Pantalone releases his campaign donor list

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

Comments

[Vince]

Smitherman refusal to release his donor list is nothing else but his next scandak taking root and will probably result in another billion dollars lost, another e-health.

[Duncan]

All municipal candidates should be required to release their donation lists at least three days prior to voting day. As a voter, I want to know who is contributing money to the candidates for mayor and council. Mr. Smitherman should follow the lead shown by Mr. Pantalone and Mr. Ford. The Toronto Star and other papers should be demanding this transparency.