He's still the mayor
[attach]6641[/attach]Rob Ford is still mayor of Toronto.
In a decision released this morning, a panel of three judges from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that Ford did not contravene the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and therefore threw out a lower court’s order to remove the mayor from office.
The justices also dismissed the original complaint filed by Paul Magder and assisted by activist Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler.
The original complaint stems from a 2010 incident from when Ford was a city councillor and he voted on a motion to reopen discussion of a Integrity Commissioner’s report that found Ford should repay $3,150 he received for his football foundation from lobbyists and those who regularly do business with the city.
In November, Justice Charles Hackland found that [url=https://streeter.ca/fords-found-guilty.html]Ford’s actions did run afoul of the provincial act[/url] and gave Ford 14 days to vacate the mayor’s chair. Hackland’s order was stayed pending appeal, allowing Ford to remain in office until a higher court could review the case.
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