The latest revelations about Mayor Rob Ford have prompted calls for Toronto police to explain why no charges have been laid against the mayor.

Councillor Janet Davis, speaking to reporters outside Ford’s city hall office, said she hesitated to give an opinion on whether he should be charged.

However, she thinks Torontonians are owed a fuller explanation of the police thinking on the matter.

“I do think the people of Toronto should be given a bit more of an explanation from the chief,” Davis said.

“I think any ordinary person who participated in this kind of activity, if it’s founded, would find themselves in very serious trouble.”

Even if charges aren’t laid, Davis said the new information is further evidence that Ford shouldn’t continue even in his reduced role after council transferred a number of his powers to Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly.

“I think he needs to just say, ‘I’m going away and I won’t run again to be the mayor of Toronto.’ But we know that’s not Rob Ford. He’s incorrigible, stubborn and will continue on,” Davis said.

Ford ignored all questions as he left his city hall office. He smiled broadly as he was asked whether he has used heroin and whether he attempted to buy the video.

Around 7 p.m. Ford arrived at a Christmas party at Revival nightclub hosted by Toronto radio station CHIN Radio.

Ford and brother Doug worked the crowd, posing for photos with guests and handing out fridge magnets.

The mayor was at the party for about 45 minutes.

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Police Chief Bill Blair responded to the controversy in a media scrum Wednesday.

“All of the evidence that was gathered in that case has been reviewed by the investigators and with Crown prosecutors in this case and where reasonable and probable grounds to lay a charge exists, charges have been laid,” Blair said. “But that’s up to the investigators in consultation with the Crown.

“I think we’ve done our job. I don’t believe it’s appropriate for the police to comment on the evidence. Our job is to put it before the courts. We have done that job and the courts have done what they see fit to do with it.”

At Queen’s Park, the reaction was swift from Premier Kathleen Wynne’s minority Liberal government to the latest revelations.

“These allegations are deeply troubling and we are continuing to monitor the situation,” Municipal Affairs Minister Linda Jeffrey said in a statement a day after Wynne met with Kelly at Queen’s Park, underscoring that the province would no longer deal with Ford.

“I have confidence in the Toronto police and their ongoing investigation,” the minister said.

“The province has a responsibility to listen carefully to Toronto City Council as the current situation unfolds. Toronto city council needs to function and we are watching developments closely, that’s the responsible thing to do.”

Ford’s former chief of staff Mark Towhey, who was fired soon after the scandal erupted in May, said the new information “confirms, I think, a lot of people’s fears.”

“It’s hard to judge the veracity of it, but when it’s all piled up, it doesn’t really matter whether it’s true. It has the appearance of something we expected to be true, and so people are going to treat it as true. And frankly, a lot of it probably is,” Towhey said in an interview.

Councillor Adam Vaughan said he’s concerned that Ford has been handled differently because of his position.

“The concern a lot of us have, and I think the police need to talk about this publicly to assure the city, you cannot live in a city where your last name or your office or the size of your trust fund dictates how you get policed,” Vaughan said.

Councillor Joe Mihevc said the revelations offered more evidence that “this man needs help.” He called again for Ford to take “a long leave.” And he urged the police to give the public clarity on where the investigation stands.

“While I’m not a lawyer, it certainly suggests that he has either broken the law or he is on the edge of the law,” Mihevc said. “I would trust that the police, in reviewing the evidence, working with the Ministry of the Attorney General, would figure this out and lay the appropriate charge if there are appropriate charges to be laid.”

“If he has broken the law, then the police know what they need to do,” Mihevc added. “I would certainly urge the police to do what they need to do if he has broken the law and not look at the title, mayor, in front of Rob Ford’s name as a way to perhaps say we need to treat him differently.

“He (Ford) is a citizen first and foremost like anybody else and should be treated fairly under the law and held responsible under the law as well,” Mihevc added.

Councillor John Parker renewed his repeated calls for Ford to squarely address all the allegations.

“I would hope that they mayor would get out in front of this story and as we’ve said all along, respond to the questions that are now swirling around him,” Parker said.

With files from Robert Benzie, Daniel Dale and Joel Eastwood.