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Mayor Accused of Using City Staff for His Football Teams

Posted By: Michelle Rosa · 9/12/2012 5:50:00 AM

There are new allegations against Mayor Rob Ford, and it stems from his love of football.

The Globe and Mail reports that a week after the mayor testified in court that he no longer uses taxpayer-funded staff and resources for football, it has evidence suggesting he continues to do so.

According to the article, the mayor "appears to have relied on at least two mayor's office employees and their taxpayer-funded cell phones to help administer the summer football teams he founded."

The story goes on to say that the Mayor has also hired a former quarterback of the U of T's Varsity Blues football team to work as a special assistant in his office, but he's been seen during the work day, helping the Mayor lead the Don Bosco Eagles in practice this week.

Further to that, two of Ford's special assistants are listed as contacts on the official Facebook page for the Rexdale Raiders. It was confirmed by a city official that Chris Finkel and Isaac Shirokoff's numbers were listed on the page. Those numbers, belonging to taxpayer-funded cell phones.

The mayor was criticized for his commitment to coaching football on Monday, when he left an executive committee meeting more than five hours early to coach a pre-season game for the Don Bosco Eagles. At an United Way event on Tuesday, Rob Ford told reporters, “If I'm not there the kids don't play. Very few times it conflicts with my schedule. That’s why I had to leave two hours before [the game.]”

(files by D. Agar & M. Rosa)

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  1. sharon bell posted on 09/12/2012 06:44 AM
    I say, leave Rob Ford alone; he's doing good work. The more that people nit-pick at him, the more others are going to stand up for him.
    1. Spelling test posted on 09/12/2012 02:02 PM
      @sharon bell Instead of asking Ford for the definitions of conflict-of-interest or now perjury, he should be given a test. If he can't spell it, he can't be charged with it.
  2. Richard Collins posted on 09/12/2012 07:37 AM
    Regardless of what anyone thinks of him as a person, the man has done a damn good job as mayor. Remember, he got elected somehow. We didn't just line up the candidates and tell them that the first one to touch City Hall wins.
  3. proton posted on 09/12/2012 08:08 AM
    MEMO TO ADAM VAUGHAN, PAUL MAGDER, AND THE LEFT -

    YOUR GUY LOST THE ELECTION! GET OVER IT. Rob Ford won in a democratically run election. If you don't like the result there's another election coming up in 2 years.

    No other mayor has ever been vilified the way Rob Ford has been. This speaks to the viciousness of the left who can't handle democracy when they lose.

    No wonder Toronto has such a dysfunctional city council. Pathetic!
    1. Andrew Traviss posted on 09/12/2012 09:00 AM
      @proton Politics isn't team sports. I don't have a "guy" I'm rooting for. I just root for Toronto. I voted for someone based on how much good they would do for Toronto, not because I'm cheering for Team Left. I'll vote for anyone that has good ideas.

      You're supposed to raise your voice when you don't agree with a sitting politician. Democracy is a full time job for everyone, not a temp job that lasts a couple of weeks every four years.
  4. Alex posted on 09/12/2012 09:16 AM
    Proton, Sharon, Richard: I guess the only people who can be said to be dumber than Ford are those who actually voted for him.
  5. StuG posted on 09/12/2012 09:40 AM
    I just read the globe article. first quote from the article below..

    "One week after Toronto Mayor Rob Ford testified under oath that he no longer uses taxpayer-funded staff and resources for football, fresh evidence has emerged that suggests he continues to do just that"

    The mayor testified under oath just last week regarding this.
    I'm sure the judge reads newspapers do you think?
  6. StuG posted on 09/12/2012 09:40 AM
    I just read the globe article. first quote from the article below..

    "One week after Toronto Mayor Rob Ford testified under oath that he no longer uses taxpayer-funded staff and resources for football, fresh evidence has emerged that suggests he continues to do just that"

    The mayor testified under oath just last week regarding this.
    I'm sure the judge reads newspapers do you think?
  7. Gobig101 posted on 09/12/2012 10:20 AM
    Perjury charges coming I hope?
  8. Jessica Laws posted on 09/12/2012 10:36 AM
    If the program is for the high schools why isn't one of the teachers from these schools coaching these kids. I get that it is the Mayors 'baby' and I think it is great that he wants to be able to take the time to coach these kids but lets face it the teachers on these high schools see these kids more often than the Mayor and I think that it should be the kids getting better acquainted with the teachers that are in the schools and available to them 5x a week rather than our cities Mayor.
  9. Me Myself posted on 09/12/2012 11:01 AM
    I suppose we should fire all the Teachers that volunteer to be coaches of school teams. I recall on many occasions that we as students and the Teachers were excused from class early to travel to another school for a sporting event. The Teachers were provided staff support or substitute teacher to fill in. This is no different that what Rob Ford did. In addition, in the modern work place we are allowed flex hours to conduct personal and family tasks. So get over it... all you whiners.
  10. Sylvia Marshall posted on 09/12/2012 11:18 AM
    I may be wrong, but,I believe Mayor Ford does not take a salary.
    Adam Vaughn and his "pack" should think twice before throwing mud.
    In my opinion, they have not just slapped every voter who voted for Mayor Ford, they have spit in their faces, and made a mockery of Democracy. Shame on them!

    Ban bullets.. get rid of the young offenders act.
    Thank you. Sylvia Marshall.
  11. SteveB_10 posted on 09/12/2012 04:36 PM
    If Ford used city cars and city gas for Football, it would only be because the cars work more than 40 hours a week, and the gas is bought in bulk by the city.

    If Ford perjured himself on the stand about his use of city resources at his charity, its only because perjury in the defense of children is not perjurer.

    If the U of T QB assistant coaching High School football is making more than the top CFL QB, its because he is a better stamp licker than QB.
  12. nike free 3.0 posted on 09/13/2012 11:11 PM
    The story goes on to say that the Mayor has also hired a former quarterback of the U of T's Varsity Blues football team to work as a special assistant in his office, but he's been seen during the work day, helping the Mayor lead the Don Bosco Eagles in practice this week.

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