Mayor Rob Ford testifies in $6M defamation lawsuit TORONTO, Ont. - Mayor Rob Ford took the stand in a $6-million defamation lawsuit against him Friday. Restaurant owner George Foulidis is alleging Ford libelled him when the mayor suggested a leasing deal between Foulidis' company Tuggs Inc., awarded by the city, was corrupt. City council extended a 20-year lease Foulidis had for his Boardwalk Cafe in a sole-sourced, untendered contract for another 20 years in summer 2010. The University Avenue courthouse listened to an audio recording of an editorial board meeting with the Toronto Sun . Foulidis is suing Ford for remarks he made during that meeting. "These in-camera meetings, there's more corruption and skulduggery going on in there than I've ever seen in my life," Ford told the editorial board in 2010. "And if Tuggs isn't then I don't know what is." Foulidis alleges that Ford's remarks about the deal defamed him because he is behind Tuggs and the owner/operator of the Boardwalk Cafe. Read a re-cap of live coverage by 680News and CityNews reporters covering the trial: Ford testified that when he suggested the deal was corrupt he was suggesting proper processes were not followed. Foulidis' lawyer appeared to be frustrated by Ford's response. Eventually, the judge stepped in, asking the mayor to provide a clear answer. Ford later agreed that he was suggesting the Tuggs deal was corrupt but he had no proof. When asked whether he thought Foulidis was corrupt, Ford said he did not know the