Don't We Have An Integrity Commissioner At Toronto Silly Hall...

...What Does he/she say about this matter in particular and the process of awarding contracts without competitive bids in general.

Boardwalk Pub suit haunts Ford


By JOE WARMINGTON, Toronto Sun

It’s time to put up, shut up or say you’re sorry. That is what this lawsuit by Boardwalk Pub owner George Foulidis against Councillor Rob Ford is really saying.

Showdown at the Boardwalk Café: Tuggs owner gets an earful from local candidate


There are many reasons readers might be familiar with Sandra Bussin, councillor for Beaches–East York. Some may remember the time she called in to John Tory‘s radio show and called him a “three-time loser.” Others will remember her part in getting the city to renew a monopoly agreement with the Boardwalk Café, the only business permitted to sell food and drinks on the beach in the city’s east end. The cushy deal made against the advice of city staff (where have we heard that before?) guarantees that the restaurant won’t face any competition until 2028. Well, yesterday, the issue blew up in the open as a local candidate challenging Bussin argued with the owner of the Boardwalk Café, George Foulidis.

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