That 23-year-old accused man is in custody in Toronto awaiting his next court appearance.
Information related to his arrest has been kept secret in Alberta, where a judge sealed a related warrant. Various media outlets, including the Star, are fighting to access the warrant.
I am having trouble keeping up with this thread. But I don't think anybody else has posted this. In my opinion, it is key to all of this:
Man Injured in Balcony Fall in Alberta
When I saw this story it reminded me of another story in the Star yesterday about a young man in his early twenties who died after falling from a twenty floor balcony of the infamous 200 Wellesley building (infamous for it's crack dens!).
His death is mysterious because the lack of blood on the ground indicates that the man was already dead when he fell (or was pushed) from the balcony. Could this story be linked to the Ford crack-cocaine case? Is throwing people off of balconies a favored method for drug lords of getting rid of opponents because they know inept police forces - like we have in Toronto - will mistake the murder for suicide?
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/201...thrown_but_no_one_knows_his_name_fiorito.html
From today's Gawker article:
Why didn't Police report this to the public two weeks ago? Why didn't Police reveal to the public the shooting that took place the same night at 320 Dixon Rd.?
These are questions the media need to be asking of Bill Blair. Is his force covering up for Rob Ford?
How is the G20 debacle representative of all police officers? There are good and bad cops everywhere.
I wouldn't say Ford's goose is cooked even if the video surfaces. Many in Ford Nation will still support him and he'll probably pick up votes from people who'll get on his bandwagon out of spite.
Coi?
I enjoy being cynical about most things, but it is definitely true that pressure from constituents turned many of Ford's old allies against him on the waterfront deal. And that was really the card that knocked the whole house down, though it didn't seem so at the time. Point is, we can sniff and scoff at people who write letters and make phone calls, but they're still doing more productive work than we are.
Mr. Ford, brother of Mayor Rob Ford, is vice-chair of Build Toronto, the city agency created four years ago to develop and sell surplus city lands. Six independent directors – five real-estate executives and one architect – have left or are about to leave the 13-member board. That includes the abrupt exit two weeks ago of chairman Stuart Lazier and the resignations of the two other independent directors from the search committee, leaving Mr. Ford as its only member.
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Mr. Ford dismissed reports that he is trying to put Toronto Port Lands Company president and CEO Michael Kraljevic...Mr. Kraljevic and Toronto Port Lands were involved in a push by Mr. Ford two years ago to take control of development in the eastern harbour from Waterfront Toronto.
Several sources with knowledge of the Build Toronto executive search have told The Globe and Mail that Mr. Ford has pushed for months to put Mr. Kraljevic in the job. A difference of opinion over the appointment played a role in the departure of at least two of the independent directors, the sources said.
There is also concern that Build Toronto, set up as an arm’s-length agency to limit political influence, is now moving back under the control of councillors, particularly the mayor’s brother.
Council next week will be asked to approve the appointment of seven new Build Toronto directors, one of whom is recommended as chair. Mr. Ford was one of three members of the nominating panel that selected the new directors. It also included councillors Frances Nunziata and Vince Crisanti, two of the mayor’s most loyal supporters.
Also, time to go deeper down the rabbit hole - Elena Basso / Johnson has been convicted of trafficking cocaine in the past