Tim Tierney has admitted it was he who sent a newspaper journalist a confidential City of Ottawa memo regarding a lawsuit over the Rideau Street sinkhole, bringing a swift end to the integrity commissioner's investigation into the leak. Tierney told council colleagues on Wednesday that he'd been "careless," but said he didn't share the information intentionally. The Ottawa Citizen first reported the story on the evening of May 11, after the lawsuit was filed in court. The fact remains I sent the memo and I breached the code of conduct for members of council." Asked by a journalist if Tierney could face some form of punishment, the mayor said no appropriate sanctions are available.

Source: CBC News June 09, 2021 17:39 UTC