Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is an honest politician who was wrongly ousted from office, his lawyer argued Monday in a packed Ontario courtroom where a three-judge panel is hearing Ford’s appeal of the verdict.
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford defended himself against conflict-of-interest allegations at a public hearing on Wednesday, claiming that the city did not benefit from his solicitation of donations for a personal charity.
After a week in Toronto marred by a string of shootings, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has promised to extend funding to the Toronto Police Service to support a city-specific program to reduce violence.