Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone has followed the recent Toronto tradition of releasing his campaign donor list before the civic election. Rob Ford's campaign has vowed to do so, although the clock is ticking, while George Smitherman says he plans to wait until after Monday's vote because donations are still rolling in.
Pantalone raised about $850,000, well under the $1.3 million limit, says campaign spokesman Mike Smith. Unions and corporations are banned from donating. Individuals can give up to $2,500 to mayoral candidates. The name of everyone who gives more than $100 must be disclosed. Smith said the list is not available online but those who ask the campaign for a paper copy will get one.
Here are some of Pantalone's donors:
Stephen Diamond (lawyer and president of Diamondcorp, a real estate development and consulting business, picked by George Smitherman for John Sewell-headed panel on government reform)
Bronwyn Krog, developer and retail and planning consultant
Russell Lazar, general manager of Honest Ed's
Cynthia MacDougall, development lawyer
Michael McClelland, heritage architect
Alan Menkes, condominium developer
Howard Moscoe, city councillor
Ben Rothman, Irene Sepp, assistants in Moscoe's office
Brad Butt, president, Greater Toronto Apartment Association
Ian Connerty, vice-president and area manager of Parsons Brinckerhoff, project manager for initiatives including Transit City
Sandra Bussin, city councillor
Claire Copeland, executive and chair of Toronto Hydro
Glenn De Baeremaeker, city councillor
William Duron, Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Joe Halstead, outgoing Caribana CEO
Gord Perks, city councillor
Paula Fletcher, city councillor
Anne Johnston, seniors' advocate and former councillor
Chris Korwin-Kuczynski, lobbyist and former councillor
Joe Mihevc, city councillor
Paul Sutherland, lobbyist and former councillor
Andrew Weir, vice-president, Tourism Toronto
Olivia Chow, MP and former councillor
Jack Layton, NDP leader and former councillor
Mike Layton, environmentalist and council candidate
Adam Brown, development lawyer
John Laschinger, Pantalone's campaign manager
Eb Zeidler, renowned architect
Rosari Marchese, NDP MPP
Sam Sniderman, founder of Sam the Record Man
Peter Soumalias, Walk of Fame president
Lyle Hall, managing director, tourism consultants HLT Advisory Inc., past chair Tourism Toronto
Bruce Scott, chief of staff to Mayor David Miller
Kevin Beaulieu, former aide to Councillor Adam Giambrone, current council candidate
Nick Dominelli, council candidate and former aide to several councillors
Gay Cowbourne, former councillor
Andrew Pask, lobbyist and former executive assistant to Rob Ford
Peter Kormos, NDP MPP
Frank Lewinberg, architect and former city planner
Robert Millward, former planning commissioner
Richard Peddie, chief executive of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
Brian Iler, lawyer and a leader of opposition to the island airport
Austin Cooper, lawyer
Debbie Field, local food advocate
James Harbell, development lawyer)
Ann Ball, Pantalone aide
Alan Brookes, organizer, Scotiabank Waterfront Toronto Marathon
Paul Pellegrini, president of lobbying and public affairs firm Sussex Strategy Group
Sol Wassermuhl, architect
Alfredo Romano, principal, developers Castlepoint Group
Catherine Leblanc-Miller, school trustee
Peter Tabuns, NDP MPP
Matthew Kellway, union rep
Arnold Amber, former president of CBC branch of the Canadian Media Guild
Patchen Barss, communications professional, former David Miller spokesman
Peggy Nash, NDP MP
Angela Bischoff, outreach co-ordinator of the Clean Air Alliance and partner of the late activist and mayoral candidate Tooker Gomberg
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