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Mayor Ford to Testify on Conflict of Interest Allegations

Posted By: Michelle Rosa · 9/5/2012 5:57:00 AM

Wednesday is Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's big day in court, a session that begins at 10 a.m.

He will be called to testify why he took part in a city council debate and voted about whether he should return $3100 he solicited from city hall lobbyists to donate to his charity to raise funds to buy football equipment for kids.

The nub of the argument is that the Mayor violated the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act by participating in the debate and vote.

His lawyer will argue that this is a breach of city council's Code of Conduct governed by the City of Toronto Act, not a violation of the Ontario Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.   He'll contend that the City Integrity Commissioner only has authority under the Code of Conduct, not the Conflict of Interest law.

Even if this is a breach of the Code of Conduct, the Ford team will say there are only two penalties that could be meted out by council: a reprimand and suspension of pay for three months.

If  that argument fails,  the Mayor's lawyer will simply say Ford made an honest error in judgement.

Fellow councillor Glenn de Baermaeker was a guest on the Late Shift with Joe Warmington on NewsTalk 1010, saying he believes the mayor was in a conflict of interest but it was simply an error in judgement, and we should just move on.

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  1. proton posted on 09/05/2012 07:26 AM
    wonder if paul magder would have pursued this if he knew for certain this couldn't lead to the possibility of ford losing his job. typical of the left who can't accept a democratically elected official that isn't one of them
  2. ArtC posted on 09/05/2012 09:49 AM
    Don't do the crime if you can't do the time!!

    Problem is Mr. Fords IQ level seems to get in the way of rational decisions at times. Most times actually. Kind of why right wingers run into problems on certain occasions. Their IQ level!
    In some ways i don't want Mr. Ford to go anywhere. I'm just starting to have some laughs half way through his term with him and his inept bro. I would be satisfied if punishment for Mr. Ford would be he drop his pants at city council and his detractors get to whack his bum with a paddle once....
  3. proton posted on 09/05/2012 01:06 PM
    @ArtC we'll soon find out the repercussions of his actions. Although wrong, it seems ludicrous that he may be unseated for this.

    Examples of actions that should have required resignations would be Miller and his left wing friends OVERPAYING union contracts (even for non-union workers) with our hard-earned tax dollars. What they got in return were votes. THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY warranting a lot more than just firing them from city council.

    But of course overpaying unions with tax dollars to secure votes isn't illegal if you're on the left. FYI MILLIONS of dollars were wasted in this manner.

    I certainly hope rules are rewritten to stop this abuse from ever happening again.

    This isn't the '30s; workers are well protected by laws, minimum wages, etc.

    Maybe then there'd be money left over to build subways, help the poor, etc.
  4. ArtC posted on 09/05/2012 02:10 PM
    this is beautiful!
    online pics of Rob and brother Doug running away from the media at lunch. Doug is running block for Rob while the media chase him. it just can't get any better...Atta boy Rob deek head fake and swing wide. Don't trip over your own feet big guy :)
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