunningham dismissed both charges against O'Brien on August 5, 2009.http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/08/04/ottawa-obrien-trial-not-guilty.html
During the trial, Kilrea denied knowledge of the fact that his common-law wife had leaked copies of his sworn affidavit and personal e-mails to the media http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/05/14/ottawa-obrien-trial-kilrea-testimony.html, but during a lengthy ruling in the trial Justice Cunningham found the “circumstances” behind the creation of the affidavit “troubling”, and noted that the affidavit and e-mails were most likely leaked by Kilrea himself http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/05/guilty-or-not-here-we-come-liveblogging-the-obrien-verdict/. He also noted “Mr. Kilrea has proved to be a master of manipulating the media, and keeping his name in the news”, and concluded that he may be “well-meaning” — but not, “a particularly reliable witness.”
and vagrants
off downtown streets, particularly around the Rideau Street
area where a homeless man was recently killed in an altercation.
However, his plan of removing panhandlers and vagrants wasn't greeted well by a group of homeless people that are located in an underpass tunnel beside the Rideau Centre
, which was the location of the aforementioned stabbing. What created this uproar is that Kilrea mentioned to a local newspaper that there won't be panhandlers and vagrants sleeping on city streets while adding a significant number of police officers (the latter as requested by Councilor Bedard). Members that are commonly located near the underpass mentioned that they group together and are helping out each other disliked Kilrea's plan.
Kilrea mentioned that removing bus shelters on Rideau Street in front of the Rideau Centre
(which Ottawa Councilor Georges Bédard
planned but rejected) would not have solved the problems of drug dealing in the area.
Though, a few weeks later, Kilrea promised to help drug addicts for treatment. He planned to scrap the city's crack pipe and needle exchange program in order to save 1 million dollars.
to Barrhaven. He has also criticized that the project will hinder activities on the Rideau Canal
, thus a large portion of the tourism industry during the winter periods when the rail will be built. However, Kilrea praised the concept of bus rapid networks as one of the best in North America
http://www.kilreaformayor.ca/upload/dir/facts.pdf The project was later cancelled on December 14, 2006 by City Council.
Chief Vince Bevan
decided to retire earlier in the summer of 2006, Kilrea mentioned that it is not important for his successor to learn the French language since he is opposed to the city's bilingualism policy.
against incumbent Alex Cullen
, which he said was supportive of then front-runner Alex Munter
. However, Cullen defeated Kilrea with a substantial margin. http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=b000504b-0928-4a22-95d0-a88461adcb4a&k=55747 http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2006/09/01/kilrea-fri.html
. He also promised a new recreation centre which would have included a senior's centre and a swimming pool
. He was against a multi-functional Francophone center, citing that it would have been a waste of taxpayers money and also said that they should go to existing community centres.
2003 election
Kilrea ran for mayorMayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Ottawa in the 2003 municipal election
Ottawa municipal election, 2003
The Ottawa municipal election of 2003 was held in Ottawa, Canada, to elect the city's mayor, City Council, and school trustees for the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The vote was held on November 10, 2003...
on a platform that included opposition to light rail
OC Transpo
OC Transpo is the urban transit service of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. An integrated hub-and-spoke system of services is available consisting of: regular buses travelling on fixed routes in mixed traffic, typical of most urban transit systems; a bus rapid transit system — a high...
expansion, opposition to official bilingualism, abolition of the ban on smoking in public places
Smoking ban
Smoking bans are public policies, including criminal laws and occupational safety and health regulations, which prohibit tobacco smoking in workplaces and/or other public spaces...
, and an increase of police officers. Kilrea has received quite a great deal of media attention in Ottawa from his right wing policies but drew heavy criticism from many groups including light-rail supporters and poverty activists. He finished in second place.
Conservative nomination
Kilrea also ran for the Conservative Party of CanadaConservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
nomination in Ottawa South
Ottawa South
Ottawa South is a federal electoral district in Ottawa in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is represented in the Canadian House of Commons by David McGuinty, brother of Ontario Premier and Ottawa South MPP Dalton McGuinty. The riding was created in 1987 from parts of Ottawa—Vanier, Ottawa...
for the 2004 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2004
The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
. He lost the nomination to Alan Riddell
Alan Riddell
Alan Riddell is a bilingual labour relations lawyer and partner with the law firm of Soloway Wright LLP in Ottawa, Canada. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and France's Institut d'etudes politiques de Paris...
, who was defeated in the election by Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
candidate David McGuinty
David McGuinty
David Joseph McGuinty, MP is a Canadian lawyer politician from Ontario, Canada. He is the Member of Parliament for the riding of Ottawa South and sits in the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Party of Canada's Critic for Natural Resources...
.
2006 election
Kilrea had vowed to run again for mayor in the 2006 municipal electionOttawa municipal election, 2006
The 2006 Ottawa municipal election was held on November 13, 2006, in Ottawa, Canada, to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton Public and Catholic School Boards. The election was one of many races across the province of Ontario...
. He had been trailing and was a close third behind Bob Chiarelli
Bob Chiarelli
Robert "Bob" Chiarelli is a Canadian politician. He served in the Ontario Legislative Assembly from 1987 to 1997, and was subsequently re-elected to the legislature in 2010 after serving as regional chair and mayor of Ottawa from 1997 to 2006...
and popular former city councilor Alex Munter
Alex Munter
Alexander Mathias Munter is a former politician and journalist in Ottawa, Canada's capital city. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario....
On August 30, 2006, Kilrea abruptly withdrew from the mayoral race and threw his support to Chiarelli. Kilrea's reasons included his lack of fundraising success, which might leave him with a significant debt. He also stated that his supporters feared that Kilrea's campaign might split the centre/right vote with Chiarelli thus aiding left-wing candidate Alex Munter's campaign http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2006/08/30/kilrea-wed.html http://www.ottawasun.com/News/BreakingNews/2006/08/30/1786840.html http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=b7e90ba5-a9d3-447a-969a-92e4431dc86e&k=28648. Terry Kilrea's surprise endorsement of Chiarelli had little apparent effect; Chiarelli continued to slide in the polls and finished a distant third behind Munter and the victorious O'Brien.
On February 10, 2007, The Ottawa Citizen reported in detail claims from Kilrea that he had met with O'Brien in July 2006 (before O'Brien entered the race), and that O'Brien had offered him up to $30,000 to cover his debts and help obtaining an appointment to the National Parole Board if Kilrea would withdraw from the race and support O'Brien. Kilrea claims he considered the offer for 25 days and then met with O'Brien again and declined. According to Kilrea the money was offered to cover Kilrea's campaign expenses to date, possibly including debt incurred in the 2003 campaign.
Kilrea swore the allegations in a legal affidavit http://www.ottawacitizen.com/pdf/affid-kilrea.pdf paid for by The Ottawa Citizenhttp://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/05/14/ottawa-obrien-trial-kilrea-testimony.html on December 20, 2006. According to The Ottawa Citizen story, Kilrea subsequently took and passed a polygraph test on his conversations with O'Brien.
The Ontario Provincial Police
Ontario Provincial Police
The Ontario Provincial Police is the Provincial Police service for the province of Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The OPP is the the largest deployed police force in Ontario, and the second largest in Canada. The service is responsible for providing policing services throughout the province in areas...
investigated the allegations contained in the affidavit for 9 months. The investigation resulted in O'Brien being charged with two counts of influence peddling on December 10, 2007 http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?k=57971&id=62b365a7-c100-4b3a-8ff5-c7d445839bb2. In the resulting trial Ontario Superior Court Justice Douglas Cunningham dismissed both charges against O'Brien on August 5, 2009.http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/08/04/ottawa-obrien-trial-not-guilty.html
During the trial, Kilrea denied knowledge of the fact that his common-law wife had leaked copies of his sworn affidavit and personal e-mails to the media http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/05/14/ottawa-obrien-trial-kilrea-testimony.html, but during a lengthy ruling in the trial Justice Cunningham found the “circumstances” behind the creation of the affidavit “troubling”, and noted that the affidavit and e-mails were most likely leaked by Kilrea himself http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/05/guilty-or-not-here-we-come-liveblogging-the-obrien-verdict/. He also noted “Mr. Kilrea has proved to be a master of manipulating the media, and keeping his name in the news”, and concluded that he may be “well-meaning” — but not, “a particularly reliable witness.”
Crime and Drug issues
Before his withdrawal from the mayoral race, he planned a tough policy that would have remove all drug dealers, panhandlersBegging
Begging is to entreat earnestly, implore, or supplicate. It often occurs for the purpose of securing a material benefit, generally for a gift, donation or charitable donation...
and vagrants
Vagrancy (people)
A vagrant is a person in poverty, who wanders from place to place without a home or regular employment or income.-Definition:A vagrant is "a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging;" vagrancy is the condition of such persons.-History:In...
off downtown streets, particularly around the Rideau Street
Rideau Street
Rideau Street is a major street in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and one of Ottawa's oldest and most famous streets running from Wellington Street in the west to Montreal Road in the east where it connects to the Vanier district...
area where a homeless man was recently killed in an altercation.
