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TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been ordered out of office after a judge ruled Monday he broke conflict of interest rules.

Ford was accused of not declaring a conflict of interest when he participated in a council vote to recommend he repay donations that he solicited for his private football foundation using official city letterhead.

Ontario Superior Court Justice Charles Hackland said Ford’s actions were characterized by “ignorance of the law and a lack of diligence in securing professional advice amounting to wilful blindness.”

Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Ford+Toronto+mayor+removed+from+office+showed+stubborn+sense+entitlement+says+judge/7609984/story.html#ixzz2DM6wsQQd

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