Cronyism scandal buffets Toronto city hall.........

"City Hall has been rocked by a scandal centring on allegations of cronyism and sexual misconduct among senior officials, some with close political links to Mayor David Miller. As they prepared to debate more than 200 recommendations from the hard-hitting Bellamy report on municipal corruption, prominent politicians, including Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, are struggling to explain the presence of friends and relatives on the city payroll."