@PennyWiser71 @lauracohen2424 @kaylaspag @tristanoliff I too would have enjoyed watching him lose disastrously…but I guess Rick’s smart enough to run away.
@Bob_Chiarelli While I do appreciate you saying this Bob, it would have been better served coming out before the 11th hour and after he stated he would not run.
#VirtueSignalling
There’s no value in repeating his dishonest denials, especially if you’re not going to provide any context or facts.
He’s gone because of what he did and because residents don’t want him anymore.
Chiarelli maintains the numerous allegations against him concerning sexual harassment of staff and inappropriate behaviour are a part of a coordinated campaign to discredit him.
The City integrity commissioner found he had violated the Code of Conduct based on those allegations.
Chiarelli says while he believes he would win if he ran, his family is concerned for his health. He says the last four years has “been an assault on me from a lot of different angles including a health crisis.” #ottnews
Did the sexual misconduct allegations play a role in his decision not to run?
Chiarelli still says it was a coordinated approach to take him down. Says the “Me Too” movement have become a “political weapon.” He feels he didn’t have an opportunity to share his side. #ottnews
1/6 Rick Chiarelli is not an underdog targeted by some shadow political organization. He is not the unsung hero fighting for the masses behind the scenes. He is a man who has been left in power and eats up the attention like a giddy schoolgirl (no offence meant to schoolgirls, I
I called on Rick Chiarelli to resign his seat at the last Planning Committee meeting. The reaction? Pearl clutching, cautions about decorum and “integrity”. What a backwards place.
Anyone who's ever had a meeting with @RickChiarelli can attest that he never puts his phone away (much to the horror as his staff when it was rude). If unauthorized DMs came in, over 2 weeks ago too, there's a 0% chance he would miss all those notifications. Just sayin. #ottpoli
The account was sending tweets about city-related activities at the roughly the same time as it was having a conversation about taking a random woman on a trip to Spain. https://t.co/tD0UHobrJ2
@ResignRick or... if you prefer, sign the other petition, to support the judicial review which may lesson the punishment and ensure future inquiries are fair, prudent, unbiased and not vindictive. This is what Mr. Chiarelli's lawyers said: