Here's what I'm hoping will happen at tomorrow's council meeting. Rather than the "bloodbath" or "public flogging" that Dougie Jr. is so obviously hoping for, or long-winded political grandstanding, I'd rather see the councillors calmly ask the mayor a series of short, pointed, lawyerly, Tom Mulcair-esque questions:
"Mr. Mayor, how much cash have you accepted from your friend Sandro Lisi, via those envelope drop-offs that were depicted in the media?"
"Mr. Mayor, did you ever grant any favours to associates of your friend Sandro Lisi in exchange for money?"
"Mr. Mayor, when did you first learn about the death of Anthony Smith?"
"Mr. Mayor, did you participate in an secret effort to obtain material that you knew would be of interest to police as possible evidence in a criminal investigation?"
And so on.
It doesn't matter that he'll just retreat to his phony defense of hey, I can't comment on something that's "before the courts." Whatever. Liar's gonna lie. The councillors should just repeat the names Sandro Lisi, Anthony Smith, Hanad Hussein, etc. and repeat the words "bribes," "obstruction of justice," "cover-up" etc., as many ways as possible during their questioning. Avoid references to drugs/drinking; concentrate on the rest of the dirty business. Get it out there. Get it mentioned in the media. Let him squirm. After nine or ten questions like the above, steam should start coming out of his and Dougie Jr.'s ears.
