Sam Sotiropoulos

Trustee Ward 20 Scarborough-Agincourt

'0'0 @on#e 1treet, Toronto, "! M2! '!& Tel( 041A7 695B60AA CaD( 041A7 695B6114 >mail( sam/sotiropoulosEtds /on/ca

Without Prejudice, April 29, 2014 To Whom It May Concern, This letter is a response to an article pu lished on the !"W Ma#a$ine %e site on April 2&, 2014 at 0'(10 PM entitled )*omopho ic trustee+s ac,ers as, -or money ac,., %ritten y Andrea *ouston/ 01ee( http(22%%%/no%toronto/com2ne%s2story/c-m3content4195546 -or re-erence purposes7/ This letter o- complaint and -ormal apolo#y and retraction re8uest also applies to any print 9ersions o- the article in 8uestion/ It has come to my attention that !"W Ma#a$ine has pu lished an article %ith a title, content and intent that is clearly de-amatory and constitutes an assault a#ainst my reputation and personal character/ The title o- the article oldly alle#es that I am )*omopho ic. and -urther, that my motion %hich %as put e-ore the Toronto :istrict 1chool ;oard at the <e#ular ;oard Meetin# on April 9, 2014, %as also )homopho ic./ These are serious alle#ations %hich are not su stantiated in any %ay in the article in 8uestion/ Indeed, these statements are li ellous as de-ined y the =i el and 1lander Act 0</1/"/ 1990, C*APT>< =/127 o- the Pro9ince o- "ntario/ There is nothin# -air or pri9ile#ed a out the malicious nature and intent o- the de-amatory statements a#ainst my person and reputation %hich are part o- the article in 8uestion/ I am respect-ully re8uestin# that !"W Ma#a$ine either -actually esta lish that I am )homopho ic. and that my motion %as )homopho ic., or that your pu lication issues an immediate apolo#y and prominent retraction o- these de-amatory and li ellous attac,s a#ainst my character and reputation/ This -ormal complaint and retraction re8uest applies to all instances o- the article in 8uestion %hich ha9e een pu lished on the !"W Ma#a$ine %e site, and2or any%here else in !"W Ma#a$ine 0or associated7 print or di#ital -ormat0s7 %ithout 8uali-ication/ 1hould you choose to disre#ard this complaint and not comply %ith my -ormal re8uest -or a pu lic apolo#y and retraction, I %ill 9i#orously pursue all options a9aila le to me under the =i el and 1lander Act 0</1/"/ 1990, C*APT>< =/127 o- the Pro9ince o- "ntario/ 1incerely,

1am 1otiropoulos Trustee, Ward 20 1car orou#h ? A#incourt