How
far will the machinations of Mayor Brian McMullan reach past common
dignity and continue to be motivated by the fear of truth? The
answer to such a question is not easy to settle on, as time and time
again Brian McMullan has proven that something new is always on the
horizon.
Brian
McMullan's hate for Mayorgate is clear and proven. That hate feeds
on Mayorgate's refusal to accept lies and deceit in public office.
Mayorgate will not surrender to threat or intimidation, and under no
circumstance will Mayorgate make alliances with anyone. At the same
time Mayorgate's readers number now into several hundred thousand
yearly with over 30 countries outside of Canada and the US, regularly
visiting the articles presented. Locally Mayorgate is growing simply
because the truth is
researched and supported with undeniable fact, that is the key to
each article. Now that in itself is a threat to someone like Brian
McMullan.
On
September 1st 2011 Brian McMullan had lawyer Christopher
Bittle of Lancaster, Brooks and Welch issue a threat to shut down
Mayorgate. In his egotistical world McMullan claimed that Mayorgate
existed to only persecute the poor guy. Mayorgate began as a stand
against the corrupt self-imposed censorship in a democratic society
and has continued to provide articles that the standard media has
ignored. Our issues traverse the spectrum from local through to
international, always asking questions in the hope that we as people
feel enough desire to step out of our daily routines of convenience.
Still
Brian McMullan's fear of Mayorgate grows and if that is not to be
considered true then another explanation of these actions by McMullan
is welcomed, by Brian McMullan himself! Proof of this fear came in
the form of contact by a candidate in the forthcoming municipal
elections in October. Adam Arsenault, an unknown candidate for the
top job in the city, had read Mayorgate. At this time there are four
contenders declared, though plenty of time exists for another to
declare his or her desire to steer
St. Catharines. Besides Adam Arsenault, there are two current
councillors Jeff Burch and Peter Secord, with another unknown in Mark
Stevens.
Adam
Arsenault sent an email dated June 9th 2014 stating that
he had been “reading articles on Jeff Burch,” which
had been published on Mayorgate. He had indicated that he wished to
discuss more about this corruption at City Hall. Arsenault concluded
by stating, “I want to help expose this via my campaign
for Mayor.”
This
email was received 11:17 am and seemed somewhat encouraging though as
always a great deal of scepticism remained. Later that day another
email was received from Mayoral Candidate Adam Arsenault, this one at
9:34 pm. Now things truly heated up. Arsenault states, “Hello
Alex after I emailed you. I made a post on my twitter re the issue
and a like to your site. Within a few hours I got an email from the
mayor telling me to take down the posts or face legal action.”
Mayor
Brian McMullan had threatened a candidate in a forthcoming election,
even though Brian McMullan is not running for mayor in the election,
and this comes directly and in writing from the candidate himself.
What Brian McMullan had done is a direct breach of the law, but Brian
McMullan has proven that being a bully is a tool he enjoys. The law
to Mayor Brian McMullan has not always been something he has had
respect for.
A
question was asked of Adam Arsenault as to what did he link in his
Twitter post. He responded on June 10th 2014 at 11:29 am
stating “I posted a link to this...” The link was to the
archive postings for August 2013 on Mayorgate. Three articles had
been posted in the month of August 2013. The first was Deceit &
Censorship Breed Corruption, then Cone of Silence Receives a
Crack and finally Society's Checks & Balances, are they
real? Reading through these articles it is clear that none of
them deal with Brian McMullan, though they do centre on a different
issue.
During
this period in 2013 a situation developed around Merritton Ward
Councillor Jeff Burch who intentionally lied to council and was
recorded both on video and audio. Jeff Burch lied to cover up for a
developer and owner of Sun Collision, Sam Demita. An Integrity
Commissioner had attempted an investigation though was not able to
complete her investigation and stated in her final report that the
serious allegations against Councillor Jeff Burch had not been
cleared. At the same time the media through the newspapers The
Standard and Niagara this Week, and radio Newstalk
CKTB, had ensured nothing was made public. It was the usual
censorship to keep the truth silent.
Adam
Arsenault had linked to articles that had nothing to do directly with
Mayor Brian McMullan and had a great deal to do with Councillor Jeff
Burch. Why did Brian McMullan threaten a prospective candidate in an
upcoming election? Why did McMullan need to protect Jeff Burch from
any questions being raised regarding his lies to cover up for Sun
Collision owner and operator Sam Demita?
