Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story (42 page)

CHAPTER 8:
THE DIRTY DOZEN

pg.  160
“Well, Rob,” Doug said:
Episode of
The City
, Newstalk 1010, September 16, 2012.

pg.  162
“that little prick”:
Daniel Dale, “Integrity Commissioner Scolds Mayor Rob Ford and Councillor Doug Ford in Separate Reports,”
Toronto Star
, February 1, 2012.

pg.  162
“Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler was not a typical twenty-six-year-old”:
Interview with Chaleff-Freudenthaler, August 9, 2013. Additional reference material: Daniel Dale, “Meet Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler: The 27-Year-Old Who Triggered Rob Ford’s Downfall,”
Toronto Star
, November 27, 2012; Rosie DiManno, “Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler Is a Thorn in Mayor Rob Ford’s Side,”
Toronto Star
, February 6, 2013; Sarah Liss, “10 Teens Taking Over,”
NOW
,
www.nowtoronto.com/mobile/story.cfm?c=137555
.

pg.  162
By sixteen, he had been arrested:
Curtis Rush, “Police Apologize for Protestors’ Strip-Search,”
Toronto Star
, February 22, 2006.

pg.  164
“Hey, you’re the guy with the audits”:
“Doug Ford Threat Complaint to Integrity Commissioner,” affidavit of Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler, July 15, 2011.

pg.  164
“[Are you] threatening me?”: “
Report on Violation of Code of Conduct,” Integrity Commissioner Janet Leiper, January 30, 2012. See
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-44900.pdf
.

pg.  165
Six months later: “
Report on Violation of Code of Conduct,” Integrity Commissioner Janet Leiper, January 30, 2012. See
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-44900.pdf
.

pg.  165
she released a separate report reprimanding the mayor:
“Report on Compliance with Council Decision CC 52.1,” Integrity Commissioner Janet Leiper, January 30, 2012. See
www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-44902.pdf
.

pg.  166
“I want to explain how my charity works”:
Rob Ford’s Speech to Council February 7, 2010. See
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJW9bxPT2wQ
.

pg.  169
Magder filed a complaint with Toronto’s lobbyist registrar:
John Lorinc, “Doug Ford’s Tourist-Friendly Plan for Port Lands Faces Big Challenges,”
The Globe and Mail
, September 5, 2011.

pg.  169
“You can’t, as a city councillor, speak to a motion”:
Don Peat, “Judge Asked to Remove Ford from Office,”
Toronto Sun
, March 12, 2012. Video at
www.torontosun.com/2012/03/12/application-filed-toremove-ford-from-office
. And Natalie Alcoba, “Legal Action Puts Mayoralty On Line,”
National Post
, March 12, 2012.

pg.  170
“I’m fed up with all the stuff ”:
Kelly Grant, “Toronto Man Seeks Court Ouster of Mayor Rob Ford: Claims Conflict of Interest,”
The Globe and Mail
, March 12, 2012.

pg.  174
he announced that “Twittering” would be allowed:
All quotes relating to the hearing are taken from the official court transcript, Paul Magder v. Robert Ford, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, 361 University Avenue, Room 6-1, Toronto, September 5, 2012.

pg.  177
“There must be some diligence on the respondent’s part”:
Judge Hackland’s decision, Magder v. Ford, 2012 ONSC 5615, November 26, 2012.

pg.  178
“Rob Ford says ‘left-wing politics’”:
Marcus Gee, “Rob Ford’s Self-Inflicted Downfall,”
The Globe and Mail
, November 26, 2012.

pg.  178
“The judiciary being asked to decide”:
Simon Kent, “Rob Ford Case Had No Business Being in the Courts,”
Toronto Sun
, November 26, 2012.

pg.  178
“History will write him up as a hero”:
Daniel Dale, “Meet Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler: The 27-Year-Old Who Triggered Rob Ford’s Downfall,”
Toronto Star
, November 27, 2012.

pg.  178
“It’s more disappointing than surprising”:
David Rider et al., “Rob Ford Out: Mayor’s Attack Dog Mammoliti Quits Top Committee,”
Toronto Star
, November 26, 2012.

pg.  178
“I know the stress”:
Interview with Doug Holyday, August 14, 2013.

pg.  179
“It is critical, in my submission”:
Robyn Doolittle, “Rob Ford Libel Trial: Faced with Corruption Allegation, Pub Owner Had to Sue, Lawyer Says,”
Toronto Star
, November 15, 2012.

pg.  179
“My wife was distraught over it”:
Robyn Doolittle, “Rediscovered Audiotape Throws a ‘Curveball’ into Ford Libel Trial,”
Toronto Star
, November 14, 2012.

pg.  180
It was a “curveball,” Tighe admitted:
Robyn Doolittle, “Rediscovered Audiotape Throws a ‘Curveball’ into Ford Libel Trial,”
Toronto Star
, November 14, 2012.

pg.  180
“money was being exchanged” … “Not following the process”:
Natalie Alcoba, “‘When They Don’t Follow the Process … I Call That Skullduggery’: Rob Ford Redefines Corruption in Defence of 2010 Comments,”
National Post
, November 16, 2012.

pg.  180
“They [councillors] don’t follow the process”:
Remaining dialogue between Ford and Shiller in Rosie DiManno, “Rob Ford Runs Afoul of One Dangerous Little Word: Corruption,”
Toronto Star
, November 17, 2012.

