The Ford government has been engaged in a months-long freedom of information appeal with Global News over text conversations on Patrick Sackville's phone.

Patrick Sackville, Chief of Staff to Ontario Premier Doug Ford, told Integrity Commissioner J. David Wake: 'I do not conduct government business on my personal e-mail.'

Dr. Chris Mackie says he knew that Amir Farahi was lobbying against supervised consumption sites in the city, but he initially had no idea that Farahi was involved in the firm the health unit hired to promote them.