Toronto - Mayor Rob Ford to be kicked out on his ass

[gsdx]

He thought he was the All Powerful who couldn't be touched. (He was the mayor who refused to attend Toronto's Gay Pride parade.) His entire tenure as mayor has been full of controversy. Toronto must be celebrating today:

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was found guilty in a conflict of interest case and will be removed from office.

Justice Charles Hackland released his ruling on Monday, rejecting Ford's claim that his decision to participate in a debate over whether he should repay $3,150 in questionable donations was a simple error in judgment.

"The Mayor is the face of City government, both internally and externally. Maintaining the integrity of government is the Mayor's most important job," Hackland found, in part, according to a tweet by the Toronto Star's Robyn Doolittle.

John Mascarin, a municipal law expert who has been following the case, told the Toronto Star that "there's never been a brouhaha of this magnitude in a major Canadian city."

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dail...rd-found-guilty-removed-office-155533313.html

 

[Ontariobear]

All my GTA Facebook friends are thrilled about it.

 

[bankside]

Yaaaaaay! Good riddance. Toronto has won twice in as many days.

 

[mikey3000]

Haleluja!!! Rob Ford has been an pathetic embarassment since day one. Good riddance!

All together now, "Oooooiiiinnnnkkkk! The gravy train has left the building."

 

[PreTTy PeTe]

Thank god he's gone. With World Pride coming we need a mayor that is inclusive of all the people.

 

[cgymike]

TO just sucks anyway...overbloated rust belt city with pretentions to be otherwise. people there can be the rudest assholes too. Vancouver is 19,808.76 times better.

 

[mikey3000]

Aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrggggggooooosssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!

 

[PreTTy PeTe]

 

[Críostóir]

Everyone I know in Toronto will be ecstatic.

 

[cgymike]

They will all move to Kitchener

 

[Callum]

Hallelujah! I just want to violently stab him whenever I see a picture. Okay, maybe not that violent but still...

TO just sucks anyway...overbloated rust belt city with pretentions to be otherwise. people there can be the rudest assholes too. Vancouver is 19,808.76 times better.

Eh, Vancouver is pretty awesome although it doesn't compare to the culture of Montreal. But there's something about Toronto south of Dupont to the lake that's just freakin' awesome and will always have my heart.

 

[bankside]

I wonder what I'm missing about Montréal. I love Vancouver and Montréal, but I couldn't see myself saying that Montréal is way ahead in a different league.

 

[Callum]

You could be missing the European flair it has. Quebec City is similar in that regard too.

 

[bankside]

I know both cities. Lived near Québec for a short while.

 

[Axxess]

According to wikipedia (my source for everything Canadian politics), he's going to appeal the ruling. So it'll be at least December, January, or maybe even February until anything happens. So...temporary victory?

 

[Ninja108]

GLad to hear it..hopefully the ruling will stay the wya it is.

 

[PreTTy PeTe]

 

[PreTTy PeTe]

 

[PreTTy PeTe]

double thread sorry boys and girls.

 

[PreTTy PeTe]

I dream of the day the men in the funny suits take this man away.
the right honorable mayor of Toronto and homophobic piece of shit.

today could be the day for his last and only appeal. His trial is trending on twitter here.

I hope CAMH has a fine time with him.