Mayoralty of Rob Ford

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In August 2010, the City of Toronto's integrity commissioner ruled that then-Councillor Ford had not followed City Council's Code of Conduct by using official letterhead and other council resources in fund-raising letters for his football foundation. Ford had accepted $3,150 on behalf of the foundation and the commissioner indicated that Ford should pay back the money. [73] [74] On August 25, 2010, the City Council discussed the integrity commissioner's report and voted 26–10 for Ford to return the money. [75] Following the meeting, Ford forwarded letters from several donors to the integrity commissioner expressing their wishes that they did not want repayment. By February 2012, Ford had not paid the amount and the matter was raised at a February 7, 2012 City Council meeting.[ citation needed ]

Ford spoke and voted at the February 7 meeting as City Council voted "[t]hat City Council rescind the previous decision made under Item CC52.1 [76] and direct that no further action be taken on this matter", which carried by majority, 22 voting Yes, 12 No, with 11 absent. [73] [77] In March 2012, a complaint was filed by Paul Magder from Toronto alleging that Ford's actions in voting at the February 2012 Council meeting had violated the Ontario Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (MCIA). [78]

The lawsuit came to trial in Ontario Superior Court in September 2012. Ontario Superior Court Judge Hackland ruled that Ford had violated the MCIA and declared his seat vacant, the decision stayed to allow an appeal. [73] Ford appealed the decision and the Ontario Superior Court upheld Ford's appeal. The judges declared that the original judge had erred because the financial judgment was not under the City of Toronto Act or the Council Code of Conduct. Further, the sanction was beyond the authority of the City Council to enact. [79] Magder filed an appeal of the decision to the Canadian Supreme Court, but the Court declined to hear the appeal. [80]

Substance abuse incidents

On St. Patrick's Day in March 2012, Ford was "very intoxicated" at City Hall and a downtown restaurant. According to those attending, Ford held a "wild party" in his office. Ford knocked down a staffer, insulted others, then went to the BierMarkt restaurant. After "flailing around" on the restaurant's dance floor, Ford returned to City Hall by cab, making racial slurs to the driver. The Mayor then wandered around City Hall after 2 AM with a bottle of brandy, swearing at his staffer Earl Provost before security arranged for him to be taken home. The incident was revealed in November 2013 after an e-mail from a City Hall security guard describing the incident was found through Access to Information requests. [81]

Statements to the Police from the Ford aide Isaac Ransom included in Ford's entourage a beautiful young woman Ransom then knew only as "Alana". Ransom told Police he believed Alana was an "escort or prostitute". He told them he believed Alana brought hashish to the mayor. He told them he believed the mayor met Alana at a "stag party". Ransom later told the police that Alana was Alana Kindree, a former Miss Toronto Tourism. In March 2013, former mayoralty candidate Sarah Thomson accused Ford of touching her inappropriately and making inappropriate comments while posing for a picture together at a political function. [82]

In a radio interview the following week, Thomson suggested that Ford was on cocaine: "I thought he was, yes, but I don't know," she said. "I went back and looked up, you know, what are the signs of cocaine use. I looked it up and you know sweaty, talking quickly, out of it, arrogant — all these things were on there. What I read on Google, I would think he's either on that or some other substance ... he was definitely out of it." [83] Ford responded on his radio show by saying that Thomson's story wasn't true and commented on Thomson: "In my personal opinion, I've always said I don't know if she's playing with a full deck from the first time I met her." [83]

Later in March, the Toronto Star reported that Paul Ainslie, a member of the Toronto City Council executive committee, had asked Ford to leave the Garrison Ball function two weeks prior to the Thomson event, due to Ford being intoxicated. The Toronto Star then published a front-page story accusing Ford of having a "drinking problem", which was an "open secret" at City Hall. [84] In both cases, Ford or his chief of staff Mark Towhey denied the allegations. Ford said the Star story was an outright lie; he said, "Let's just wait until the election, and then we'll see what happens ... It's just lies, after lies and lies". [85]

On May 16, 2013, American gossip website Gawker said it had been offered a video showing Ford apparently smoking crack cocaine. [86] Gawker editor John Cook reported that he viewed the video and described that it features Ford holding a clear glass pipe in one hand and a lighter in the other. According to Cook, Ford lights the pipe and inhales. [87] [88]

The following day, two Toronto Star reporters wrote that they had also viewed the clip, on a smartphone in the backseat of a car on May 3, and noted that they have "no way to verify the authenticity of the video" but that it "appears to clearly show Ford in a well-lit room" and "inhaling from what appears to be a glass crack pipe." [86] [89] On May 17, Ford denied the allegations, calling them, "Absolutely not true." [90] Radio station NEWSTALK 1010 and the Toronto Sun reported that they also had been contacted about purchasing the video. [91] [92] On May 23, Gawker posted that it had lost touch with the video owner. [93]

