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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Montreal has the single largest organized crime presence in Canada so its not even close to the same. It also has an extensive history of political corruption that no other city in Canada comes even close to. Not an apples to apples comparison.
In fact Toronto is very comparable to Calgary in that regard. Sure there's some organized crime, but not a lot and nothing on the level of Montreal. Montreal and Vancouver are the organized crime headquarters of Canada.
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Are you saying there's not much cause for concern in Toronto just because Montreal's organized crime is far worse?
Montreal and Vancouver's problems started somewhere, too. Anything that gives opportunity for organized crime to gain presence in a city is a very real cause for concern, regardless of how your city compares to others.
All my opinion, of course, but angling for a one-time payoff for a blackmail tape seems small-time to me. Organized crime would probably be looking at a much larger picture, such as using leverage on Ford to secure a very lucrative contract with the city for garbage removal or some such thing.