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rfmcdonaldI wonder how this news item will influence city politics, inasmuch as Ana Bailão has been one of the centre-leaning councillors who've been critical of Ford. I'm curious as to how it's influence my neighbourhood, since it's located in Bailão's Ward 18.
Toronto city councillor Ana Bailao was arrested and charged with impaired driving overnight.
“I can confirm that on October 16, I was charged with impaired driving,” Bailao said in a statement released Tuesday afternoon.
“This situation is regrettable. I have been advised by my legal counsel that because this matter is before the courts that I have no further comment.”
Toronto police say Bailao was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday morning in the Bathurst Street and Harbord Street area.
Bailao attended the Mayor’s Ball for the Arts on Monday evening, hours before she was arrested.
Coun. Frances Nunziata told CBC News that she sat at the same table as Bialao and spoke to her “throughout dinner and she seemed fine.”
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said Tuesday that Bailao is innocent until proven guilty, and also that "everybody makes mistakes."