In the two weeks following the initial reports, Ford fired his chief of staff Mark Towhey and five members of his City Hall staff left to pursue other opportunities. [94] On June 13, 2013, CTV News reported that, according to police sources, the police had been aware of the alleged video for weeks before the Gawker report. [95]

In August 2013, Ford was recorded on video at the Taste of the Danforth festival by other festival goers. He was described as slurring his words and being "wasted" as he walked through the festival area alone talking to other visitors. City staff and police later arrived to assist Ford. The video was posted on social media and festival goers commented on social media about Ford's condition. [96] The next day, councillor Jaye Robinson repeated her call for Ford to take a leave of absence. Ford responded to criticism by admitting to "having a few beers". His brother Doug and Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday stated that the incident was blown out of proportion. [97] Later that month, Ford was asked if he had ever smoked marijuana. Ford said, "I won't deny that, I smoked a lot of it." [98]

On October 31, 2013, Toronto's police chief Bill Blair said he had viewed a video that "depicts images that are consistent with those previously reported in the press" and added, "It's safe to say the mayor does appear in the video". [99] The Associated Press reported that the video had been "deleted from a computer" and that it "appears to show Mayor Rob Ford smoking from a crack pipe." [100]

The announcement also came with the news that Ford's friend Alexander Lisi had been arrested in relation to the whole police investigation entitled "Project Brazen 2". In a short public response later that day, Mayor Ford said, "I have no reason to resign, I'm going to go back and return my phone calls, gonna be out doing what the people elected me to do and that's save taxpayers money and run a great government." Toronto police released a redacted version of a nearly 500-page report for 'Project Brazen 2' to the public. On November 3, 2013, on his weekly radio show, Ford responded to the scandal by apologizing for "making mistakes". He reiterated his plans to continue as mayor and run for reelection in 2014. Ford publicly asked Police Chief Blair to release the video to the public. [101] Referring to the content of the video, Ford said "When the video is released, I am going to explain to the best of my mind what is in that video or videos". Referring to allegations of his abuse of alcohol, Ford said, "St. Patrick's Day got a little out of control", "I can't change the past. I have to maybe slow down on my drinking. I don't know what else I can say."[ citation needed ]

On November 5, 2013, Ford admitted to having smoked crack cocaine saying, "Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine but ... am I an addict? No. Have I tried it? Um, probably in one of my drunken stupors, probably approximately about a year ago." Responding to why the admission took so long, Ford said, "I wasn't lying. You didn't ask the correct questions." [102] In a statement made to the press at the end of the day, Ford issued an apology and reiterated his plans to stay in office and to run for reelection. [103]

On November 7, 2013, another video of Ford surfaced, depicting Ford in a tirade in which he shouts, "I need fuckin' ten minutes to make sure he's dead!" The context of the comments and the video are unknown. [104] The video had been shopped around to various media outlets before being purchased by the Toronto Star for $5,000. Ford states that he was "extremely inebriated" in the video: "All I can say is again I've made mistakes. It's extremely embarrassing. The whole world's going to see it. You know what? I don't have a problem with it. But it is extremely embarrassing, but I don't know what to say but again I am apologizing. Again, when you're in that state ... I hope none of you have ever or will ever be in that state." [105]

On November 13, 2013, Judge Nordheimer ordered the release of the rest of the blacked-out items in the documents detailing the surveillance of Ford and a friend, Alexander Lisi. [106] An Ipsos Reid poll was released showing that 76% of Torontonians want Ford to step down or resign. [107] Standing in questioning before Toronto City Council meeting, Ford admitted to having purchased illegal drugs within the past two years. [108] The council voted 37–5 to ask for Ford to take a leave of absence. Council also voted for Ford to apologize for misleading council; co-operate with the Police; apologize for letter of reference for Lisi and communicate with Council instead of the media. [109] Ford then pushed for mandatory drug testing for all councillors by December 1, paid for by himself. Chair Frances Nunziata ruled Ford's motion out of order. [110]

On November 14, 2013, Ford threatened legal action against his former staffers and a waiter at the restaurant of the St. Patrick's Day night party, calling their allegations "outright lies, not true." [111] Ford specifically denied the allegations of sex and a comment about oral sex made to a staff member, and that a woman who attended the St. Patrick's Day night party was a prostitute. "Olivia Gondek. It said I want to eat her pussy. I've never said that in my life to her. I would never do that. I'm happily married. I've got more than enough to eat at home." [112] [113] Later that day, Ford admitted to drinking and driving. [114]

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced that the Government of Ontario was ready to intervene if the Toronto City Council requested it. The intervention would have been in the form of new powers to be used by Toronto City Council. [115]

In a November 17, 2013 interview with CBC News' Peter Mansbridge, Ford said he had a "come to Jesus moment" and said he would never drink again. [116]

