All it means is that, since Rob Ford's cancer has been widely publicized already, there is less reason to doubt it. If I, however, showed up with a note from my mom, the court would, not surprisingly, be more likely to look into it further.
I was further reassured to see that the CP24 report on the doctor's notes was brought up in court. It told me they were paying more attention to the outside world than I had previously thought.
I think the bigger problem is that court seems to me a generally civil and congenial place. Justice needs to be done, but the feeling is that there's no reason we can't all be respectful of each other and the law. Petty criminals push at this in their own petty ways, but it's the well connected thugs, with the money and the power who play us all to their advantage.
But I won't mention any names.