(AGENPARL) – gio 20 ottobre 2022 City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:
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News Release
October 19, 2022
Notice that the election for the French language public school trustee, Conseil scolaire Viamonde (Ward 3 – Centre) is void
Today, Toronto City Clerk, John D. Elvidge, announced the election for the French language public school trustee in Conseil scolaire Viamonde (Ward 3 – Centre) is void after determining that one of the two candidates is not eligible to hold office. The election for that office will not take place on October 24 and a by-election will be held instead.
The candidate no longer meets the qualifications for office because it has been determined that they are not a French-language rights holder as required in the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990. This includes having:
• French as a language first learned and still understood; or
• Attended a French language school in Canada; or
• Children who attended or are attending a French language school in Canada.
Under subsection 39(b) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (MEA) (www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/96m32#BK22), if a certified candidate for an office becomes ineligible to hold that office and another candidate would be elected by acclamation as a result, then the election is void and a by-election shall be held to fill the office. The City Clerk will rely upon their general powers pursuant to section 12 of the MEA to take whatever steps are necessary to implement this decision.
Information about an upcoming by-election for this office will be provided to the approximately 3,700 eligible affected French language public school voters of Conseil scolaire Viamonde (Ward 3 – Centre) as soon as possible. This school board’s Ward 3 boundaries include six City of Toronto wards:
• Spadina-Fort York (Ward 10)
• University-Rosedale (Ward 11)
• Toronto-St. Paul’s (Ward 12)
• Toronto Centre (Ward 13)
• Toronto-Danforth (Ward 14)
• Beaches-East York (Ward 19)