Tierney touts east-end growth hours before first court date

Hours before his first appearance on a charge of corrupt practice under provincial election laws, Coun. Tim Tierney was touting economic development in front of a business crowd in Cumberland with fellow east-end councillors he dubs the “eastern bloc.”
In an interview before the event, Tierney confirmed that his lawyer, Sean May, would make the first appearance in Provincial Offences Court on his behalf Thursday afternoon.
Tierney referred all questions about the charge of corrupt pr