pg.  182
“ultra vires” … “a nullity”:
Rob Ford appeal factum, by Alan J. Lenczner, of Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP, p. 2, December 12, 2012.

pg.  182
One municipal lawyer watching the case:
This was lawyer John Mascarin. Robyn Doolittle, “How Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Won His Appeal: An Argument About ‘Technical Jurisdiction,’”
Toronto Star
, January 25, 2013.

pg.  182
“collateral attack”:
Daniel Dale, “Rob Ford Appeal Hearing Presents Two Visions of the Mayor: Honest Man—or Stubborn Lawbreaker?,”
Toronto Star
, January 7, 2013.

pg.  183
“We won,” he said:
Robyn Doolittle, “How Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Won His Appeal: An Argument About ‘Technical Jurisdiction,’”
Toronto Star
, January 25, 2013.

pg.  183
“very, very humbling”:
Lesley Ciarula Taylor, “What Mayor Rob Ford Said,”
Toronto Star
, January 25, 2013.

CHAPTER 9:
THE GARRISON BALL

pg.  185
“We put our foot on their throat”:
Phil Rosenthal, “Cooke Returns Shots in New Bravo Series,”
Chicago Tribune
, July 14, 2006.

pg.  187
“He told me he was in Florida”:
David Rider, Jeff Green, and Rachel Mendleson, “Rob Ford: Sarah Thomson Wants Apology After Accusing Toronto Mayor of Inappropriate Touch,”
Toronto Star
, March 8, 2013.

pg.  188
Thomson said Ford had been “completely wasted”:
“Sarah Thomson Alleges Rob Ford Was High When He Allegedly Grabbed Her from Behind,” Sarah Thomson interview on
The Roz & Mocha Show
, KiSS 92.5 radio, March 11, 2013. See
www.kiss925.com/2013/03/11/roz-mocha-exclusive-interview-sarah-thomson-alleges-rob-ford-washigh-when-he-allegedly-grabbed-her-from-behind
.

pg.  190
“We’ve got a problem”:
Interview with Paul Ainslie, July 2013.

pg.  190
Towhey was suspicious of Lisi:
We didn’t know this at the time. This came out in Project Brazen 2’s “Information to Obtain Search Warrant” court documents.

pg.  190
Ford tripped on the stairs:
This is according to two members of the organizing committee, who were told by the impacted staff members.

pg.  191
“We know each other, and he stopped me to say hello”:
This is according to a third member of the organizing committee interviewed August 20, 2013.

pg.  193
In a front-page story on March 26, 2013:
Robyn Doolittle and Kevin Donovan, “‘Intoxicated’ Ford Asked to Leave Gala,”
Toronto Star
, March 26, 2013.

CHAPTER 10:
PATHOLOGICAL LIARS

pg.  196
a named woman who saw the mayor “inebriated”:
Interview with Jennifer Gordon, March 26, 2012, and March 25, 2013.

pg.  196
“Do you plan to sue, Doug?”:
“Doug Ford Responds to Star Story About Mayor Rob Ford’s Behaviour,”
Toronto Star
, March 26, 2013.

pg.  198
“Mayor!”:
“Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Calls Allegations of Intoxication ‘Nonsense,’” CityNews, March 26, 2013. Video at
www.citynews.ca/2013/03/26/video-toronto-mayor-rob-ford-calls-allegations-of-intoxication-nonsense
.

pg.  198
“For the record, the mayor was not asked to leave the gala”:
David Rider, “Mayor Rob Ford Calls Alcohol Abuse Report ‘An Outright Lie,’”
Toronto Star
, March 26, 2013.

pg.  199
“George, I want to thank you for being a friend to our family”:
“Mayor Rob Ford presents George Chuvalo with Key to the City,” CityNews, March 26, 2013.

pg.  199
“Mayor Ford, can you address”:
Video at “Three Councillors Now Claim Rob Ford Has a Drinking Problem as Toronto Mayor Is Encouraged to Seek Treatment,”
National Post,
March 27, 2013.

pg.  200
“I think many of us have witnessed things”:
Joe Mihevc interview with 680News, March 27, 2013. See
www.680news.com/2013/03/27/ford-not-asked-to-leave-military-event-some-organizers-say
.

pg.  200
“It has been known at City Hall for quite a while”:
Daniel Dale, “Rob Ford: Mayor Has Appeared Intoxicated, Says Councillor Sarah Doucette,”
Toronto Star
, March 26, 2013.

pg.  200
“Ms. Doucette confirmed making the statement”:
Natalie Alcoba and Josh Visser, “‘Pathological Liars’: Mayor Rob Ford Has Furious Outburst as He Denies ‘Intoxicated’ Report, Staff Wants Him in Rehab,”
National Post
, March 26, 2013.

pg.  201
Councillor Mike Del Grande called it “sour grapes”:
Sunny Dhillon and Elizabeth Church, “Ford’s Chief of Staff Denies Being Asked to Have Mayor Leave Gala,”
The Globe and Mail
, March 26, 2013.

pg.  201
“No one asked the mayor to leave”:
Sunny Dhillon and Elizabeth Church, “Ford’s Chief of Staff Denies Being Asked to Have Mayor Leave Gala,”
The Globe and Mail
, March 26, 2013.

CHAPTER 11:
FOR SALE

pg.  205
Four days later, my cell phone rang just after 9
A
.
M
.:
During the six-week period between the time Mohamed Farah phoned me and the story of the video ran on May 16, I kept a diary of the daily updates and events. The following, including the dialogue, is based on my notes taken at the time.