Paul Ainslie - Toronto

Paul Ainslie is the city councillor for Ward 43 Scarborough East.

On February 1, 2006, Toronto City Council appointed Paul Ainslie to fill the interim vacancy in Ward 41 that was created when Councillor Bas Balkissoon was elected in a provincial by-election in the riding of Scarborough-Rouge River.

A condition of his appointment was that he promised not to run as a municipal candidate in the November 13 2006 election.

But during the election, councillor David Soknacki decided not to run in the 2006 election. Ainslie forwarded his name s a candidate to replace Soknacki in Ward 43. Ainslie was formerly an executive assistant (aka the EA) to Soknacki.

While Soknacki supported Ainslie's renewed candidacy, a video surfaced which showed Ainslie promising to Toronto City Council not to run. "I will not run in Ward 41, or any other ward in the city." His campaign literature urged voters to "return" him to city hall.

Despite the controversy, Ainslie was elected as City Councillor in Ward 43.

On Monday July 16, 2007, he along with 21 councillors voted with the Mayor for new taxes.

Ward 43 Scarborough East

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