Exemplifies The Problem At Toronto Silly Hall...

Council wouldn't accept Ford as mayor, Rae says

A departing veteran Toronto city councillor suggests that if Coun. Rob Ford wins the mayoral race on Oct. 25, he will be a powerless leader.

...it is not about serving the needs of the "voters" but rather protecting their individual fiefdoms. Spending $12K to throw his own retirement party is a prime example.

Councillors take shots at 'Mayor Ford'

By DON PEAT, Toronto Sun

Some left-leaning Toronto city councillors weren’t pulling their punches when asked how they feel about the thought of Councillor Rob Ford becoming Toronto’s next mayor. 

...Moscoe, Vaughan, Augimeri, Bussin. McConnell, Carroll, etc.

Davis gets police check, fires back at Moscoe

By DON PEAT, Toronto Sun

Last Updated: August 25, 2010 7:21pm

City council candidate Rob Davis struck back at his council rival Wednesday.
Incumbent Ward 15 councillor Howard Moscoe made some mischief on Tuesday, floating a motion requiring potential civic candidates to submit to pre-nomination police checks.
Moscoe’s motion included a list of candidates disqualified from the 2003 municipal election, including Davis, a former city councillor and a member of the Toronto Catholic District School Board.
Davis charged out Tuesday to get a police check to prove he doesn’t have a criminal record.
Toronto Police told Davis it would take 15 days for him to have a check done. York Regional Police did it in 15 minutes.
“In order to respond to Councillor Moscoe’s smear, I actually had to leave the City of Toronto and go to York Region,” Davis said. “It’s a terrible example of customer service in Toronto and Mr. Moscoe is partly responsible for that.
“Why does it take 15 days to do in Toronto what it takes 15 minutes to do in York Region?”
Davis pointed out if council were to approve Moscoe’s motion, candidates likely wouldn’t be able to get their police checks done in Toronto in time for nomination day.
“It would be impossible for candidates to spend money in the City of Toronto to get a police check done in time for nomination day,” he said.

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Council slams Ford without debate

By DON PEAT, Toronto Sun

Toronto city councillors sanctioned mayoral candidate Rob Ford on Wednesday for violating city council’s code of conduct with no debate on the report from integrity commissioner Janet Leiper.