Amid crack allegations, Toronto mayor's damage control effort blows up in his face
Source: Toronto Star
The mayor’s brother had never seen a microphone he didn’t like — until Wednesday. The affable, chatty half of Toronto’s Twin Mayor system can always be counted on to kibitz with reporters and engage in the daily fencing between city hall journalists and politicians.
... Alas, the Ford administration’s attempt at damage control blew up in their faces, live and in colour, just outside the mayor’s office, even as the video mayor continued to duck the media.
... Robin Sears, one of the country’s top trouble-shooters for politicians stuck in a mess, was on CP24 watching the debacle. His conclusion:
“This is among the worst damage-control limitation statement” he’s seen in over 40 years — a performance that slid downhill from a “sad, embarrassing event to tragedy.”
Read more: http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/05/23/ford_brothers_damage_control_effort_blows_up_in_their_faces_james.html
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