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Former auditor accuses council member of racist remarks, asks Ontario council to investigate
Summary
Brad Newman, whose termination the council upheld in closed session, accused Council member Alan Wapner of making racist and antisemitic remarks and urged the council to direct staff to explore ways to hold Wapner accountable; Newman played audio excerpts and made a public demand; the council did not record any action on the request at the meeting.
Brad Newman, the former city auditor whose termination was addressed in the council’s closed-session report, used his public comment time to accuse Council member Alan Wapner of making racist and antisemitic remarks.
"He said of a public commenter, 'he's a Palestinian disguised as a Jew,'" Newman said while presenting audio excerpts he said recorded other comments in which Wapner described someone as "a Palestinian terrorist pretending…
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