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Mayoral candidate Rob Ford says he won’t apologize to a restaurant proprietor who is threatening to sue him for suggesting a vending deal with the city was corrupt, setting the stage for the next chapter in a saga over a sole-sourced contract to play out in court.



George Foulidis says his reputation has been smeared by Mr. Ford’s comments, and he demanded the councillor set the record straight.



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“At this point, you have to put up or shut up,” Mr. Foulidis told Mr. Ford at a press conference he held at Boardwalk Pub, a restaurant on the Eastern Beaches that is owned and operated by Mr. Foulidis’ company, Tuggs Inc. It has been there since 1986.



In August, Mr. Ford made vague allegations about corruption at City Hall. In media interviews, he questioned a deal in which the city sole-sourced the right to sell food and drinks along the eastern Beaches to Tuggs.