On January 21, 2014, a new video surfaced depicting Ford, allegedly intoxicated at a restaurant in Rexdale while speaking Jamaican Patois. [117] [118] On January 29, 2014, in an interview with the Toronto Sun , Ford denied allegations he was involved in the death of Anthony Smith, [ who? ] who was shot to death on March 28, 2013. [119] [120] [121]

On February 8, 2014, The Toronto Star reported on an alleged incident in Vancouver on February 1, 2014. Ford, while visiting a bar reportedly disappeared into a bathroom stall for more than an hour only to emerge talking in nonsensical language. Ford and the people he was with at the time then ordered many alcoholic drinks after the legal 2 a.m. last call. The Star acquired photographic evidence of the events. [122]

On April 5, 2014, Ford, described as "belligerent", was given a warning by security guards at the Air Canada Centre during a Toronto Maple Leafs game. After the game, he later purportedly took a cab to city hall alone and then to a nightclub. [123] [124]

Operation: Project Traveler/Project Brazen 2

Initially police conducted a drugs-guns investigation targeting narcotic distribution gangs such as the infamous "Dixon City Bloods" involved with the Ford crack cocaine video. The investigation spun off with "Project Brazen 2" as relationships between the Dixon City Bloods and Ford were uncovered. [125]

In November 2013, Canadian media were granted permission to publish a series of text messages and wire taps which were intercepted by the Toronto Police during a surveillance operation entitled "Project Brazen 2." Although Ford never spoke to his underworld narcotics associates, candid conversations implied communication between gangsters and Ford's friend Alexander Lisi. Allegedly, Ford misplaced his phone during the night of April 20 indulging in drug binge at 15 Windsor Road where he was also photographed injecting heroin "Doing the Hezza" and smoking the "Dagga" (marijuana). [126] [127]

Ford provided a contrary explanation to his staff, saying that he misplaced his phone on the hood of his car during a voluntary spring clean. According to the police's interpretation a conversation (caught by a wiretap) between two of the gang members, Ford tried to offer a man named Mohamed Siad a car and $5,000 cash in exchange for the video (suggesting that Ford had prior knowledge of the existence of the footage), but Siad wanted $150,000 in exchange and he was approaching Ford for more money. [128]

On February 5, 2014, Joe Warmington, of the Toronto Sun, reported that in response to rumours police were seeking a search warrant to require access to Ford's cell phone and OnStar account that he would grant police access to his devices without requiring a search warrant. However, later that day, Don Peat, also of the Toronto Sun, wrote that Ford had backtracked, and would insist the police acquire a search warrant, after all. On March 5, 2014, the Ontario Provincial Police was asked to take charge of oversight on Project Brazen 2 from the Toronto Police Service. [129]

Emergence of second video and leave of absence

On April 30, 2014, The Globe and Mail had received a screen capture of a video that had allegedly been recorded April 26. The video depicts the mayor smoking from what appears to be a long, copper-coloured crack pipe, in his sister Kathy's basement. As the video pans around, a man resembling the mayor's former driver Alessandro Lisi is seen. [130]

The same day, an audio recording acquired by the Toronto Sun allegedly depicting Ford in a drunken state during a separate incident on April 28 was made public. [131] In the recording Ford appeared to attack Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak for voting in favour of raising a Pride flag in front of the Ontario legislature during the Sochi Olympics, make lewd comments about city councillor and mayoral candidate Karen Stintz, as well as repeatedly use threatening language and derogatory slang terms. [132]

On the night of April 30, Ford released a statement announcing he was taking a leave of absence from his duties as mayor and from his re-election campaign to seek "professional help" for his "problem with alcohol". [133] Ford left town, for a rehabilitation program. [134] Initially intending to check into a facility in Chicago, Ford voluntarily turned back at the border and entered the GreeneStone rehabilitation facility in Bala, Ontario. [135] [136]

As of May 1, Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly assumed the remainder of Ford's powers that were not already delegated to him by City Council in November. [137] Ford returned to office June 30, 2014 after two months in rehab. [138] [139]

Removal of powers by City Council

On November 15, 2013, two separate motions were passed by Toronto City Council that removed key aspects of Ford's powers as Mayor of Toronto and transferred them to the Deputy Mayor. By an overwhelming margin, city council decided to transfer his executive powers and most of his staff to the deputy mayor. This action was motivated primarily by the video scandal, [140] [141] and resulted in removing Ford's power to govern the city in a state of emergency, though he still possessed the power to declare a state of emergency. [142] David Price, Ford's friend and former football coach, who had been hired personally by Ford at twice the salary of others in the mayor's office, was terminated. [143] [144]

Following the November 15 votes, Ford stated that he would challenge the removal of any powers in court and personally retained the services of municipal lawyer George Rust-D'Eye. [141] Ford further likened the November 18 votes to a coup d'état [145] and compared his situation with the 1990 invasion of Kuwait, promising "outright war" in response to the councillors who voted to remove his powers. [145]

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