Right now, London, Ontario is embroiled in a controversy over our mayor, Joe Fontana. Joe used to be the MP for my riding and was a cabinet minister under Paul Martin. He left Federal politics and ran twice for mayor, winning over incumbent Anne-Marie DeCicco-Best on his second try. Now, his past has come back to haunt him. He faces charges of fraud, breach of trust, and uttering forged documents related to his alleged use of Federal funds to pay for his son's wedding during his time on Cabinet.

A United Church minister who served several congregations and was Executive Secretary of London Conference was found not guilty of several charges involving sexual assault in Godderich this week.

Choosing of the jury:

http://www.lfpress.com/2012/09/17/jury-selected-in-sexual-assault-trial-of-former-united-church-minister-david-woodall

Story of trial:

This go in any one of 4 or 5 forums, but I'll dump it here since I have no idea where the conversation might go.