Carl Benito (born February 21, 1954) is a
Filipino Canadian
Filipino Canadians ( French: ''Canadiens philippins''; Filipino: ''Mga Pilipinong Kanadyense'') are Canadians of Filipino descent. Filipino Canadians are the fourth largest subgroup of the overseas Filipinos and one of the fastest-growing groups ...
former politician from Alberta. Benito served in the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the deliberative assembly of the province of Alberta, Canada. It sits in the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton. The Legislative Assembly currently has 87 members, elected first past the post from singl ...
for the electoral district of
Edmonton-Mill Woods
Edmonton-Mill Woods is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It is one of 87 current electoral districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.
T ...
as a member of the
Progressive Conservative caucus from 2008 to 2012.
Controversies
Benito made a campaign promise that, if elected, he would donate his salary to charity. He later claimed that he didn't mean he'd give away his entire salary, just a part of it.
Benito blamed his wife for a failure to pay property taxes on their rental properties. Benito later paid the taxes—but only after his picture appeared on the
Edmonton Journal
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History
The ''Journal'' was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen — John Macpherson, Arthur Moore and J.W. Cunningham — as ...
's front page under the headline, "Backbencher hasn't paid property taxes on rental properties."
In October, 2022, Benito, together with his son, Charles Benito, pleaded guilty to immigration fraud. Benito was fined $75,000.00 for this offence.
[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/former-mla-carl-benito-fined-75-000-for-immigration-fraud-1.6617783]
Election results
2001 general election
References
External links
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1954 births
Canadian people of Filipino descent
Living people
Politicians from Edmonton
Politicians from Manila
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs
21st-century Canadian politicians