Will lawyer Clayton Ruby be able to get Rob Ford fired?
Prominent lawyer Clayton Ruby filed a motion yesterday on behalf of Toronto citizen Paul Magder, accusing Ford of stomping all over Toronto’s Conflict of Interest Act. See, back in February, Ford asked council to let him off the hook for repaying donations that lobbyists made to his football charity. He also voted on the matter, a big no-no, since politicians who have financial interests in an issue are supposed to recuse themselves (and do all the time). Now, Ruby says that Ford ought to be thrown out of office for his sins—which sounds logical, but doesn’t seem all that likely. Over at Spacing Toronto, John Lorinc says Ford will probably persuade the court that he made an error in judgment, and emerge contrite but unscathed. And for those who were wondering, the public-minded citizen who sicced Ruby on the case is not the same Paul Magder who sold furs on Spadina and pressed the Supreme Court for Sunday shopping way back in the day. Read the entire story [Torontoist] »
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Prominent lawyer Clayton Ruby filed a motion yesterday on behalf of Toronto citizen Paul Magder, accusing Ford of stomping all over Toronto’s Conflict of Interest Act. See, back in February, Ford asked council to let him off the hook for repaying donations that lobbyists made to his football charity. He also voted on the matter, a big no-no, since politicians who have financial interests in an issue are supposed to recuse themselves (and do all the time). Now, Ruby says that Ford ought to be thrown out of office for his sins—which sounds logical, but doesn’t seem all that likely. Over at Spacing Toronto, John Lorinc says Ford will probably persuade the court that he made an error in judgment, and emerge contrite but unscathed. And for those who were wondering, the public-minded citizen who sicced Ruby on the case is not the same Paul Magder who sold furs on Spadina and pressed the Supreme Court for Sunday shopping way back in the day. Read the entire story [Torontoist] »
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I don’t know where you get the idea that Ford can just excuse this as an error in judgement. That’s not how the law works – the error must be that he did not believe he had a conflict of interest (i.e. he though that his interest was very circuitous and not direct). Here Rob Ford voted on an issue in which he had a direct monetary interest – indeed, the vote was on him paying $3,150.
I think there can only be one way the judge will rule – YOU’RE OUT!
What can we do to help make this a reality?
I hope not. look we elected this mayor to do the right thing and produce subways.
This city hasn,t had a proper plan put towards transpotation of its close to 3 Million People.It’s time we had a mayor who wants to do something constuctive to our city. They keep shooting him down.
I’m sick and tired of the loony left trying to pick on Rob Ford. Especialy this left wing niconpoop Clayton Ruby who want’s to make a name for himself like all other stupid politicians do. I for one will likely block any attemps to have the man thrown out of office……
lol. What a bunch of hypocrites!. I have been involved with local poltics for the last 20 years. The major parties all have lobbyists as campaign managers, for free(ie. GM lobbyist), lobbyists working full time in the politician’s office, for free(ie. university inhouse lobbyist), lobbyist working for free in a campaign position(for example a CGA lobbyist working as a candidate’s financial agent during an election campaign). The elected VP, communications for major parties are paid lobbyists working for free for politicians. For a long time, lobbyists allowed their offices to be used for telephone canvassing by politicians.
“look we elected this mayor to do the right thing and produce subways”
Exactly, and the socialist silly councillors are suddenly concerned about fiscal accountability. Where were they when Miller was throwing money at the Transit City plan? And now they want to know how the Brothers Ford plan to find the money to bury the Eglinton LRT and build subways along Sheppard and Finch? HYPOCRITES!
Rob Ford is in way over his head. This is his opportunity to escape the stresses of the mayor’s office, for which he is unequipped intellectually, emotionally and physically. He’d be smart to not fight it and quietly escape to his Etobicoke/Florida life unencumbered by the loathing of most people in Toronto. Please, Rob Ford, just go away and leave Toronto alone.
@ Norman Carson, I’m sick of Ford and Conservative supporters who don’t know how to spell or use punctuation. That speaks to the ignorance and lack of education of the electors who voted these “leaders” into power.
Clayton Ruby has already made a name for himself, most educated and media-literate people know he is one of Canada’s top defence lawyers so he’s not representing this case to help his own image, but hopefully that of his city.
The Mayor of Toronto, has his own problems. However what they are saying to fire him about something that may or my not be true, nOTHING SAID he was even guility. He should not be fired over something that was Years before he was Mayor.
Personally, I don’t think Rob Ford is qualified to be Toronto’s mayor.
Questions: Why can’t he go back to some parts of Florida? Why does he think that it’s ok to break the law and get away with it simply because he is the ‘mayor’? Is it ok for ‘mayor’ Ford to give a woman a finger after he was caught chatting on his cell phone while driving? Is he an example for the younger generation?
Ford would do himself and the city of Toronto proud by simply resigning instead of allowing tax payers money to try him for his delinquencies…
Hey teedot
I recommend that you practice what you preach!
“Clayton Ruby has already made a name for himself, most educated and media-literate people know he is one of Canada’s top defence lawyers so he’s not representing this case to help his own image, but hopefully that of his city.”
Ever hear of a run-on sentence? I think you may need a period there somewhere!(clue: it’s a period after “himself” and not a comma.)
Where were these critics when laughing Jack and Olivia lived for peanuts in a fashionable co-op, denying some poor chump access to affordable housing? I guess it isn’t a conflict of interest when the Pigs from Animal Farm move into the farmers house.
GROW UP. FORD is night in armour for the people. Though not shinny amour. He has who is perfect can cast the first stone.
I see a lot of stone throwing at Ford but I DO NOT SEE ANY PERFECT. STOP giving this guy a hard time. By the way there is little respect for lawyers as it is. What Lawyer can stoop so low to take a case that is so trivial and lame. Ford must be stepping on few scumb bags toes to have them persuade this lawyer to lower IQ of the Bar to new lows. Pitiful!