A panel of Ontario judges heard an appeal in the case of former Elliot Lake mayor Chris Patrie on Wednesday.
Rasaiah’s ruling concluded that Patrie made inappropriate attempts to persuade fellow councillors during his last term as a councillor to vote against the city purchasing the former Algo Mall property site for the recreation hub and tried to influence city staff to recommend to council that the hub be located near the Trading Post plaza.
“I submit to you that Justice Rasaiah did not do a sufficient analysis when she concludes that Councillor Patrie’s interest is different in kind than others. Respectfully, she’s wrong about that,” Duxbury told the panel. “How much of this is a political fight in Elliot Lake? Is the court being pulled in to declare a winner? Is there a little bit of that going on here?”
“Mr. Patrie’s interest was different in kind to the other area businesses as he owns the plaza, operates the plaza and leases units to tenants,” Uukkivi said.