However, his plan of removing panhandlers and vagrants wasn't greeted well by a group of homeless people that are located in an underpass tunnel beside the Rideau Centre
Rideau Centre
Rideau Centre is a three-level shopping centre on Rideau Street in Downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It borders on Rideau Street , the Rideau Canal, the Mackenzie King Bridge, and Nicholas Street....
, which was the location of the aforementioned stabbing. What created this uproar is that Kilrea mentioned to a local newspaper that there won't be panhandlers and vagrants sleeping on city streets while adding a significant number of police officers (the latter as requested by Councilor Bedard). Members that are commonly located near the underpass mentioned that they group together and are helping out each other disliked Kilrea's plan.
Kilrea mentioned that removing bus shelters on Rideau Street in front of the Rideau Centre
Rideau Centre
Rideau Centre is a three-level shopping centre on Rideau Street in Downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It borders on Rideau Street , the Rideau Canal, the Mackenzie King Bridge, and Nicholas Street....
(which Ottawa Councilor Georges Bédard
Georges Bédard
Georges Bédard is a former member of Ottawa City Council representing the ward of Rideau-Vanier. This ward covers Lower Town, Sandy Hill, and Vanier. Born and raised in the area Bédard currently lives in Sandy Hill he attended Carleton University where he obtained a degree in political science...
planned but rejected) would not have solved the problems of drug dealing in the area.
Though, a few weeks later, Kilrea promised to help drug addicts for treatment. He planned to scrap the city's crack pipe and needle exchange program in order to save 1 million dollars.
O-Train expansion
As for the O-Train project, Kilrea had criticized its potential to create a major financial burden to Ottawa taxpayers and mentioned it may also be a failure due to a possible lack of ridership when the North-South Line expansion will be completed in 2009 from the University of OttawaUniversity of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
to Barrhaven. He has also criticized that the project will hinder activities on the Rideau Canal
Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal , also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario. The canal was opened in 1832 as a precaution in case of war with the United States and is still in use today, with most of its...
, thus a large portion of the tourism industry during the winter periods when the rail will be built. However, Kilrea praised the concept of bus rapid networks as one of the best in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
http://www.kilreaformayor.ca/upload/dir/facts.pdf The project was later cancelled on December 14, 2006 by City Council.
Police Chief Nomination
When Ottawa PoliceOttawa Police Service
The Ottawa Police Service serves the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.-History:The OPS roots come from the formation of the "Bytown Association" in 1847. In 1855 Roderick Ross was the first Chief Constable for the newly formed City of Ottawa...
Chief Vince Bevan
Vince Bevan
Vince Bevan served as chief of police in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada from April 2000 to March 2007. He led one of the largest police services in Canada and was one of only six Canadian chiefs in the Major Cities Chiefs Association....
decided to retire earlier in the summer of 2006, Kilrea mentioned that it is not important for his successor to learn the French language since he is opposed to the city's bilingualism policy.
Council Platform
On August 30, 2006 Kilrea announced his nomination for council in Bay WardBay Ward
Bay Ward is a municipal ward in Ottawa, Canada. It covers much of the western portion of the old city of Ottawa as well as some portions of what was once Nepean. The ward runs from Sherbourne and Maitland in the east to March Road in the west. The southern border in the Queensway while the northern...
against incumbent Alex Cullen
Alex Cullen
Alexander Shaun Cullen is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a former Member of Provincial Parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and a former member of Ottawa City Council, representing the Bay Ward in Ottawa's west end.-Early life and city politics:Cullen was born February 18,...
, which he said was supportive of then front-runner Alex Munter
Alex Munter
Alexander Mathias Munter is a former politician and journalist in Ottawa, Canada's capital city. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario....
. However, Cullen defeated Kilrea with a substantial margin. http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=b000504b-0928-4a22-95d0-a88461adcb4a&k=55747 http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2006/09/01/kilrea-fri.html
Plans for Seniors
While running for Bay ward, he promised to give free access to public transit for all seniorsOld age
Old age consists of ages nearing or surpassing the average life span of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle...
. He also promised a new recreation centre which would have included a senior's centre and a swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
. He was against a multi-functional Francophone center, citing that it would have been a waste of taxpayers money and also said that they should go to existing community centres.