Historically many questions have been raised about our public official’s honesty and incorruptibility

BY STEVEN KASZAB

Petition: Complete Transparency of Financials from all Elected Officials

Petition: A formal written request made to an authority or organized body.

That it may happen: So, let it be done.

We request that all officials elected to a governmental body with the ability/power/appointed authority to purchase/manipulate/influence or establish the purchasing/direction/influence of governmental services/property and public policy should reveal fully their personal financial worth before entering and pursuing their offices practices.

Further, whatever the period of these mentioned elected officials may be, that the same financial revelation be made before they retire their office.

Purpose: to ensure the complete honesty, incorruptible nature of those who wish to serve within public office.

Historically many questions have been raised about our public official’s honesty and incorruptibility, challenged through national security or criminal procedures.

Some questions are:

• Have public officials been unduly influenced by foreign, criminal or corporate agents?
• Are they open to bribery and manipulation?
• Do they have financial resources hidden in foreign banking centres?

It is essential that all elected officials, whether they be: municipal, provincial or federal, be effectively incorruptible, honest and able to carry out their jobs for the people. A procedure starting with a thorough financial and personal investigation of each individual will end with this procedure being applied before these individuals leave office.

If someone was worth, let’s say $350,000 and after five years in office is worth $2.3 million, the public deserves and has the obligation to be told how this happened. Full disclosure is required.

Many will say that this procedure will limit the number of candidates to public office. I say it will keep the riff-raff out of office and present the public with an: honest, trustworthy civic, provincial and federal government.

What are our security agencies for?

Begin investigations that will weed out potential and real corruption.

This is an actual petition.