Michelle Berardinetti
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Michelle Berardinetti, is a Canadian
politician, who was elected to Toronto City Council
in the 2010 city council election
, defeating Adrian Heaps
in Ward 35.
in Windsor. She also worked for MPPs Sandra Pupatello
and Dave Levac
. She spent some time working as a consultant before entering politics herself.
She is married to Member of Provincial Parliament
and former city councillor Lorenzo Berardinetti
.
, she ran for City Councillor in the riding of Scarborough Southwest
. She ran on a campaign of making sure that Scarborough got its "fair share" of tax dollars. She said, "A lot of our property tax dollars are being spent downtown and not here." She declared, "a road downtown will get paved two or three times before one is paved out here." City officials pointed out that this was not true, that road maintenance was based on need not location. In 2005, Scarborough accounted for 24% of the road repair budget which was commensurate with its population. She narrowly lost by 89 votes.
On November 11, 2006, two days before the election the Globe and Mail published an article by columnist John Barber that endorsed Heaps while belittling Berardinetti. Barber characterized her as the "wife of local MPP Lorenzo Berardinetti and so-called 'political adviser' (read: pillow talker). Scarborough deserves better than nepotism." Berardinetti complained to the Ontario Press Council saying the article made "serious, damaging" statements about her. The press council agreed that the article was unfair. In December the Globe and Mail published a correction stating that Berardinetti was "unfairly demeaned" and that she in fact had more than 10 years experience working in government.
In early 2007, Berardinetti sued Heaps for defamation. She claimed that he defamed her by reprinting the article claiming that he was the favourite and that Berardinetti was not qualified for the job. Heaps and Berardinetti eventually settled out of court with Heaps issuing an apology and paying for legal expenses.
In the 2010 election
, Berardinetti ran again for the ward against Heaps. One of the major issues was bike lanes in the ward. Berardinetti claimed that unconnected bike lanes on Pharmacy Avenue and Birchmount Road were leading some residents who lived on those streets to move out of the ward. Berardinetti, who described them as "bike lanes to nowhere", said that she would replace them with sharrows. This time Berardinetti won the election by 2,203 votes.
Canada
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politician, who was elected to Toronto City Council
Toronto City Council
The Toronto City Council is the governing body of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors....
in the 2010 city council election
Toronto city council election, 2010
For information on the campaign for mayor see Toronto mayoral election, 2010The 2010 Toronto council election was held on October 25, 2010 to elect councillors to represent Toronto's 44 wards at Toronto City Council...
, defeating Adrian Heaps
Adrian Heaps
Adrian A. Heaps is a politician in Toronto, Canada. He was the member of Toronto City Council for Scarborough Southwest Ward 35 from 2006 to 2010.-Background:...
in Ward 35.
Background
Berardinetti grew up in Chatham. She started working as a student in the offices of Deputy Prime Minister Herb GrayHerb Gray
Herbert Eser Gray, is a retired Canadian politician. He was Canada's first Jewish federal cabinet minister, and is one of only a few Canadians ever granted the title The Right Honourable who was not so entitled by virtue of a position held.-Early life:Born in Windsor, Ontario, the son of Harry...
in Windsor. She also worked for MPPs Sandra Pupatello
Sandra Pupatello
Sandra Pupatello was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2011 as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party, serving as a Minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty....
and Dave Levac
Dave Levac
David Joseph "Dave" Levac is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Brant for the Ontario Liberal Party...
. She spent some time working as a consultant before entering politics herself.
She is married to Member of Provincial Parliament
Member of Provincial Parliament
A Member of Provincial Parliament is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.The titular designation "Member of Provincial Parliament" and the initialism "MPP" were formally adopted by the Legislature on April 7, 1938...
and former city councillor Lorenzo Berardinetti
Lorenzo Berardinetti
Lorenzo Berardinetti is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is the member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Scarborough Southwest, representing the governing Ontario Liberal Party....
.
