The audits of Mayor Rob Ford and Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti were conducted over the spring and summer. The audit of Mayor Ford’s campaign is expected to be released in November, while the audit of Councillor Mammoliti’s campaign is expected later in the fall or in early-winter. Candidate Peter Li Preti lost his appeal of an Continue reading →
Fair Elections Toronto is pleased that Mayor Ford has withdrawn his appeal of the order to audit his election campaign. While Mayor Ford’s decision to suspend his appeal is commendable, we note that it comes almost a full year after an audit was ordered and on the heels of multiple judgements in other Ontario courts Continue reading →
This morning, a judge denied Mayor Rob Ford’s eleventh-hour request to delay a hearing for eight months that will determine whether Ford will face an audit of his election campaign finances. Had Ford been granted a delay it would have almost certainly allowed him to avoid an audit until after the next election, and would Continue reading →
A Toronto judge has denied Mayor Rob Ford’s request for a new trial to decide whether he will undergo the forensic audit of his election campaign expenses that was ordered by a City Hall tribunal last year. In January, Ford sent a team of lawyers to Old City Hall to argue that the City of Continue reading →
Mayor Rob Ford’s legal team has filed a motion in the Ontario Court of Justice relating to its appeal of the May 2011 decision to order an audit on Ford’s election campaign finances. Ford’s lawyers are seeking to have the decision of the Compliance Audit Committee discounted entirely by the court and the opportunity to Continue reading →
A judge is set to decide next April whether Mayor Rob Ford will face an audit of his election expenses. After a City Hall tribunal determined that Ford should face an audit of his 2010 election expenses Ford appealed the decision to court. The audit was originally ordered on May 13, 2011 when citizens Adam Continue reading →
An audit request that will be filed today with the City of Toronto’s Compliance Audit Committee alleges that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford violated municipal campaign finance laws. If found in violation of these laws, Mayor Ford could face fines of up to $ 25,000 and removal from office. In their 17-page audit request, Toronto residents Continue reading →