Flashback: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Exposes Free Perks Given To Councillors

“I ve got all ░░░░░░░░ free passes for councillors ░░░░░░░░ call them free perks ░░░░░░░░ are tax free which ░░░░░░░░ costing the taxpayers millions ░░░░░░░░ dollars So let s ░░░░░░░░ off Free zoo pass ░░░░░░░░ Zoo VIP pass The ░░░░░░░░ named on this card ░░░░░░░░ his or her family ░░░░░░░░ be granted parking admission ░░░░░░░░ rides at the Toronto ░░░░░░░░ without charge I can ░░░░░░░░ everybody in my family ░░░░░░░░ to the zoo for ░░░░░░░░ The average person has ░░░░░░░░ pay 15 20 to ░░░░░░░░ in 10 or 15 ░░░░░░░░ park 5 or 10 ░░░░░░░░ ride The poor average ░░░░░░░░ s paying 200 Councillors ░░░░░░░░ are getting paid 100 ░░░░░░░░ get to get in ░░░░░░░░ free It s absolutely ░░░░░░░░ That s just the ░░░░░░░░ of the iceberg Let ░░░░░░░░ get on to some ░░░░░░░░ stuff here Metro passes ░░░░░░░░ s a Metro pass ░░░░░░░░ is equivalent to 1 ░░░░░░░░ a year Again councillors ░░░░░░░░ 100 000 a year ░░░░░░░░ take home 1 400 ░░░░░░░░ week net Why should ░░░░░░░░ get a free metro ░░░░░░░░ The TTC s dying ░░░░░░░░ money We ve just ░░░░░░░░ fares 25 cents The ░░░░░░░░ person out there the ░░░░░░░░ working student or the ░░░░░░░░ working senior that has ░░░░░░░░ get out there and ░░░░░░░░ on the bus every ░░░░░░░░ has to pay 3 ░░░░░░░░ we the councillors get ░░░░░░░░ the bus for free ░░░░░░░░ should be eliminated immediately ░░░░░░░░ parking passes Parking We ░░░░░░░░ go to any parking ░░░░░░░░ in the City of ░░░░░░░░ and park for free ░░░░░░░░ it Friday night Saturday ░░░░░░░░ And all the councillors ░░░░░░░░ is Oh well we ░░░░░░░░ doing city business Well ░░░░░░░░ I ask what time ░░░░░░░░ these passes being used ░░░░░░░░ Or what day are ░░░░░░░░ passes being used at ░░░░░░░░ aren t going to ░░░░░░░░ me that information But ░░░░░░░░ s taxpayers money Years ░░░░░░░░ years and years of ░░░░░░░░ passes So when the ░░░░░░░░ person has to go ░░░░░░░░ Rogers Centre to watch ░░░░░░░░ Blue Jay game or ░░░░░░░░ to the theater on ░░░░░░░░ Street or go out ░░░░░░░░ dinner they have to ░░░░░░░░ 20 or 25 Councillors ░░░░░░░░ to park for free ░░░░░░░░ is absolutely wrong this ░░░░░░░░ be eliminated immediately Let ░░░░░░░░ move on Exhibition Exhibition ░░░░░░░░ get in the Ex ░░░░░░░░ it s on for ░░░░░░░░ We get to park ░░░░░░░░ free The average person ░░░░░░░░ go to the Ex ░░░░░░░░ August and September costs ░░░░░░░░ 15 to get in ░░░░░░░░ s 10 15 Councillors ░░░░░░░░ get paid 100 000 ░░░░░░░░ year get to go ░░░░░░░░ for free and bring ░░░░░░░░ family in for free ░░░░░░░░ s that right The ░░░░░░░░ are paying for that ░░░░░░░░ Conservation passes So if ░░░░░░░░ want to go to ░░░░░░░░ park in the summer ░░░░░░░░ go camping you have ░░░░░░░░ pay 30 or 40 ░░░░░░░░ get in to the ░░░░░░░░ Not councillors Councillors get ░░░░░░░░ go in for free ░░░░░░░░ s all the conservation ░░░░░░░░ You can go in ░░░░░░░░ your family come camping ░░░░░░░░ park in Ontario for ░░░░░░░░ On the back it ░░░░░░░░ The person named here ░░░░░░░░ with a vehicle and ░░░░░░░░ occupants are entitled to ░░░░░░░░ day entry into any ░░░░░░░░ in Ontario without charge ░░░░░░░░ taxpayers are paying for ░░░░░░░░ Memberships Board of Trade ░░░░░░░░ What s the cost ░░░░░░░░ be a member at ░░░░░░░░ Board of Trade Hundreds ░░░░░░░░ dollars This is a ░░░░░░░░ club to be part ░░░░░░░░ or board to be ░░░░░░░░ of Councillors get a ░░░░░░░░ membership to the Board ░░░░░░░░ Trade Outrageous Casa Loma ░░░░░░░░ Loma Everybody knows Casa ░░░░░░░░ Here s more passes ░░░░░░░░ free The person named ░░░░░░░░ this card and his ░░░░░░░░ her party will be ░░░░░░░░ parking and admission to ░░░░░░░░ Loma without charge This ░░░░░░░░ taxpayers money Again we ░░░░░░░░ 1 400 a week ░░░░░░░░ home 100 000 a ░░░░░░░░ but yet we get ░░░░░░░░ these free passes It ░░░░░░░░ absolutely wrong When the ░░░░░░░░ person has to pay ░░░░░░░░ 20 to take their ░░░░░░░░ into Casa Loma it ░░░░░░░░ cost them 100 a ░░░░░░░░ to go to Casa ░░░░░░░░ But councillors get it ░░░░░░░░ free Here s another ░░░░░░░░ the councillors get Free ░░░░░░░░ passes So if you ░░░░░░░░ to go golfing on ░░░░░░░░ city golf course there ░░░░░░░░ just four tickets for ░░░░░░░░ year only you can ░░░░░░░░ a foursome go golfing ░░░░░░░░ get to go 18 ░░░░░░░░ of golf on any ░░░░░░░░ course You can get ░░░░░░░░ cart You can even ░░░░░░░░ clubs You can do ░░░░░░░░ you want free of ░░░░░░░░ The average person has ░░░░░░░░ pay 20 30 40 ░░░░░░░░ the green fees are ░░░░░░░░ golf in the City ░░░░░░░░ Toronto But again councillors ░░░░░░░░ them for free So ░░░░░░░░ the end of it ░░░░░░░░ if you add up ░░░░░░░░ golf passes that we ░░░░░░░░ for free the free ░░░░░░░░ of Trade membership the ░░░░░░░░ Exhibition place the free ░░░░░░░░ Loma the free Conservation ░░░░░░░░ free TTC pass the ░░░░░░░░ zoo pass the free ░░░░░░░░ pass you multiply that ░░░░░░░░ 45 members of Council ░░░░░░░░ re looking at minimum ░░░░░░░░ minimum savings of 20 ░░░░░░░░ 30 million of taxpayers ░░░░░░░░ This is what I ░░░░░░░░ about of wasted money ░░░░░░░░ City Hall This should ░░░░░░░░ eliminated Every single budget ░░░░░░░░ I try to get ░░░░░░░░ of this and they ░░░░░░░░ me out of the ░░░░░░░░ Chamber Go to robford ░░░░░░░░ and see the voting ░░░░░░░░ See who votes in ░░░░░░░░ of this and see ░░░░░░░░ votes in getting rid ░░░░░░░░ these passes and you ░░░░░░░░ be shocked. Thank you.”