Mafia bosses in Italy secretly voiced 'great respect' for Toronto man now fighting to stay in Canada

A man who police have called Toronto’s top Mafia boss was highly respected by Mafia bosses in Italy, a senior police officer from Italy told an immigration hearing for the man Canada has been trying — and failing — to deport for more than 40 years.

Vincenzo (Jimmy) DeMaria, 71, is facing another deportation attempt over allegations he has secretly been a powerful boss helping oversee a shadowy global criminal cabal called the ’Ndrangheta.

An immigration tribunal heard this week...