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{{Short description|Canadian politician (1969–2016)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Rob Ford
| image               = Mayor Ford, New Years Levee at Toronto City Hall.jpg
| caption             = Ford in 2012
| office1             = [[Toronto City Councillor]]<br />for [[Ward 1 Etobicoke North|Ward 2 Etobicoke North]]
| term_start1         = December 1, 2014
| term_end1           = March 22, 2016
| predecessor1        = [[Doug Ford]]
| successor1          = [[Michael Ford (politician)|Michael Ford]]
| term_start2         = November 14, 2000
| term_end2           = November 30, 2010
| predecessor2        = ''Ward established''
| successor2          = [[Doug Ford]]
| successor           = [[John Tory]]
| office              = Mayor of Toronto
| order               = 64th
| term_start          = December 1, 2010
| term_end            = November 30, 2014
| deputy              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Doug Holyday]] (2010–2013)
* [[Norm Kelly]] (2013–2014)}}
| predecessor         = [[David Miller (Canadian politician)|David Miller]]
| birth_name          = Robert Bruce Ford
| birth_date          = {{Birth date|1969|5|28}}
| death_date          = {{Death date and age|2016|3|22|1969|5|28}}
| death_place         = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| birth_place         = [[Etobicoke]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| resting_place       = [[Park Lawn Cemetery#Other cemetery locations|Riverside Cemetery]]
| residence           = 
| alma_mater          = [[Carleton University]] (no degree)
| party               = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] (2000–2016){{efn|name=fn1|Municipal politicians in Ontario, including Toronto, run on a [[Non-partisan democracy|nonpartisan]] basis.}}
| otherparty          = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]]<ref>{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Gilbert |url=http://richardgilbert.ca/Files/2010/Richard%20Gilbert,%20When%20will%20Ford's%20honeymoon%20end%20(as%20published).pdf|title=When will Ford's honeymoon end? |newspaper=Toronto Star|date=December 30, 2010|page=A23}}</ref>
| spouse              = {{marriage|Renata Brejniak|2000}}
| relations           = {{Plainlist|
* [[Doug Ford Sr.]] (father)
* [[Doug Ford]] (brother)
* [[Michael Ford (politician)|Michael Ford]] (nephew)
* [[Krista Haynes]] (niece)}}
| children            = 2
}}

'''Robert Bruce Ford''' (May 28, 1969 – March 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th [[mayor of Toronto]] from 2010 to 2014. Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor representing Ward 2 Etobicoke North. He was first elected to [[Toronto City Council]] in the [[2000 Toronto municipal election|2000 municipal election]], before being re-elected to his council seat twice.

His political career, particularly his mayoralty, saw a number of personal and work-related controversies and legal proceedings.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Toronto Star |title=Rob Ford: 42 remarkable moments from Toronto mayor's career |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/05/17/rob_ford_42_remarkable_moments_from_toronto_mayors_career.html |access-date=June 10, 2013 |last=Dale |first=Daniel |date=May 17, 2013}}</ref> In 2013, he became embroiled in [[Timeline of Rob Ford video scandal|a substance abuse scandal]], which was widely reported in national and foreign press.<ref name="sun-ford-legacy">{{cite news |last1=Peat|first1=Don |title=Mayor Rob Ford's unforgettable legacy|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/05/25/unforgettable-legacy|access-date=March 23, 2016|agency=Postmedia|newspaper=Toronto Sun|date=May 25, 2015}}</ref><ref name="nationalpost1">{{cite news |first1=Natalie |last1=Alcoba |first2=Megan |last2=O'Toole |first3=Adrian |last3=Humphreys |first4=Josh |last4=Visser |first5=Peter |last5=Kuitenbrouwer  |first6=Alexandra |last6=Bosanac |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/rob-ford-crack-video-the-focus-of-investigation-drug-trafficking-search-warrant-documents-say|title=Rob Ford says he won't resign after Toronto police say they found video |work=National Post|date=October 31, 2013 |access-date=April 11, 2021}}</ref><ref name="guardian stupor">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/05/toronto-mayor-rob-ford-admits-crack-use|title=Toronto mayor Rob Ford admits using crack cocaine in a 'drunken stupor'|work=The Guardian|date=November 5, 2013|access-date=November 9, 2013 |last=McVeigh |first=Karen}}</ref> Following his admission, Ford refused to resign, but the city council voted to hand over certain mayoral powers and office staff to [[Deputy Mayor of Toronto|Deputy Mayor]] [[Norm Kelly]] for the remainder of Ford's term.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rob-ford-troubled-and-tempestuous-toronto-mayor-dies-at-46/2016/03/22/c96661c0-f03f-11e5-85a6-2132cf446d0a_story.html|title=Rob Ford, troubled and tempestuous Toronto mayor, dies at 46 |last=Schudel|first=Matt|date=March 22, 2016 |newspaper=The Washington Post|issn=0190-8286|access-date=March 22, 2016}}</ref><ref name="powers removed cbc">{{cite news|author=Staff|title=Rob Ford stripped of key powers in councilvote|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-stripped-of-key-powers-in-council-vote-1.2426988|access-date=March 23, 2016|publisher=CBC News|date=November 15, 2013}}</ref><ref name="more powers taken cbc">{{cite news|title=Rob Ford promises 'outright war' as powers further restricted|author=Staff|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-promises-outright-war-as-powers-further-restricted-1.2430150|access-date=March 23, 2016|publisher=CBC News|date=November 18, 2013}}</ref>

