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Post by CentreHice on Dec 3, 2012 17:55:45 GMT -5
Nobody's arguing that Ford shouldn't stand up to a smear campaign.
But that's not what brought about the topic of this thread. I'm not going to rehash it yet again.
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Post by franko on Dec 13, 2012 11:54:39 GMT -5
On and on it goes . . . In finding Rob Ford guilty of violating conflict-of-interest legislation, a Superior Court judge “did the opposite of what the law demands,” the mayor’s lawyer contends.
In a factum filed in divisional court Wednesday Alan Lenczner says Justice Charles Hackland made several errors of law, warranting a reversal of his November ruling. The judge ordered Mr. Ford out of office after finding he contravened the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (MCIA) by voting on a matter concerning $3,150 in donations to his private football foundation.
“It is respectfully submitted that [Judge Hackland], from the outset, adopted the wrong approach,” the factum notes, citing four grounds for appeal, including the judge’s failure to find that Mr. Ford made a genuine error in judgment. “Rather than applying the ordinary meaning to plain language, and seeking to uphold the democratic decision of the voters who elected the mayor, by construing the MCIA ‘strictly’ and by searching for ‘a reasonable interpretation which will avoid a penalty,’ [Judge Hackland] did the opposite of what the law demands,” the factum says.link |
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Post by CentreHice on Dec 13, 2012 14:51:32 GMT -5
They must think they're going to lose the appeal. That'll go over well in the judges' circles.
Oh well, in a perfect world, Ford would be judged on what he actually did for the City of Toronto throughout his term. I don't think this issue warrants all this upheaval....but if Ford's camp thinks railing against every level of law involved is going to help him...well, that stance looks more like "the laws should be re-written to exclude me" than ever.
I hate smear campaigns and trumping up trivial matters, but no party is above such tactics.
Funny...for most people, when their "team" is the victim, innocence is claimed, excuses fly, and the finger of partisan politics is pointed at the accusers. But when their team is the one doing the accusing, the same rules are not applied. In fact, their team is usually never in the wrong. It's almost as if their personal identities are too closely tied. A knock on their party is a knock on their very being. I look at it in the same way I view Scott Gomez on the Habs. Love the team, but wish the player was gone.
Like George Carlin said, "Ever notice anyone driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone driving faster than you is an a--hole?"
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