Today the Supreme Court of Canada will reveal the decision it has made regarding the appeal made on the controversial case involving Toronto Mayor Rob Ford which threatened to throw him out of office. An application was made by Paul Magder a Toronto resident in an Ontario court. The allegations were made last year claiming that Ford had took part in a council vote that cleared him from the obligation of paying back donations that had been made to his private football foundation therefore violating conflict of interest legislation.

Even before the application was filed the controversy had been going on for two years and had started in August 2012 when Toronto’s integrity commissioner suggested to the council that Ford should pay back donations that he had obtained improperly on letterhead bearing official city markings. Her suggestions were adopted by the council.

In January 2012 Ford had not yet provided proof of reimbursement as reported by integrity commissioner to the council. The council decided to take no action and dropped the matter following a vote that was conducted days later. In March 2012 an application was filed by Magder.

In his defense, Ford would say that he never read the legislation that he was accused of violating. He would say that he never read any materials that explain the obligation of elected officials in declaring conflicts given by the city.

A Superior Court justice made orders for the mayor to be removed from office in November last year after finding that he had violated conflict of interest. In January the removal order was overturned by a Divisional Court in which Ford had made an appeal. The lawyer for Toronto resident, Clayton Ruby who filed the application claimed that he would ask the Supreme Court of Canada to hear the appeal the day Ford won the appeal.

The court’s decision will be heard shortly before 10 am ET when they will announce whether they will hear the appeal. The 44 year old mayor of Toronto was elected into office in the fall of 2010.  Though he has been involved in several controversial cases of labor, transit files and budget with councils in the city we can’t ignore the fact that Ford has advocated for issues like lower taxes and smaller municipal government.  His intensive involvement with high school football, his driving and his behavior out of office has made headlines on several cases.

The recent allegation of an existing video of him using cocaine has been the talk of the town lately but he has denied of ever using drugs.