Ford took a sabbatical and received treatment for his alcohol and drug [[addiction]]. Despite the scandal, Ford initially contested the [[2014 Toronto mayoral election|next mayoral election]], scheduled for October 2014,<ref>{{cite news|last=Dale|first=Daniel|title=Rob Ford, promising "Ford more years", registers to run for reelection |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2014/01/02/rob_ford_promising_ford_more_years_registers_to_run_for_reelection.html |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=January 2, 2014}}</ref> but after being hospitalized and diagnosed with an abdominal [[Neoplasm|tumour]] in September 2014, Ford withdrew from the mayoral race and registered instead to run for his old city council seat.<ref name="municipalelection">{{cite news|author=Torstar News Service |title=Toronto 2014 municipal elections: full results|url=http://metronews.ca/toronto-2014-elections|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028113009/http://metronews.ca/toronto-2014-elections|archive-date=October 28, 2014|access-date=March 23, 2016|agency=Free Daily News Group Inc.|publisher=Metro News|format=Archive}}</ref> [[John Tory]] succeeded him as mayor on December 1, 2014, while Ford regained his former seat. Ford received treatment for the cancer, and was able to return briefly to council, but died in March 2016 after [[chemotherapy]] was ineffective.

==Early life==
[[File:Scarlett_Heights_Entrepreneurial_Academy.JPG|thumb|left|Ford was born in Etobicoke, where he attended [[Scarlett Heights Entrepreneurial Academy|Scarlett Heights Collegiate]].]]
Ford was born in [[Etobicoke]], [[Ontario]], Canada, in 1969, the youngest of the four children ([[Doug Ford|Doug]], Kathy, Randy, and Rob) of Ruth Diane ({{nee}} Campbell) and [[Doug Ford Sr.|Douglas Bruce Ford]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldsbie|first=Jonathan|url=http://toronto.curbed.com/maps/the-ultimate-toronto-walking-tour-in-pretty-map-form/rob-fords-childhood-home|title=The Rob Ford walking tour|publisher=Thegridto.com|date=May 8, 2012|access-date=November 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Staff|url=http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Announcements.20100922.93242769/BDAStory/BDA/births|title=Anniversary notice of the death of Douglas Bruce Ford (Sr.)|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=November 6, 2013|location=Toronto|archive-date=October 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028055117/http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Announcements.20100922.93242769/BDAStory/BDA/births|url-status=dead}}</ref> His paternal grandparents were English immigrants.<ref>{{cite news|last=Peat|first=Don|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2012/07/31/rob-fords-ancestor-landed-in-canada-for-being-unruly|title=Rob Ford's ancestor landed in Canada for being 'unruly'|newspaper=Toronto Sun|date=July 31, 2012|access-date=March 23, 2016}}</ref> His father, along with Ted Herriott, was co-founder of [[Deco Labels|Deco Labels and Tags]],{{sfn|Doolittle|2014|p=30}} which makes pressure-sensitive labels for plastic-wrapped grocery products at an estimated {{CAD|100 million}} in annual sales,{{sfn|McDonald|2012|p=43}} and was a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|member of the Provincial Parliament]] (MPP) from 1995 to 1999.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/Obituary/AtoG/article/108295|newspaper=Toronto Star|first=John|last=Goddard|title=Doug Ford, 73: Athlete, business leader, MPP|date=October 19, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201085325/http://www.thestar.com/Obituary/AtoG/article/108295|archive-date=February 1, 2009}}</ref>

