Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story (50 page)

homophobia

on AIDS,
15
,
69
,
96
–
97

mayoral debates,
94
–
95

remarks in video,
3
,
207
,
217
–
18

same-sex marriage,
106

strategic,
65

See also
racism

Hope, Dan and Rebecca (at hockey game),
79
–
80

Ibbitson, John
(The Big Shift),
309
–
10

Iceberg Vodka,
301

immigration,
17
,
107
,
309
–
10

influence leveraging,
70

integrity commission and Rob Ford

as city councillor,
15
,
72
–
73
,
74
–
75

office expenses,
76
–
77

solicitation of donations from lobbyists,
165
–
68

international media

crack cocaine confession,
292

Crackgate,
232

crack video,
5
,
221
–
23
,
228
–
30
,
232
–
33
,
261
–
62

Doug Jr. on dealing,
35

“eat at home” quote,
299

Ford brothers,
301

livestreams of council,
297

trust of journalism,
242
–
43

See also
journalism and trust; radio;
individual outlets

Ipsos Reid,
107
,
238
,
242
,
245
,
248
,
305

James, Royson
(Star),
309

Jenkins, Jonathan
(Sun)
“Council ‘Corrupt,’”
172

Jimmy Kimmel Live,
232
.
See also
international media

Jobin-Davis, Camille (NY Open Government),
137

John Oakley Show

“What’s Eating Rob Ford,”
81
–
82

See also
radio

Johnson, Elena Basso,
265
,
267
.
See also

15 Windsor Road

journalism and trust

accountability mechanisms,
247
–
51

news as entertainment,
244
–
46

partisanship and bias,
242
–
45

reporting vs. “seeing” news,
238
–
41

statistics on,
241
–
43

truth coming out, video recovered,
284
–
85

See also
international media;
individual media outlets

J-Source (website),
239

Kari, Shannon
(Globe and Mail),
32
–
33

Kassim, Monir (in Rob Ford photo),
270

Keenan, Ed (columnist),
70

Kelly, Norm (deputy mayor),
287
,
302

Khattak, Muhammad, “Sosa Grindhard” (in Rob Ford photo),
260
–
61
,
270

kidnapping,
33
–
34

Kiklas, Michael (Kathy Ford friend),
22
,
34

Kouvalis, Nick (campaign manager),
84
–
89
,
92
–
94
,
96
–
102
,
105
,
107
mayor’s team,
113
–
15
,
120
,
122

KPMG investigation into City Hall spending,
125
–
26

Laschinger, John (politico),
106

Lastman, Mel (mayor),
308

Lauer, Matt
(Today Show),
301

Lawson, General Tom (chief of defence staff),
189

LeDrew, Stephen (CP24),
83
,
254
,
293
–
96

Leiper, Janet (integrity commissioner),
72
,
165
,
168

Lenczner, Alan (lawyer),
172
–
73
,
182

Levant, Ezra (political pundit),
308
,
312

Levy, Sue-Ann
(Sun),
102

Lewis, Chris (OPP commissioner),
132

libel laws (Canada),
224
–
25

Liberty Grand banquet hall,
189
,
190

libraries, suggested cuts to,
126

lie and deny

confessed to crack cocaine,
290
–
91

crack video,
228
,
229
,
235
,
268
,
272
–
73

Doneit-Henderson recording,
101
–
2

Florida charges,
16
–
17
,
49
–
51

Garrison Ball,
198
–
99

Maple Leafs incident,
15
–
16

See also
drugs and alcohol

Lindsay Luby, Gloria (city councillor)

Rob Ford “waste of skin” comment,
68

municipal elections 1997,
60
–
62

municipal elections 2000,
62
–
63

Lisi, Alexander “Sandro” (Rob Ford friend)

arrested,
278

charged with extortion,
285

crack video story

texted, phoned, contacted,
230
–
31
,
235
,
282
–
83

Garrison Ball,
190

meetings and handoffs with Rob Ford,
274
–
76
,
282

police investigation of,
255
,
274
–
77

lobbyists and donation solicitations,
72
–
73
,
165
–
68

Loki Lounge nightclub,
3
,
204

Lorinc, John (journalist),
161
–
63

loyalty

Doug Jr.’s,
33

Doug Sr.’s,
28
,
47

Ford brothers’,
296

Ford family’s,
19
,
40

Ford Nation’s,
15
,
74

Ford staff’s,
149

Macdonald, Fraser (campaign),
86
,
89
,
98
–
99

MacDonald, Jude (activist),
77

Macdonald, Judge John,
180
–
81

MacIntyre, Chris (son of Scott),
42
–
45

MacIntyre, Scott (Kathy Ford friend),
42
–
45
,
53
–
54
,
54
–
56
,
55

MacKay, Peter (minister of national defence),
189

Maddison, Paul (commander of the Royal Canadian Navy),
189

Magder, Paul,
169
–
70
,
183

Mammoliti, Giorgio (city councillor),
15
,
68
,
69
,
75
,
124

Mandel, Michele
(Sun),
90

Mann, Arshy
(Star),
258
–
59

Marg Delahunty ambush (Mary Walsh),
131
–
33

marijuana.
See under
drugs and alcohol