Jason Chesworth recently phoned Rob Ford’s office to voice his support for Occupy Toronto, and he recorded the entire thing. In the recording, a Ford staffer takes the line, and his first question for Chesworth is a polite, “Your thoughts on why they should be able to take over a park illegally?” The staffer also insists that the best place to make change happen is at the ballot box and calls marching a “bully tactic.” The conversation rambles on, covering topics like Canada’s banking system, healthcare and the European economy—there’s even a little fear-mongering from the staffer (“I hear the Communist Party is down there”). The discussion goes on for 20 minutes, and it almost sounds like a couple of regular citizens having a nice chat at the local Tim Hortons—something which we’re pretty sure Ford would approve of. Listen to the entire recording [Soundcloud.com] »
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