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Yes, you could. Depending on the agreement, the Fords can direct where the funds go, provided the recipient(s) is a registered charity. Alternately, the Fords can allow TF to choose a charity within certain parameters (kids' sports, for exampl), or they can allow TF to direct the funds to wherever they best see fit.
The Liberry often has audio versions of books available. You can search their catalogue on line to see if they've got an item, and a liberry card is easy to get. All you need is a utility bill as ID with your name and address, and the front desk will issue you one on the spot. You need the card to locate and "hold" (order) the item if you need an inter-library transfer of it to your local branch.
I don't actually think the Football Foundation is a Big Thing. I think Rob set it up because he was compulsive about his Coach persona and after the first warnings from the Integrity Comish while he was still a councilor someone advised him to formalize the fund. I think it was also all about his "I give it all to charity" claims. Tax receipts were probably secondary to him.
This article has a long description about the "murder rant" video being somehow linked to Justin Trudeau.
Mentions of Justin Trudeau only figure into the reported descriptions of the original crack video (which at one point in this article is referred to as a "videotape"I mean -- really?). I don't know if this article writer knows something we don't (and is there anything in Towhey's book about the murder rant video?) or if this writer just cobbled together his article from random Twitter searches, and conflated a bunch or unrelated things.
Yeah, there's a few things this author doesn't get quite right. I think the worst is apparently not understanding the concept of a purchasing a mickey which Towhey refers to in the book as "the serious drinkers pocket flask". This NYP article suggests those Twitter sightings of Rob at the liquor store indicated he was "filling his flask from the shelf"
Towhey does however mention the murder rant video (Page 298-299*). He said he learned about it from two people who were there, about a year after he was fired. He says their stories agree. The house belonged to one of Rob's assistant football coaches. Rob arrived unannounced and unexpected, inviting friends over for an impromptu party (the homeowner was not happy). Witnesses said Rob ranted on about several people, including Justin Trudeau. Apparently Rob went on about Trudeau's charity boxing match with Patrick Brazeau (that took place March 31, 2012). He also mentioned Mike Tyson. One of the people there said they knew someone who know Tyson's publicist. Then Rob kept asking who was tougher, him or Tyson? Rob also talked about Hulk Hogan and the Iron Sheik and at one point wanted to phone the Iron Sheik and invite him over.
In the video, Rob is apparently role-playing an imaginary encounter with Trudeau and Tyson and/or Hogan, although for the portion of the rant captured on video it's unclear if Rob himself knows who he's talking about; the witnesses do not agree. Towhey's book also says that at one point Rob called Bruno to come over to the house. When Bruno arrived, Rob answered the door and (you guessed it) punched Bruno right in the face, knocking him to the ground. Rob then grabbed him and dragged him into the house. Awesome.
*(Note to Towhey and Schneller - an index would've been nice. Doolittle and Filion each provided one in their books).
I'm going to do this! I moved to Oakville but drive into T.O. for work and with the Gardner construction my commute is up to an hour longer now everyday so I need something to help pass the time!
There's another odd thing about Rob - of all the crap he's done, and what we know about thru "official sources", the only time he's been in court has been when private citizens (or pinko activists as he'd have it) have hauled him in on COIs.
Apparently, according to Fillion, people who claim to strongly dislike Rob actually dislike themselves!
