The Ontario Divisional Court set aside the decision of the Superior Court of Justice that removed Toronto Mayor Rob Ford from office for allegedly breaching the provincial Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. The Act bars all municipal politicians from speaking, voting, or participating in any way in matters in which they had a “pecuniary interest,” which has been interpreted by the courts to mean a financial or economic interest. In this case, Mayor Ford had been ordered to repay donations of $3,150 made by lobbyists to his football foundation on the basis that lobbyists should not have given money to ... [more] Full article