Watch: Councillor Jay Robinson introduces petition calling on Ron Ford to take leave (Courtesy: Roger TV)
TORONTO – Prior to councillors debating a motion calling on Mayor Rob Ford to take a leave of absence, 30 of the city’s 44 councillors signed a petition calling the mayor to resign.
Read the open letter Councillor Jaye Robinson presented to Mayor Rob Ford:
Mayor Rob Ford,
We write to you as colleagues representing wards from across the city and the political spectrum.
Over the past six months, and especially the past few weeks, we have grown increasingly concerned by the seemingly endless cycle of allegations, denials and belated admissions about your behaviour.
Toronto is distracted and for good reason. Our city’s reputation has been damaged and continues to suffer, and it has become difficult to focus on the pressing and substantive issues facing City Council.
Today we stand together to ask that you step aside and take a leave of absence to address your challenges privately, outside of the public eye. We believe that the majority of Torontonians share our view, and that City Council will excuse any absences you require to address the situation with finality.
The city and the Office of the Mayor demands nothing less than honesty, accountability and transparency.
Sincerely,
The motion was signed by:
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