Thread by @mynamesnotgordy

$200K of full-page anti-teacher ads placed by group called Vaughan Working Families. The bill goes to Loopstra Nixon LLP. Phone calls to that firm were directed to partner, Quinto Annibale.

Now it gets really intriguing...

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Annibale is on the board of mysterious Vaughan Working Families (VWF). A group registered in 2018 by a group called Vaughan Health Campus of Care (VHCC). A group organized in 2007 by developers to lobby and raise funds for new hospital in Vaughan.

Cue Lecce's appearance...

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Stephen Lecce was seconded from his Harper govt role in 2009/10 - to support Julian Fantino's by-election campaign in Vaughan. After his election MP Fantino secured $10M of fed funds for VHCC group's project.

Quinto Annibale has contributed $30K to Ontario PCs since 2014...

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In 2019, Vic Fedeli appointed Annibale to the LCBO board and Loopstra Nixon LLP accompanied Vic Fedeli on a government trade mission to India late last year. (not clear who paid for the law firm's travel)

Lecce photographed at official gathering with Annibale in Oct 2019.

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After all this, the Ford government insists it's never heard of Vaughan Working Families group and they "have no knowledge" of who placed the $200K of ads.

Instead of Lecce, the government had Paul Calandra field VWF questions from TV reporters.

Nothing to see here, folks.

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