'Not my finest moment:' Police called to dispute between Ottawa city councillor and daycare owner
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Ottawa city councillor Clarke Kelly says he is not apologizing after a Kinburn daycare owner alleged he screamed and swore in front of children during a dispute that saw police called to the scene on Wednesday afternoon.
Ottawa city councillor Clarke Kelly says he is not apologizing after a Kinburn daycare owner alleged he screamed and swore in front of children during a dispute that saw police called to the scene on Wednesday afternoon.
The West Carleton Kids Korner said in an email to parents that police officers were called after the councillor approached the small summer camp where children were doing arts and crafts. The daycare is located next to the West Carleton-March Ward councillor's constituency office in Ottawa's west end.
"This morning, councillor Kelly took it upon himself to enter chambers where a small summer camp group was doing crafts and started yelling profanities at staff, threatening that camps has to go and using vulgar language and names towards staff and children," the email said.
"He then proceeded to confront another staff outdoors to have toddlers (who were walking past a window outside) to have them remove their hands and get out of the area, in an aggressive manner trying to cause an escalated confrontation."
The daycare says it is exploring the potential for a peace bond to "ensure this type of situation does not happen again."
The West Carleton Kids Korner did not respond to multiple attempts by CTV News for comment.
In an interview with CTV News on Wednesday, Kelly admits to using profanity, but firmly denies that any children were around. He says he was "horrified" by the allegations made by the owner and said he is speaking to his lawyer.
