Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Asked to Leave City Council Meeting After Calling City Staffer a Liar
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Rick Madonik/Toronto Star via Getty Images(TORONTO) — Former Toronto Mayor and current City Councillor Rob Ford was asked to leave a council meeting on Wednesday after he called a fellow councillor a liar and refused to apologize.
According to CTV News, Ford accused a member of the city staff of deliberately omitting $20,000 in expenses that would be incurred in a possible trip to Italy. The discussion surrounded a proposal for an Ontario installation and presence at Expo 2015 in Milan, Italy. Ford claimed that a line item involved a $20,000 cost was intentionally left out of the report.
Ford argued that the report, as presented, was misleading. The report did not specify city staff that would travel to Milan or the cost of the trip. The city staff member said any missing information was unintentional.
“This is really a touchy issue,” Ford said. “I respect you, but to say this wasn’t intentional, that’s very hard to believe.” Ford was then asked to retract his comments by Speaker Frances Nunziata, and refused. The speaker then asked him to leave the council chambers.
On Thursday, Ford tweeted a link to the report in question, asking his followers to take a look for themselves.
Looking to see the staff report for yourself? Here it is…. http://t.co/51L3GQIpPd
— Councillor Rob Ford (@TorontoRobFord) February 12, 2015
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