In a shocking development, Rob Ford tried to delay his campaign audit—again

Rob Ford is a man who knows how to stall, but even his very best tactics couldn’t delay his upcoming audit appeal hearing any further. (You may recall that Ford’s campaign finances are, to put it nicely, not exactly sterling.) According to Fair Elections Toronto, the mayor forced a court date this morning to request that the April hearing be pushed to November, but it would seem the judge has denied him. The Fair Elections folks, who pushed for the audit, say Ford’s legal team has ignored repeated requests to establish a schedule to proceed—and they’ve got the phone and email records to prove it. Between this audit and the Clayton Ruby case, it looks like Ford could spend a good portion of his remaining two years as mayor in court. Good thing he’s gotten an early start on his campaigning for the next election. Read the entire release [Fair Elections Toronto] »