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According to media reports, Toronto police today revealed they have acquired a digital video file containing images of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. Toronto Chief of Police Bill Blair explained the file was forensically recovered from a computer hard drive seized in connection with extortion charges laid against the mayor's friend, Alexander Lisi.

At a press conference today, in Toronto, Chief Blair said the video file was one of several deleted files which the Toronto Police Service intelligence unit computer technology section were able to identify, and recover.

"That file contains video images which appear to be those images which were previously reported in the press with respect to events that took place, we believe at a house on Windsor Road in Etobicoke."

Chief Blair appeared to all but confirm police had possession of the cell phone video alleged, back in May by gawker.com, to show Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine. While he did not actually describe the contents of the video. He was willing to describe his reaction. According to this CTV report, he told reporters:

"As a citizen of Toronto I'm disappointed. This is a traumatic issue for the citizens of this city and for the reputation of this city and that concerns me."

You think? Mayor Rob Ford apparently doesn't. He's repeatedly stated no video exists showing him smoking crack, and he has no plans to resign. His council has no legal power to force him to step down, and Toronto Police Chief Blair pointedly stated in his press conference that the recovered video does not support criminal charges against the mayor -- stupidity is definitely not illegal in Canada. If it was there's no telling how many of us would be in jail.