Toronto mayor Rob Ford gets to keep his position

Ford, a magnet for controversy during the two years he has spent as mayor, was ordered out of office last November after he was found guilty of conflict of interest, but he was allowed to stay on the job while he appealed.

The initial court ruling said Ford was in conflict when he voted at city council to scrap a CA$3,150 (US$3,100) penalty imposed on him for accepting donations of the same amount from lobbyists for his soccer foundation. On Friday, a panel of three judges ruled that “council did not have the jurisdiction to impose such a penalty.”

“This has been a very, very humbling experience,” the rarely compunctious mayor told a news conference following the ruling, saying he plans to run for mayor again and spend the next six years in office.

The fight to toss Ford from the mayor's seat may not be over, however. Clayton Ruby, the high-profile Toronto lawyer pressing the case against Ford, said he will ask the Supreme Court of Canada to hear the case.

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