Well that final thread of support has snapped, have fun Rob.
Crantor said:
And Doug Ford calling on the police chief to step down :
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-calls-on-toronto-police-chief-to-step-down-1.2415154
Toronto is in quite the mess.
Doug Ford isn't the only one, the former solicitor general is suggest Blair crossed a line he should not have
http://www.torontosun.com/2013/11/04/blair-may-have-overstepped-his-authority-senator
"A Canadian senator and former solicitor general of Ontario is among several justice system veterans saying Chief Bill Blair may have overstepped his authority by saying he was “disappointed” over the Mayor Rob Ford’s alleged crack video.
And Conservative Senator Bob Runciman said he is also concerned about details released from court documents on surveillance that didn’t allow for basic human dignity.
“I can’t recall anything like his (press) conference and his unnecessary comments ... the video and his disappointment,” Runciman said Monday.
Blair last Thursday told reporters: “I think it’s fair to say that the mayor does appear in that video but I’m not going to get into the detail of what activity is depicted on that video.” He also commented that “as a citizen of Toronto, I’m disappointed” and said “this is a traumatic issue for the citizens of this city and for the reputation of this city and that concerns me.”
Runciman, who was Ontario’s top cop from 1995-99 in the Mike Harris government, said he has no comment on Ford or his alleged activities.
But the chief’s comments, he said, must be addressed.
In Ontario’s Police Services Act, it states when it comes to engaging in “political rights,” a police officer while in uniform must not engage in “political activity that places, or is likely to place, the police officer in a position of conflict of interest.”
The Toronto Police Services Board regulations say an officer on duty is not to “express views on any issue not directly related to the police officer’s responsibilities as a police officer.”
Expressing his disappointment and speaking of a “traumatic issue” for the “reputation of the city,” is what shocked Runciman. He also expressed surprise over the “release of police notes and photo (of) mayor urinating” — the latter was taken by a spy plane.
“The public should know the tax dollars spent on this, plus justification for the same,” he said. “There is a serious issue here of use of scarce police resources and the chief should be required to explain and justify.”
Other leaders agree.
A senior member of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s caucus said it was “shocking to see a chief of police use that choice of words toward someone who has not been charged but who may be under investigation.”
And former British Columbia premier Ujjal Dosanjh tweeted “by saying what evidence he has against Ford Blair entered political arena. Charge, put up or shut up. That’s the rule for non-political police.”
He also tweeted “Ford is a nincompoop. Chief Blair wrong to give particulars of evidence against a politician and not disclose fully” and “can’t have evidence and not produce.”
It is not the first time Blair has been criticized over video evidence. In 2010, there was Blair’s apology to Adam Nobody after his mistaken premise the video that captured a police assault on an “armed” man was “tampered” with.
Blair, nor spokesman Mark Pugash, returned an e-mail listing a series of questions surrounding his comments and other aspects of the story including oaths to secrecy, privacy, presumption of innocence, whether an outside service should be brought in and the cost of surveilling the mayor?
TPSB Chair Dr. Alok Mukherjee has yet to respond if there would be a probe. Mayor Ford’s lawyer Dennis Morris also declined to comment.
But earlier, the mayor and Councillor Doug Ford alluded to concerns of a political conspiracy and “witch-hunt” to have him removed from office.
Meanwhile, those close to Ford say an organizer of the upcoming chief’s gala suggested “it would be best that Mr. Ford not attend.”
If it was a private party it would be the chief’s choice to decide who he invites but one Ford loyalist said this time it was the mayor who was “disappointed” since he wanted to support the frontline officers and help the chief raise money for victims’ services.
Needless to say it’s a dysfunctional relationship but the mayor has vowed he will not be uninvited to the upcoming budget process and that the chief will have to deal with him on future police spending. The budgeting for surveillance money will be an interesting conversation in which one wonders whether both will be in conflict.
Runciman said there are questions even bigger that should be considered.
“If police resources were used for political purposes, that should alarm everyone, including Ford haters,” said the senator."
I happen to agree with Runciman.
