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In reply to the discussion: Rob Ford removed from office... [View all]

struggle4progress

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1. ... Hackland found the mayor in violation of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. He had
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 12:21 PM
Nov 2012

the option of banning Ford from running for up to seven years ... The city’s integrity commissioner ruled in 2010 that then-councillor Ford was wrong to use official letterhead and other city resources to solicit donations from people lobbying him for his namesake football foundation ... Ford, who was on council for a decade before becoming mayor in late 2010, testified he never read the Conflict of Interest Act or the councillor orientation handbook. Nor did he attend councillor training sessions that covered conflicts of interest. The mayor promised in his oath of office to “disclose conflicts of interest” but, when asked by Ruby if he understood the words, Ford said: “No ...
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1293190--mayor-rob-ford-guilty-kicked-from-office-but-can-run-again

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