City of Pickering; Trip to London, Zurich, Amsterdam and Germany – Update.
Councilor Pickles’ expense report for November shows he travelled to London, Zurich, Amsterdam and Germany. We also know Ashe went to some of these locations as well.
I sent in a request for information to the city to get a list of those on the council who went on this trip sometime in the fall.
The City’s response was that I needed to provide the date this trip was taken… WTF!!!
No information was made available on this trip is posted on the city’s website. The trip for all intents and purposes is a secret and we citizens don’t need to know anything about it.
The City also stated I needed to give a timeframe when the trip was taken. Again since the city doesn’t post any information regarding trips, I will not be able to provide this information.
The City of Pickering is entrenched in limiting citizens access to information that should be readily available to us citizens.
The Office of the Integrity Commissioner is a protector of our elected politicians and is not there to ensure the rules are enforced to protect us citizens from corruption.
The Integrity Commissioner is required to submit an annual report to the City of Pickering, which is then to be made available for public viewing. The Integrity Commissioner has not submitted a report in years.
So much for our democracy and transparency.
S. Moore
