The S_ _ t just Hit the Fan in Newmarket/Aurora!

It all started when I received a comment from Diane, who identified herself as a friend and neighbour of Lois Brown, asking whether it was true that Kirk West had contested and then lost the former Alliance Party nomination race for Newmarket/Aurora to Lois Brown.

Fair question. But because I was unaware that such a race had taken place, my response was that I did not know but I would find out.

Subsequently I received a rather lengthy comment from a person who identified themselves as Val Zans claiming to have been in attedance at that nomination meeting and vote, and then went on to list a litany of stunning and very disturbing allegations. There were 12 in all, but I will list just a few. If you are interested in reading the original comment you will find it in the Kirk West vs Lois Brown blog.

Here are the pertinent points;

1. Lois greeted delegates at the front door and told them that they could vote before the candidates made their presentations and that they did not have to stay.
2. Some of the former executive of the Alliance riding association were in the foyer and were witness to Lois' actions yet took no action to stop her.
3. After the votes were tabulated and Lois Brown declared the winner, the actual VOTE COUNT WAS NEVER MADE PUBLIC. It wasn't announced that night ...it wasn't announced at a later date ... it was never published.
4. Up until today, whenever Kirk has asked those who were privy to the election results ...what those final counts were ... HE HAS NEVER BEEN GIVEN AN ANSWER!

Subsequently I received a comment from Hucksbud confirming every single allegation made by Val Zans. You can also read Hucksbud's comment on my Kirk West vs Lois Brown blog.

Val Zans went on to finish his comments in this way. "Isn't it interesting that in 2006 when Lois wanted to take another run at Belinda Stronach, she made a phone call to Kirk asking him not to contest the nomination". "Obviously she was worried about the possibility of running. Could it be that Kirk had already beaten her once those many years ago?"

"I think that you should know that Kirk showed absolute class in honouring Lois' request and went to join her team in an effort to defeat Belinda."

"As I watch with interest as Lois and Kirk are contestants once again, it is remarkable how far Kirk has come in such a short period of time." "He most certanly is NOT THE SAME OLD SAME OLD ... Lois Brown STILL IS!" And because she still is, I ask the Conservative Party put in place vote-count safeguards and make the RESULTS OF THIS NOMINATION VOTE TRANSPARENT so that there is not even a hint of impropriety."

Val Zans