As
most brave men Adam Arsenault erased the tweets and quoted back the
Charter of Rights and its sections. Erasing the tweets then quoting
these sections does not show one has any belief in the actual words
of the Charter. Still Arsenault had sent copies to Mayorgate, though
when asked about a copy of the threat by Mayor Brian McMullan, fear
became more evident. Fear is a tool of any bully and cowardice is
the truth each bully hides. Brian McMullan had played these tactics
often enough, whether with Arsenault or with Regional Councillor
Andy Petrowski or even his attempts with his lies about statutory
declarations.
In
this case fear and bullying worked. Arsenault's story now changed
from “I want to help expose this via my campaign for mayor,”
to this, “I may have given in but not without pointing out
that they were wrong and breaking the law by doing what they did I
wanted facts so I could build a strong fight and if I win I can
expose them all. That would have a lot more credibility if the mayor
exposes all the past corruption within its municipal government. I
like to do things strategic.”
This
exchange was on June 10th 2014 at 6:02 pm on the following
day June 11th, Arsenault sent this, “As far as my
tweets to Maggie I want them to think that there is no threat and I
want to confront them in issues.” By now it was clear that Adam
Arsenault is truly no threat to anyone in any way, and as far as the
comment about confronting “them in issues,” maybe no one has told
Adam that Brian McMullan was not running in the election. The apple
once bitten never tastes the same again.
Maybe
Arsenault's desire “to do things strategic” is now left open to
embarrassing questions, his tweets to Maggie Riopelle surely provide
an opening to Pandora's Box. First of all Maggie Riopelle should be
identified as the Executive Assistant to Mayor Brian McMullan at City
of St. Catharines (directly quoted from LinkedIn).
Maggie's
background is not so impressive according to LinkedIn. She is
currently a part time student at Niagara College chasing a web design
certificate, with a Journalism Diploma from Cambrian College. Listed
as Maggie's expertise and skills are journalism, communications,
problem solving, social media, blogging, storytelling and social
media marketing. Considering what is to be revealed now expertise
and skills may be a little too adventurous a term.
As
already confirmed by Arsenault he had tweeted Maggie as part of his
being “strategic,” and not wanting “them” to see him as a
“threat.” Adam Arsenault's tweet to Maggie was, “As a
request of Mayor Mr. McMullan I have honoured his request to remove
my tweets re Mayorgate.” Maggie Riopelle, Executive Assistant
to Mayor Brian McMullan responded, “Thank you for your
assistance. There is some history you may not be aware of. Feel
free to call to discuss.”
Here
you have it folks, skill and expertise in journalism, communication,
problem solving, social media and so much more. Maggie on behalf of
Mayor Brian McMullan confirms that Mayor Brian McMullan is in
absolute fear of Mayorgate. Maggie confirms that Brian McMullan
threatened Adam Arsenault illegally. Best of all Maggie confirms
that Mayor Brian McMullan will slander Mayorgate in person and lie.
Arsenault responded with, “Thank you, I'd rather speak in person
than over the phone cause body language can speak a million times
greater.”
Maybe
this was an example of being “strategic,” though someone should
inform Adam that an individual skilled in communication can use body
language to lead one down any chosen path. Yet a voice when
confronted with the right question is another thing all together.
Still Maggie responded with this gem, “Feel free to call to book
a time. The mayor would be happy to meet with you. He always
welcomes people to his office.”
All
the expertise in communication, journalistic diplomas, social media,
storytelling, etc, etc came
shining through here. In a fashion it smells so similar to the
infamous telephone answering machine message confirming Mayor Brian
McMullan's breach of law only a little more updated by 'twitting'.
Maggie
with all her self-appointed skills and expertise has confirmed the
slander of Mayorgate by Mayor Brian McMullan and by herself. Someone
should have warned dear Maggie that it sits out in the open and can
be snatched up a little like the old fashioned telephone answering
machine. Strategy in this case makes John Beam look like a genius
sitting in a storage locker with a flashlight and a cold Big Mac.
History,
as it had been alluded to by Maggie and the trembling Mayor McMullan,
needs revisiting. It began with a simple corrupt act and a voice of
a councillor confirming that act of corruption. Councillor Jennie
Stevens left a message on a telephone answering machine, that message
confirmed that Mayor Brian McMullan had fixed a lawful by-law fine.
