Robert Bruce "Rob" Ford (born May 28, 1969) is a Canadian politician and businessperson who is a Toronto City Councillor. He was Mayor of Toronto, Ontario, from 2010 to 2014. Prior to being mayor, Ford was a city councillor. He was first elected to City Council in the 2000 Toronto municipal election, and was re-elected to his council seat twice. At first discounted as a potential mayor, Ford was elected mayor in the 2010 mayoral election on a platform of reducing the "gravy train" of government expenses and taxes.
During his political career, Ford has been the subject of a number of personal and work-related controversies and legal proceedings, including a conflict of interest trial that nearly resulted in his being removed from office. In 2013, he became embroiled in a substance abuse scandal, which was widely reported in the national and international media. Ford initially denied the allegations, but after a 2013 Toronto Police Service gang investigation led to police discovering videos of Ford, he admitted to all of the incidents, including public drunkenness, drinking and driving, and illegal drug use. Ford admitted to smoking crack cocaine "probably in one of my drunken stupors".
In May 2013, the American website Gawker and the Toronto Star reported that they had viewed a cellphone video that showed Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine and commenting on political issues. Gawker raised money to buy the video, but were unable to acquire the video when the seller broke off contact. On October 31, 2013, Toronto Police announced that they are in possession of the video, "and at least one other". The video was retrieved in the course of an investigation of drug gangs, entitled "Project Traveller". Ford associate Sandro Lisi is charged with extortion for attempting to retrieve the video, in exchange for marijuana.
An image was provided to Gawker and Toronto Star reporters depicting Ford posing with three individuals outside the house where the alleged video was recorded. The individuals standing with Ford were later identified as Anthony Smith, Muhammad Khattak and Monir Kassim, three alleged members of a local gang. The location was later identified as a house on Windsor Road in the Etobicoke area of Toronto. Khattak and Kassim were both arrested in a sweep of an apartment complex near the home in June 2013. Smith was shot and killed in a shooting on the streets of downtown Toronto in March 2013. The home was identified as the residence of a friend of Rob Ford from his high school days. The home was attacked in a home invasion days after Gawker and the Toronto Star published the video story.
Rob Ford: "I've got more than enough to eat at home."
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Ford said he never said "I want to eat your pussy" to a former female staffer, an allegation contained in the court document."I'm happily married, I have more than enough to eat at home," he said, drawing gasps from the reporters gathered around his office.
published: 14 Nov 2013
Rob Ford crack video released
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Rob Ford Dies
Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford has died of cancer at the age of 46.
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'Crack pipe' Toronto Mayor Rob Ford clashes with reporters
'Crack pipe' Toronto Mayor Rob Ford clashes with reporters as police say they have obtained a video at the centre of the storm gripping Canada's media.
published: 01 Nov 2013
Martin Short on Toronto Mayor Rob Ford
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Rob Ford gets into heated confrontation with shirtless jogger
Tue, Jul 1: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford got into a shouting match with East York resident Joe Killoran, who was going for a run Tuesday morning when he came across Ford participating in the East York Canada Day parade. For more info, please go to http://www.globalnews.ca
published: 02 Jul 2014
The Rob Ford Story - the fifth estate
Crack cocaine. Alcohol. Friends who have criminal backgrounds. Just over a year ago, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford stood next to Police Chief Bill Blair promising to fight gang crime. Now the two most powerful men in Canada's largest city are locked in a struggle only one is likely to survive. the fifth estate's Gillian Findlay has more on the man who has become the world's most controversial mayor - and the real story behind that first notorious video.
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Toronto mayor Rob Ford appears on a Canadian talk show to set the record straight about his latest scandals. Aired 11/16/13
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Rob Ford Stadium unveiled in Toronto's west end
A stadium in Toronto’s west end has been officially renamed in honour of former mayor Rob Ford.
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Ford said he never said "I want to eat your pussy" to a former female staffer, an allegation contained in the court document."I'm happily married, I have more than enough to eat at home," he said, drawing gasps from the reporters gathered around his office.
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Ford said he never said "I want to eat your pussy" to a former female staffer, an allegation contained in the court document."I'm happily married, I have more than enough to eat at home," he said, drawing gasps from the reporters gathered around his office.
The infamous video of Toronto's former mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine is now public, and for the first time can be viewed outside a courtroom
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'Crack pipe' Toronto Mayor Rob Ford clashes with reporters as police say they have obtained a video at the centre of the storm gripping Canada's media.
'Crack pipe' Toronto Mayor Rob Ford clashes with reporters as police say they have obtained a video at the centre of the storm gripping Canada's media.
'Crack pipe' Toronto Mayor Rob Ford clashes with reporters as police say they have obtained a video at the centre of the storm gripping Canada's media.
Tue, Jul 1: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford got into a shouting match with East York resident Joe Killoran, who was going for a run Tuesday morning when he came across F...
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Crack cocaine. Alcohol. Friends who have criminal backgrounds. Just over a year ago, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford stood next to Police Chief Bill Blair promising to ...
Crack cocaine. Alcohol. Friends who have criminal backgrounds. Just over a year ago, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford stood next to Police Chief Bill Blair promising to fight gang crime. Now the two most powerful men in Canada's largest city are locked in a struggle only one is likely to survive. the fifth estate's Gillian Findlay has more on the man who has become the world's most controversial mayor - and the real story behind that first notorious video.
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'Crack pipe' Toronto Mayor Rob Ford clashes with reporters as police say they have obtained a video at the centre of the storm gripping Canada's media.
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Crack cocaine. Alcohol. Friends who have criminal backgrounds. Just over a year ago, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford stood next to Police Chief Bill Blair promising to fight gang crime. Now the two most powerful men in Canada's largest city are locked in a struggle only one is likely to survive. the fifth estate's Gillian Findlay has more on the man who has become the world's most controversial mayor - and the real story behind that first notorious video.
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Robert Bruce "Rob" Ford (born May 28, 1969) is a Canadian politician and businessperson who is a Toronto City Councillor. He was Mayor of Toronto, Ontario, from 2010 to 2014. Prior to being mayor, Ford was a city councillor. He was first elected to City Council in the 2000 Toronto municipal election, and was re-elected to his council seat twice. At first discounted as a potential mayor, Ford was elected mayor in the 2010 mayoral election on a platform of reducing the "gravy train" of government expenses and taxes.
During his political career, Ford has been the subject of a number of personal and work-related controversies and legal proceedings, including a conflict of interest trial that nearly resulted in his being removed from office. In 2013, he became embroiled in a substance abuse scandal, which was widely reported in the national and international media. Ford initially denied the allegations, but after a 2013 Toronto Police Service gang investigation led to police discovering videos of Ford, he admitted to all of the incidents, including public drunkenness, drinking and driving, and illegal drug use. Ford admitted to smoking crack cocaine "probably in one of my drunken stupors".