later introduced another vote to topple the complete project which failed. On December 14, 2006, after Mayor Larry O'Brien decided to vote against the project, Hunter voted for the cancellation of the project. Meanwhile, on Feb. 22, 2007, on CFRA's "The Lunch Bunch", Hunter said he may have accepted a campaign contribution from the Siemens/PCL consortium (Ottawa LRT Corporation).. Gord Hunter was also criticized for the appearance of a conflict of interest for having accepted a free corporate box seat at the 2007 Stanley Cup NHL hockey playoff game (Senators v.s. Anaheim Ducks) at Scotiabank Place from Waste Management Services—a company that the City does business with. (Ottawa Sun, June 11, 2007). The City of Ottawa Policy states: "employees must not accept, directly or indirectly, any gifts, hospitality or other benefits that are offered by persons, groups or organizations having dealings with the city." However, other than addressing corruption, the provincial Municipal Act does not prohibit councillors from accepting such gifts. It was revealed in a report of the City of Ottawa's 2007 office budget spending by city councillors that Gord Hunter spent the least. According to the Ottawa Sun (April 1, 2008): "The most frugal on the list is always Knoxdale-Merivale Coun. Gord Hunter and 2007 was no exception. Hunter only spent $11,862 of his budget, saving taxpayers more than $24,000." Election results Canadian federal election, 1980 Nepean–Carleton Canadian federal election, 1984 Nepean–Carleton Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections, 1997 Ontario provincial election, 1999 Ottawa municipal election, 2000 Ottawa municipal election, 2003 Ottawa municipal election, 2006 References External links Councillor Gord Hunter - Official Site City biography Pesticide Vote City to review ethics and gifts policy By DEREK PUDDICOMBE, Sun Media 1946 births Lakefield College School alumni Ontario Liberal Party candidates in Ontario provincial elections Candidates in the 1980 Canadian federal election Candidates in the 1984 Canadian federal election Living people Ottawa city councillors Ottawa-Carleton regional councillors Liberal Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons