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The Ontario Superior Court of Justice judge overseeing the case of $6-million defamation lawsuit against Toronto’s Mayor, Rob Ford, has announced that he doesn’t need to be convinced on the fact that during the last campaign, Rob Ford related contract sources and transparency at city hall.
Justice John Macdonald clarified to the courtroom on Monday that “the issue here is a little different,” and “in the course of exercising those rights … did he just go too far in relation to [George] Foulidis?” This question is the sole basis of the $6-million libel case launched by Mr. Foulidis, the owner of Boardwalk Pub and a company called Tuggs Inc., who was given an untendered vending contract for exclusive rights of Eastern Beach by city council in 2010.
Mr. Foulidis has sued Mayor Ford and another former city council candidate, Bruce Baker, for making allegations which allegedly defamed his reputation. In case of Mr. Ford, the case resolves around four different remarks, three of which are direct quotes, given by the then-mayoral candidate in August 2010 and published in the Toronto Sun.
These phrases are: “if Tuggs isn’t, then I don’t know what is” (allegedly a reference to corruption, as the mayor defines it; “it’s confidential and I wish you guys knew what happened behind closed doors” and that the deal “stinks to high heaven.” The mayor also said that “there is more corruption and skullduggery going on in there [in camera meetings] than I’ve ever seen in my life,” although he is not being sued for these words.
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