An audio tape of the lengthy meeting that is at the heart of the lawsuit Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is now defending makes it clear that he was obsessed with the culture of opacity, untendered contracts and back-room dealing at City Hall – and not with the man he’s alleged to have defamed.
That man, restaurant operator George Foulidis, is now suing Mr. Ford, who was then running for mayor, for $6-million for remarks published in the Toronto Sun the day after he met the paper’s editorial board.
Curiously, and very unusually, the newspaper itself is not being sued, as is the norm.
He's a good man trying his best. Let's hope that's enough for Rob Ford to be re-elected.
He is fat and ugly and didn't go to the right schools. How dare he purport to be the mayor of Toronto. I mean it was embarassing for the cognescenti of the City At The Center Of The Universe. The ship of state finally has been righted. Does anyone have Smitherman's phone number?
Yes it would be nice if Ford could manage a reelection. I hope he does, if he can't weather the present storm. The reaction of the Marcus Gees of the C.A.T.C.O.T.U, would be a sight to see. Almost as good as Mike Harris' second term.
Posted by: copinacus | Monday, November 26, 2012 at 08:28 PM