The amount is irrelevant, the type of by-law fine irrelevant, the act
of 'fixing' is illegal. Mayor Brian McMullan and Councillor Jennie
Stevens didn't simply peddle their influence they broke the law. An
article titled A Fine "Fix-ed"? presented all the details as so
called media in St. Catharines will not publish the truth and only
clean up after our dear elected ones.
Censorship
was and is not the solitary tool of the local bunch of news hounds.
Marlene Bergsma of The Standard decided it was not enough to
censor the facts, Marlene Bergsma took it one step further, hence the
article titled You Are A Liar Bergsma. Brian McMullan himself
showed his true colours when on October 22nd 2010 he
decided to call me. McMullan said “your blog, you call me
corrupt I have referred this to my solicitors in Toronto.” This
was the same as his cowardly threat of May 11th 2014 and
the imaginary statutory declaration.
The
election campaign of 2010 had a number of wild issues flying through
the air. Two articles one titled Candidate Double Dipping Campaign Funds and Minister Jim Bradley Protecting a Political Pal moved the veil somewhat to take a peek at our honourable
representatives and Brian McMullan's star was shining at centre
stage. By October 2011 Mayor Brian McMullan decided to stretch
courage past a threat over the phone. He had Christopher Bittle of
Lancaster, Brooks and Welch send an official letter of threat to shut down Mayorgate. It was simply another cowardly idle threat.
Mayorgate
has kept on growing, though local issues remain an important
component. Articles such as Salem's Witch Hunt Comes To Niagara
showcased Brian McMullan's disregard for the law, and Mayorgate's Author Under Threat provided enough shock as to the lengthy
attempts to silence an individual can be carried in a climate of
censorship and corruption.
By
2014 the arrogance of Mayor Brian McMullan was no longer a surprise.
In the article How Much Can A Koala - Bear, questions were
raised as to how can one individual in a nothing
position, in a small town, abuse the law and dignity and still
walk away without consequence. At least Toronto's Robbie has the
light of public attention to deal with. Laval, Quebec had an
investigation to finally deal with, but here in St. Catharines,
nothing but censorship.
Degradation Of Public Office showed how
deceit had grown to a greater and wider scale, and the questions
raised have not been answered. To be sure history will repeat itself
and this is far from the final journey into the machinations of an
individual who has been publicly challenged to prove how any of these
points are not true in relation to him. Threat, intimidation and now
even slander are simply the tools of someone who has no respect for
the law or dignity.
To
Maggie Riopelle, Executive Assistant of Mayor Brian McMullan the
question is simple and publicly made. How were you going to slander
Mayorgate and its publisher? You surely would not tell Arsenault
that all of this history is true. If you did then one would question
your motivation in your chosen job. Yet on the other hand how are
you able to claim that any portion of this is untrue or without fact?
Mayor
Brian McMullan made an unlawful threat to a member of the public.
McMullan also knew that his threat was a lie as no legal action could
be taken against Adam Arsenault for his link or his tweet. It was
intentional intimidation and a lie. Yet the legal ramifications are
enormous now, and the questions raised alarming.
Why
did Brian McMullan threaten Adam Arsenault to protect Councillor Jeff
Burch from the truth? The articles published in August of 2013 dealt
with issues surrounding Councillor Jeff Burch's lie to council to
protect and shelter the owner and operator of Sun Collision, Sam
Demita. Those articles had nothing directly related to Brian
McMullan. Councillor Jeff Burch had himself send NRP cops in 2010 to
attempt some form of intimidation to silence questions of his
possible association with Sam Demita. Now Mayor Brian McMullan who
is not looking for re-election, has decided to threaten a potential
candidate in the election. As always the questions surrounding Brian
McMullan seem to begin with why.
Threat
and intimidation thrive in a climate where the victims grab their
tales and run. Adam Arsenault did nothing wrong in his tweet or his
link yet he bowed to threat and removed it all. He claimed to tell
them they were wrong by using someone
else's words and reference the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
of this great land. Arsenault did not believe in the Charter or he
would have stood by its principles against a coward's threat. The
time has long passed to demand answers and demand we shall continue.
Mayorgate
will not run from threat, intimidation or from slander. Publicly
Maggie Riopelle, Executive Assistant to Mayor Brian McMullan is asked
what she planned to use as slander. To explain what she meant by her
own words, “There is some history you may not be aware
of.” Can you Maggie Riopelle
deny any of the facts or history as published?
Mayorgate
only expects silence in return!
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