Appendix #3 Toronto Star letter to Mayor Rob Ford seeking his side of the story regarding allegations about

Garrison Ball and substance abuse March 22, 2013 Dear Mayor Ford, We are writing to alert you to a story we are working on. The story deals with your being asked to leave the Garrison Ball and also the long term concern that you have a substance abuse problem that, at times, has affected your performance as Mayor of Toronto. Our hope is that you, or your staff, will speak with us today about these two matters. Contact information to arrange an interview is at the bottom of this email. Substance abuse of any kind is obviously a very difficult and sensitive issue. We are hoping that you will be able to shed light on this and how, if at all, it has affected you as Mayor. The Garrison Ball We have interviewed five people who have told us that you arrived at the event in some distress, clearly either under the influence of some substance (alcohol is the one most commonly mentioned) or suffering from a medical problem. We have further been told that organizers of this important military charity event, and some of the military people in attendance, were distressed by this. You apparently staggered and fell down the stairs, were seen to be inebriated or under some other distress near the coat check and the washroom, and were speaking in an incoherent, rambling, oddly excited manner. Organizers and others in attendance apparently encouraged Councillor Paul Ainslie to ask you to leave. Mr. Ainslie did encourage your chief of staff, Mark Towhey, to ask you to leave. You left the event. We would like to ask you to provide any additional information regarding this incident. Among our questions: Did you drink prior to the event, at the event, or both? How did you get the the event (by car on your own, or driven)? Where were you prior to the event and where were you after the event? A Substance abuse problem? For more than a year, we have been speaking to people involved in City Hall about the perception that you have an untreated substance abuse problem. The people we have spoken to are both current and former staff, and city councillors. Among them are people who like you and would prefer to see you get help. We have been told the following: Counselling or a rehab program has been suggested and rebuffed by you several times; an effort to have an important person with knowledge of substance abuse issues counsel you

was also rebuffed; your substance abuse issues have affected your job negatively (coming late to work or not coming at all on some days). Note: A final paragragh of this letter has been redacted as it included questions about allegations the Star is continuing to investigate. Please contact Kevin Donovan, today, to discuss this. He can be reached at 416-312-3503 or kdonovan@thestar.ca.

Kevin Donovan Robyn Doolittle Toronto Star Appendix#3 (b) Toronto Star letter to Mayor Rob Ford seeking his side of ongoing investigation into crack cocaine video in week before May 30 report. Similar letters sent to Doug Ford, and five staffers in mayors office. These letters were published on thestar.com with the story. http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/05/30/rob_ford_video_scandal_mayor_ford_said_ he_knew_where_video_was_sources_say.html

Dear Mayor Ford, We are continuing to investigate allegations related to the video witnessed by two Toronto Star reporters. Today we published a story detailing a portion of David Price's involvement. For Thursday's paper we are preparing a more detailed story which will state that on the day we published the story of the video (Friday, May 17) it was Mayor Rob Ford who blurted out to aides the exact address where drug dealers involved with the video could be found. To all of you who are receiving this letter, please be aware that we are asking these questions in the public interest about a serious matter. We strongly advise you to reach out to us to discuss this story. We want to hear your side of it. Most importantly, if there is anything you believe is not factual, or anything you would like to add, please contact us by this Wednesday at 3 pm. Here is what we believed transpired on Friday, May 17, the day the story of the video was published on the front page of the Toronto Star:

A meeting was called to discuss the video. We believe the following people were present. Mayor Rob Ford, David Price, Earl Provost, and possibly communications aides George Christopoulos and Isaac Ransom. We are trying to reach these people and others through email or by telephone, although we do not have all the proper contact information at this time. During the meeting, when concern was raised about the existence of a video, Mayor Ford told staffers "not to worry" as he knows where the video is. To the surprise of some present, Mayor Ford then blurts out the Dixon Rd. address, including the two apartment units on the 17th floor, 1701 and 1703. Following this, as we reported in the Tuesday Star, David Price contacted Mark Towhey (we do not know if by telephone or in person) and asked him "hypothetically" what he should do if a "source" had told him where to locate the video. We are continuing to explore what David Price and others may have done over the next two weeks to try and obtain the video and to defuse the growing scandal with denials over the existence of the video. Questions: 1. How did you know the address and apartment units. Is it because you purchased crack cocaine or another substance from people in those units?. 2. Did you order David Price to go find the video? 3. What were you planning to do if you secured the video? Please contact me at 416-312-3503 or at kdonovan@thestar.ca Kevin Donovan Investigative Editor Toronto Star