council seat eligibility, Guy Boutilier

Two more people have stepped forward to dispute Guy Boutilier’s council seat eligibility, and both are claiming that they were previous renters of Boutilier. According to the latest claims Guy resided in Edmonton up until the 2013 municipal election, and if that is true that would have made Boutilier ineligible to run for the council seat that he currently holds. Both of the claimants have filed affidavits stating their claims. Dale MacLeod and Lawrence MacLeod, a couple who have sworn that they resided in the Thickwood home of Guy Boutilier as renters from August 2008 through May of 2014. The first person to dispute the council seat eligibility was another renter, Sarah MacLeod, who is also the sister of Lawrence MacLeod.

All 3 of the people who have made claims against Guy Boutilier’s council seat eligibility have not proven their claims in court yet. These claims include that Boutilier maintained te Thickwood home but did not actually reside there, and also that the politician took a northern living allowance when he actually resided in Edmonton so he was not eligible. The MacLeods say that Guy forbade them from taking the credit, and according to Dale MacLeod. “My husband and I didn’t apply for the Northern residents’ deduction on our income tax, because Guy told me not to — he and Gail were applying as ‘residents,’ even though we were the actual residents. During the 2012-2014 period, Guy would never eat meals at the Fort McMurray House. He would come in around midnight and then leave around 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. The basement bedroom was just a place where he would occasionally ‘crash. I never once met Guy’s wife, Gail. One day she was in his vehicle when he stopped by, but she did not get out.”