Mayor Rob Ford Calls Out Chief Bill Blair on Jimmy Kimmel Show
Toronto’s Mayor Rob Ford was on the Jimmy Kimmel tv show early this March. He took some hard hitting jokes such as him being confronted on his quotes and Jimmy got Rob to react to some popular videos of him that have gone viral on the net. But he handled it well.
At the beginning of the show Jimmy reads Rob some rude messages that were left on Jimmy’s facebook and twitter of people from Toronto talking down onto Rob. In retaliation Rob responds by saying, “I guess they don’t talk about all the money I’ve saved and how we’ve straightened out the city.” He made mention that he has saved $1 billion dollars of taxpayer money for the City of Toronto. For Rob’s proof of claim he says “the city manager comes and says .. ‘you’ve saved $800 million on efficiencies and you got rid of that terrible car tax that’s $240 million’ so if you do the math that’s over $1 billion.”
Rob got frisky and calls out Chief of Toronto Police, Bill Blair to arrest Rob before he went on the Jimmy Kimmel show. Jimmy asked Rob if it’s a smart idea that he dares the Chief of Toronto Police to arrest him. Rob replies, “they just follow me around for five months and came up empty handed I just want him to come clean with the taxpayers on how much money has he spent.” Rob wants Bill to admit to the taxpayers that he has wasted their tax money on investigated him. Rob also calls out Bill Blair to release the video of Rob smoking crack, because to this day Bill has not released the video.
The whole 15 min segment of Rob Ford on the Jimmy Kimmel show can be seen by clicking play below:
Early today (Wed March 3rd) “Toronto’s police chief removed himself from a lengthy criminal investigation of Rob Ford..”
“.. Blair released a letter he had written to OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis in which he laid out his reasons for asking his provincial colleagues for help.
“I am taking this step to avoid the distractions that have assumed such recent prominence,” Blair wrote.
“The only public interest here is the continued investigation, without fear or favour, into evidence of possible criminality.”
“The Toronto police investigation in question — dubbed “Project Brazen 2″ — arose last spring out of a year-long guns, gangs and drugs probe.
It was during the initial probe that police uncovered a video showing Ford apparently smoking crack cocaine, and decided to investigate his activities.
Ford’s friend Alexander (Sandro) Lisi was charged in the first investigation with drug offences, and later with extortion in relation to the “crack” video. The allegations have not been proven in court.
“We’re always very concerned that nothing is said or done that could have any impact on current or future court proceedings,” said Toronto police spokesman Mark Pugash.
“We’ll always err on the side of caution.”
Veteran Toronto homicide investigator, Det.-Sgt. Gary Giroux, will continue to lead the investigation, but will now answer to a senior provincial police officer rather than to senior city police officers.
The provincial inspector will have no direct involvement in the probe, but will be available for consultation or to offer advice, police said.
OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis said the change is “semantics” but said the investigative team will no longer report up a chain in Toronto police, ultimately to Blair.
“That removes the whole senior management team of the Toronto police and the chief from any involvement — or perception of involvement — in any decision-making around this case,” Lewis said.”
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