I snapped this last month assuming that it might be one of the last full city council sessions with His Worship. It's still very possible!
I don't see Ford ever resigning. There could be 500,000 people outside his office in a fully chalked up Nathan Phillips Square demanding he resign, he won't. He could get arrested and charged but when he's released on bail awaiting trial, he'll keep showing up to work (after lunch). The entire Executive Committtee could resign and every Councillor could stand in unison demanding that he resign, he won't. We're stuck with him until December 2014. All that needs to be determined is the level of chaos that will go on until then and if we have to endure him for yet another 4 years.
Council should just make it clear they don't consider him a legitimate Mayor, vote on a motion asking him to resign and when he doesn't, just carry on with the business of the city while ignoring him entirely.
Passive City Council actions: When he moves a motion, get up out of your seats and don't vote (it can't pass if quorum hasn't been met). When he speaks, get up and leave the council floor while he does.
Active City Council actions: Vote to replace his executive committee with nobody. Replace the speaker with somebody who isn't enabling Ford - Deputy Speaker John Parker is great -- and have him become the voice of City Council with whom the media should interact with as City Council's nominated representative. Vote to defund the Mayor's office but not without first voting to explicitly fire David Price and Thomas Beyer, both of which are hiding their interactions with Sandro Lisi, both who've been named in the ITO and who were seen to be interacting with Lisi in hidden circumstances. Thom better have a very good excuse and better start talking soon. Price is far beyond redemption and is going to be a key player in Brazen 2.
So far, about 20 councillors have been clear that they want the Mayor to resign. More still, while not asking him explicitly to leave have made it clear that he has lost the legitimacy to be Mayor. All counted, I think that around 35 councillors would join a
Mayor-less City Council Coalition and govern the city amongst themselves.
This sounds like a chart for
Matt Elliot. Who would be on a hypothetical
vote to demand Ford resign then ignore him for the rest of the term coalition? There's been some pretty impressive defectors lately. Ainslie, Del-Grande and Thompson all featured prominently in Elliot's charts as reliable Ford defenders. These and more all appear to be ready to join the opposition in full force. How does that change the numbers and how will that work if City Council decides to formally censure Ford?
