Can a party who votes in favour of a grant for a local festival receive any pecuniary interest in the grant?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Yorke et. al. v. Harris, 2020 ONSC 7361 (CanLII):
In Gammie v. Turner, the respondent voted in favour of a grant for a local festival. No pecuniary interest was found, and the court also held that the respondent’s interest in the festival grant was shared with electors generally.
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