Politics
In 2006Toronto municipal election, 2006
The 2006 Toronto municipal election took place on 13 November 2006 to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto, Ontario. In addition, school trustees were elected to the Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest...
, she ran for City Councillor in the riding of Scarborough Southwest
Scarborough Southwest
Scarborough Southwest is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons.On Toronto City Council, the southeast portion is represented by Gary Crawford. The northwest section is represented by Michelle Berardinetti.-Geography:It covers the...
. She ran on a campaign of making sure that Scarborough got its "fair share" of tax dollars. She said, "A lot of our property tax dollars are being spent downtown and not here." She declared, "a road downtown will get paved two or three times before one is paved out here." City officials pointed out that this was not true, that road maintenance was based on need not location. In 2005, Scarborough accounted for 24% of the road repair budget which was commensurate with its population. She narrowly lost by 89 votes.
On November 11, 2006, two days before the election the Globe and Mail published an article by columnist John Barber that endorsed Heaps while belittling Berardinetti. Barber characterized her as the "wife of local MPP Lorenzo Berardinetti and so-called 'political adviser' (read: pillow talker). Scarborough deserves better than nepotism." Berardinetti complained to the Ontario Press Council saying the article made "serious, damaging" statements about her. The press council agreed that the article was unfair. In December the Globe and Mail published a correction stating that Berardinetti was "unfairly demeaned" and that she in fact had more than 10 years experience working in government.
In early 2007, Berardinetti sued Heaps for defamation. She claimed that he defamed her by reprinting the article claiming that he was the favourite and that Berardinetti was not qualified for the job. Heaps and Berardinetti eventually settled out of court with Heaps issuing an apology and paying for legal expenses.
In the 2010 election
Toronto municipal election, 2010
The 2010 Toronto municipal election was held on October 25, 2010 to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto, Canada. In addition, school trustees were elected to the Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest and...
, Berardinetti ran again for the ward against Heaps. One of the major issues was bike lanes in the ward. Berardinetti claimed that unconnected bike lanes on Pharmacy Avenue and Birchmount Road were leading some residents who lived on those streets to move out of the ward. Berardinetti, who described them as "bike lanes to nowhere", said that she would replace them with sharrows. This time Berardinetti won the election by 2,203 votes.
Election results
| 2010 Toronto election Toronto city council election, 2010 For information on the campaign for mayor see Toronto mayoral election, 2010The 2010 Toronto council election was held on October 25, 2010 to elect councillors to represent Toronto's 44 wards at Toronto City Council... , Ward 35 |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Berardinetti | 8,293 | 50.4 |
| Adrian Heaps | 6,020 | 36.6 |
| Malik Ahmad | 850 | 5.2 |
| Victoria Doyle | 429 | 2.6 |
| Ed Green | 253 | 1.6 |
| John Lewis | 183 | 1.1 |
| Jay Burnett | 173 | 1.1 |
| Peter Tijiri | 90 | 0.6 |
| John Morawietz | 76 | 0.5 |
| Jason Woychesko | 70 | 0.4 |
| Total | 16,437 | 100% |
| 2006 Toronto election Toronto municipal election, 2006 The 2006 Toronto municipal election took place on 13 November 2006 to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto, Ontario. In addition, school trustees were elected to the Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest... , Ward 35 |
||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Heaps | 2,949 | 23.8 |
| Michelle Berardinetti | 2,860 | 23.1 |
| Dan Harris | 1,853 | 14.9 |
| Elizabeth Moyer | 1,371 | 11.1 |
| Mike Kilpatrick | 1,098 | 8.9 |
| Worrick Russell | 786 | 6.3 |
| Sharif Ahmed | 669 | 5.4 |
| Norman Lovatsis | 436 | 3.5 |
| Jason Carey | 113 | 0.9 |
| Armando Calderon | 94 | 0.8 |
| Michael Brausewetter | 89 | 0.7 |
| Tony Festino | 52 | 0.4 |
| Axcel Cocon | 30 | 0.2 |
| Total | 12,400 | 100% |