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My theory, for what it's worth.

The police tried to quietly serve the subpoena, but the mayor was away on one of his junkets.

This gave the Fords time to leak the news of the pending subpoena to the media, and then blame Blair. Bottom line. Zing. Done. Okay?

The Fords are the leak, not Blair.
 
DeathSilver said:
110$ maintenance is probably pro detailing. Nice use of taxpayer money considering it's Deco's car.
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Seems to be every month. Maybe an extra special mayor's rate for CH parking? I also find it interesting that not one legitimate receipt/record has been submitted for these expenses. Seems everyone else who used their car and charged mileage submitted where they went (redacted) and the number of kilometres @0.54 per. Rob's "documentation" looks like someone printed up a sign in Word. They all appear to say "Mayor's Vehicle Maintenance & Fuel Charges for the Month of ****" and the amount with all such expenses lumped onto the same sheet. Plus he charges "fuel", not mileage, which could be considered a miniscule savings as mileage is supposed to compensate wear and tear on your personal vehicle. Well, I guess it saves Rob from submitting the locations of his "constituent visits" :rolleyes:
 
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Because it's a scrum. That's allowed. Holding a press conference at City Hall to spew campaign nonsense is not.
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When Doug began diverting to the Sugar Beach talking point, it was an opportunity for the media to say 'Your brother was on the board of Waterfront Toronto. He could have done something about those expenses four years ago ... if he had bothered to show up to any of the meetings'.

But they didn't challenge him on it, unsurprisingly.

Sugar Beach doesn't actually matter to the Fords. They just want to use it as a distraction from their current troubles and they probably want to try to stick it to WT now that they realize they can't just seize control of it and have casinos and ferris wheels built at their whim.
 
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the lemur said:
'Hands in the ... piggy bank'. That's a new one.
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the cookie jar has the week off, I guess.

DeathSilver said:
110$ maintenance is probably pro detailing. Nice use of taxpayer money considering it's Deco's car.
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I think it's a portion of the lease payment. Let's say it's $500/month to lease that car, then you decide what percentage of your car use is work related and set a fixed amount for work to pay you back. The lease payment is due every month, whether you drive the car or not, so maybe that's why he billed for the months spent in rehab. (just guessing at $500 -- I'm sure it costs more to lease an Escalade than a Honda Civic, so I just winged it. :p )
 
From The Globe and Mail, at this link:

Rob Ford's brother is 'lying' about subpoena news leak, Toronto police chief says


Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair has hit back directly at Toronto Councillor Doug Ford over his accusation that the chief had a hand in leaking news that Rob Ford is about to be subpoenaed to testify in the drug and extortion trial of the mayor’s former friend and driver Alessandro Lisi.

Chief Blair, who this week had his request to serve a third five-year term rejected by the Police Services Board, said the Etobicoke councillor is “lying” by suggesting the news of the subpoena was “payback” by the police force that came from the top.

“Doug Ford is lying and I am prepared to take legal action,” Chief Blair said Friday through his spokesman Mark Pugash after he was shown comments made by Doug Ford.

The Etobicoke councillor has repeatedly called for the chief’s resignation, saying that the ongoing investigation of the mayor is politically driven. Mr. Lisi faces drug charges and an extortion charge for allegedly attempting to retrieve a video that appeared to show the mayor smoking crack cocaine. The mayor has not been charged. Since he returned from a stint in rehab this summer, the mayor has said he has severed ties with his former associates.

On Friday, after a report in the Toronto Star that the police are poised to subpoena the mayor, Doug Ford said the leak shows the political motivation of Chief Blair and is further evidence of the need for a change in leadership at the police force.

“It’s just a little way of him saying ‘here you go,’” Councillor Ford said in an interview. “It’s unfortunate. It’s not the way any police department works in the world and it shouldn’t work that way. They want to play games at the highest level in the police department.”

“Rob’s changed his life. I just hope the top-ranking person in the police would change his life and follow the rules,” he said later. “When you tell the media there’s a subpoena and don’t tell anyone else? That alone says it all right there, right there. That says it all.”

Facing reporters outside the mayor’s office, Councillor Ford called the leak “payback,” but would not elaborate.

Mr. Pugash would not discuss the reports of the subpoena, saying. “We don’t comment on ongoing criminal investigations.”

Councillor Ford said Friday his brother had not been served and he only learned about the subpoena through the media. The Star quoted Rob Ford’s lawyer Dennis Morris saying it’s not a matter of if the mayor will get notice, but when.

“I think it is pretty disappointing that the chief and folks like that would release it to the media,” Councillor Ford said. “You wonder why there’s changes needed to be happening at the level of the police. That’s the reason.”
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"Lying" is a strong word, but apparently using other synonyms might not be understood by the Fords.
 
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the lemur said:
When Doug began diverting to the Sugar Beach talking point, it was an opportunity for the media to say 'Your brother was on the board of Waterfront Toronto. He could have done something about those expenses four years ago ... if he had bothered to show up to any of the meetings'.

But they didn't challenge him on it, unsurprisingly.

Sugar Beach doesn't actually matter to the Fords. They just want to use it as a distraction from their current troubles and they probably want to try to stick it to WT now that they realize they can't just seize control of it and have casinos and ferris wheels built at their whim.
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A red herring has washed up on Sugar Beach, but now that Chief Blair has come out swinging against Thug, it'll vanish from the story. I heard the audio of Thug's scrum and he sounded pretty rattled, as his voice was higher and it'll be interesting to see if they have any response to this. Props to Roy's Square for the theory that now seems to be panning out.
 
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I heard the audio of Thug's scrum and he sounded pretty rattled, as his voice was higher and it'll be interesting to see if they have any response to this.
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He totally didn't want to elaborate on his 'payback' theory, as if he hadn't actually figured out a reason for the cops to leak the news of the subpoena.

I hope he really does get sued rather than getting away with a spineless Fordian apology.
 
"Lying" is a strong word, but apparently using other synonyms might not be understood by the Fords.
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Lying isn't a strong word. It's the truth, something Drug is incapable of telling. I can't wait to see how he doubles down on this.
 
Rob is supposedly speaking at 3:30. I won't be home but I'm sure CP24 will cover it. Expecting a twitter explosion.
 
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