(according to the Toronto Star)

So will this be enough to get him out of office? heh

is that confirmed now?
heh

I was right all along: he IS Chris Farley

LEAVE CHRIS FARLEY OUT OF THIS, LEAVE HIM OUT!!!

http://www.pixton.com/ca/comic/vgk3fxy4

apparently there is a video (for sale) that 2 different reporters from the star have seen.

yes.
However, it is my understanding that in Canada the only way an elected official can be replaced is
1) Normal election

2) The individual voluntarily resigns/dies (and the 1 isn't within a reasonable period of time)

3) Deemed to have violated the related elections act by a court. The court must also decide that this violation is severe enough to warrant removal from office after which the person may/may not be allowed to run again the the subsequent election.

1 and 2 are rather obvious and clear cut:P
I don't think 3 has ever been successfully used in Canada. Typically the courts try to avoid removal of elected officials although I'm sure that if someone was proven to have committed serious campaign fraud (ie money laundering or ballot box theft) it would actually happen.

Note that committing criminal acts/incarceration is not legal grounds for removal from office (historical reasons for this). In fact I can think of at least once instance where a known convicted criminal was actually re-elected (mayor of Winnipeg).

Even if this is proven in a court of law, he cannot be removed from office for this (although he could go to jail).

Normally politicians resign before anything close to 3 ever happens. Rob Ford isn't known for his savvy in this area:P

Mayor of Toronto, conducting city business from a jail cell. That would be rich :P

It's just like the godfather:P

Or from a Van down by the river


Alberta PM Ralph Klien (and former Calgary Mayor) wsa a coke head back in the 70's, might be a pre-requisite for getting into politics

I love the response from his lawyer and Holyday... The lawyer: "it could be anything! you can't tell from a video what if anything he's smoking." and the deputy mayor: "I once saw a video of a bird picking up a baby, and it turned out to be fake."

Yeah. Rob Ford was smoking stevia in this doctored video...

Rob Ford is so cool.

He's my new hero. No joke. The guy is pure awesome.

so when people reacted to his policies/ideas by asking:

"Is he on crack???"

the answer is:

"Yes, yes he is..."

That's mrford to you, and his drug abuse is well documented. It is not well known, however, that he is canadian.

I'm pretty sure you guys could arrange a trade for Marion Berry if you threw in a couple of streetwalkers and a 3rd round draft pick.

is he the chubby red headed mayor?

who the hell is rob ford?

we need a canadian AT forum so that we can discuss the important, non french/canadian stuff on the regular AT...

geesh

Slate did a funny 'who said it' between Ford and Diamond Joe Quimby

http://www.slate.com/...mby_or_toronto_mayor.html

archaic: my favourite part is that he was elected to a different level of government, and then BACK to mayor again, after his time in jail

and if two reporters from the star have seen it, then wow we'd be fools not to accept it as fact

He can't be a crackhead..way to huge for that.

Is he related to mrford?

BUT HE HAS A TWIN BROTHER WHO DID IT.. REALLY!