Presenting Hizzoner Toronto Mayor Rob Ford

[Wetcoaster]

The forensic audit of Rob Ford's campaign spending has been completed and found that he breached the spending rules and numerous other violations during his 2010 mayoral campaign under the the Municipal Elections Act.

He could face prosecution (likely by a Special Prosecutor) and possible penalties include fines and (surprise) being removed from office.

"In our opinion, the candidate's campaign expenses ... exceeded the authorized limit by $40,168," said the report from the three-person audit panel.

It means Ford is in an apparent contravention of the Municipal Elections Act.

Ford ran a $1.3 million campaign — but was challenged over money loaned to his campaign by his family company, Deco Labels.

The auditors found that the $77,000 loaned by Deco broke the rules because the campaign did not pay interest on the loan.

The audit also found a number of other violations of the Act.

A special prosecutor may now be brought in to sort through the audit findings and decide if further action needs to be taken.

Ford could face penalties ranging from a fine all the way to being removed from office — though most political observers say that is unlikely.

http://www.cbc.ca/ne...ing-report.html

[Wetcoaster]

Hizzonner is seeking an order that Paul Magder be responsible for his legal costs.

And his bro is demanding that the the city's integrity commissioner to step down or apologize.

Mayor Rob Ford's lawyer says the man who brought the conflict-of-interest case against him should have to cover about $120,000 in legal costs.

The mayor's legal team has filed documents with the divisional court, and if the court rules in his favour, Paul Magder, will have to be responsible for the costs.

This comes as Toronto Coun. Doug Ford, called on the city's integrity commissioner to step down or apologize to his brother over the conflict-of-interest case.

Coun. Ford says Janet Leiper's initial report on Mayor Ford's conflict-of-interest case triggered a chain of events that almost forced the mayor out of office.

“Because of her decision, it ended up causing major hurt, not only to Rob and his family, but most of all to the city,” said Ford. “It was unstable there for a month or so because of her decision and I don’t see any apology.”

In November a divisional court ruling ordered Rob Ford removed from office for voting on a council motion that would have allowed the mayor to avoid repaying $3,150 in donations to his football charity.

An appeal court overturned that ruling in January. A three-judge panel agreed with arguments made by Ford’s lawyers that council never had the power to compel the mayor to pay back the donations.

On Thursday, Leiper told council she never sought legal advice before demanding Mayor Ford repay the money.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2013/02/22/toronto-doug-ford-leiper.html

[Down by the River]

Some more gold from Rob Ford:

Here he is, walking into a camera:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rP4yd-ysqZs

An oldie, but a goody:

[Wetcoaster]

Some more gold from Rob Ford:

Here he is, walking into a camera:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rP4yd-ysqZs