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Letter from the Parade organizers. They don't want him either.
Dear Friend of the Parade,

Thank you for inquiring about whether the Mayor would be participating in the Parade this year.

As I am sure you are aware, we were told by the Mayor's office last week, that the Mayor would not be participating in the Parade.

He then abruptly changed his mind on Monday evening.

We wrote to his Chief of Staff on Tuesday morning to ask that the Mayor reconsider and watch the Parade with his family, as originally planned.

I have attached a copy of that letter to the Mayor for your interest.

Our request of the Mayor is simple….please reconsider your decision and put the focus back on Santa and the magic of our show for Children.

Thank you,

Alf Iannarelli
General Manager
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and the letter they sent went to Earl Provost, from one of the parade co-chairmen

Because of yesterday's on-again, off-again dialogue, I am sending you the official position of the Board of the Santa Claus Parade to present to the Mayor.

The parade is held on the streets of the City of Toronto and the City is very helpful in organizing the parade; while the Mayor has no official capacity in the parade, as Mayor he has every right to walk ahead of the Parade.

Due to recent events in the Mayor's life, there was a decision made that he would not walk the parade, but would be a spectator watching the Parade with his family. However, last night the Mayor announced that he has changed his mind and will now walk ahead of the Parade.

We are appealing to the Mayor, as a parent to reconsider this decision. We are asking him to go back to the original decision.

The Santa Claus Parade is presented for children and families and the single focus is the magic of Santa and Mrs. Claus arriving to usher in the Holiday Season.

With the media following the Mayor in everything he does, we do not want this distraction to take away from the anticipated fun and enjoyment that children will have on Parade Day.

Our request is simple, we know the Mayor loves the Parade, but for this year let's avoid this distraction and put the focus back on Santa and Mrs. Claus.
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ttk77 said:
Is any organization reporting on the protest? Other than the few pictures posted here I haven't been able to see anything.
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Sue Sgambati is there for CP24. She reported briefly earlier and said she would interview members of the crowd after the speakers were done. I suspect that coverage has been preempted by the situation at Sherbourne and Carlton.
 
inyyz said:
Sigh. Has RoFo hired a lone gunman to be at Carlton and Sherbourne to take the focus off City Hall?
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Apparently, I'm not the only person to entertain the thought. It's a sad reflection of the Mayor that people would think he's capable of hiring a gunman to distract media from the council debate.
 
I haven't seen any details about any of these items yet, but so far it look like only The Sun is tweeting them:

TorSun City Editor ‏@TorSunCity 4m
#BREAKING: Bombshell court docs also reveal there was a suspected prostitute in #RobFord's city hall office. http://bit.ly/1fBNbme #TOpoli

TorSun City Editor ‏@TorSunCity 1h
#BREAKING: Court docs also reveal several instances where @TOMayorFord was suspected of driving drunk. http://torontosun.com #TOpoli

TorSun City Editor ‏@TorSunCity 1h
#BREAKING: New court docs paint picture of @TOMayorFord as alcoholic, tyrannical and disrepectful of women. http://torontosun.com #TOpoli

TorSun City Editor ‏@TorSunCity 1h
Shocking info about drugs, alcohol & lewd behaviour in new court documents involving @TOMayorFord. Stay w/ http://torontosun.com . #TOpoli

TorSun City Editor ‏@TorSunCity 1h
#BREAKING: Explosive revelations coming about @TOMayorFord. Stay with http://torontosun.com . #TOpoli
 
Know what else was funny? When RoFo said he expected city workers to show up to work on time every day... BWUAHAHAHAAH
 
I'm wondering if the question about assaulting an employee earlier today was leading to details that may come out through this release.
 
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