Ford attended [[Scarlett Heights Entrepreneurial Academy|Scarlett Heights Collegiate Institute]] in Etobicoke.<ref name="ConfusingUniversity">{{cite news|first=David|last=Rider|work=Toronto Star|title=Rob Ford's confusing university life|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/torontocouncil/article/910648--rob-ford-s-confusing-university-life|date=December 21, 2010|access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> He dreamed of becoming a professional [[Gridiron football|football]] player, and his father paid for him to attend special camps of the [[University of Notre Dame]] and of [[Washington Commanders|NFL's Washington Redskins]]. After graduating from high school, Ford went to [[Carleton University]] in Ottawa to study [[political science]]. He made the football squad, but did not play in any games. He left Carleton after one year to return to Toronto and did not complete his degree.{{sfn|McDonald|2012|p=43}}<ref name="ConfusingUniversity"/> After Carleton, he started a sales job at Deco.{{sfn|McDonald|2012|p=43}} After Doug Ford Sr.'s death in 2006, the Ford family retained ownership of Deco Labels through the Doug Ford Holdings corporation.{{sfn|McDonald|2012|p=43}}<ref name="lorinc-gm">{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|last=Lorinc|first=John|title=Ford's unique approach to campaign financing: Borrow from family firm|date=April 6, 2011|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/fords-unique-approach-to-campaign-financing-borrow-from-family-firm/article578922|access-date=December 10, 2012|location=Toronto}}</ref> Ford, alongside his brothers and their mother was a director of the company.<ref name="lorinc-gm"/>

In August 2000, Ford married Renata Brejniak, whom he had met in high school,<ref name="tl-who-is-renata">*{{cite journal|journal=Toronto Life|title=The woman behind the mayor: who is Renata Ford?|first=Jan|last=Wong|url=http://www.torontolife.com/informer/features/2011/02/03/the-woman-behind-the-mayor-who-is-renata-ford/?page=all#tlb_multipage_anchor_1|date=February 3, 2011|access-date=November 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111030017/http://www.torontolife.com/informer/features/2011/02/03/the-woman-behind-the-mayor-who-is-renata-ford/?page=all#tlb_multipage_anchor_1|archive-date=November 11, 2013}}</ref> at All Saints Roman Catholic Church in Etobicoke. They had been dating since Brejniak's divorce from her first husband in February 1996.{{sfn|Doolittle|2014|p=52}} Ford lived with Renata and their two children, Stephanie and Doug, in Etobicoke until his death in 2016.<ref name="FordCityOfToronto">{{cite web |url=http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=23dfc40c27f09410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=2ad8dddc97703410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD |title=Biography – Rob Ford |access-date=March 23, 2016 |publisher=City of Toronto |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322161241/http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=23dfc40c27f09410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=2ad8dddc97703410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD |archive-date=March 22, 2016 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Toronto Sun |first=Joe |last=Warmington |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/06/17/mayor-rob-fords-wife-on-the-media-i-kind-of-feel-sorry-for-them|title=Mayor Rob Ford's wife on the media: 'I kind of feel sorry for them'|date=June 17, 2013|access-date=June 19, 2013}}</ref>

==Political career==
===City councillor===
[[File:City_Hall,_Toronto,_Ontario.jpg|thumb|Ford served as a city councillor on [[Toronto City Council]] from 2000 to 2010.]]
Ford served three terms as city councillor from 2000 until October 2010, representing Ward 2 Etobicoke North. During his term as councillor, Ford was a strong critic of councillors' spending.<ref name="city-20070424">{{cite news|title=Councillor Blames Politicians' Perks For Your Tax Hike|work=City News|location=Toronto|date=April 24, 2007|url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2007/04/24/councillor-blames-politicians-perks-for-your-tax-hike|access-date=September 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="tgm-2003-10-03"/> Ford was known for his controversial comments and passionate arguments at council.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Globe and Mail|title=Rob Ford and a decade of controversy|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/rob-ford-and-a-decade-of-controversy/article4330595 |date=August 19, 2010|access-date=May 22, 2013|last=Mahoney|first=Jill|location=Toronto}}</ref>

Ford first ran for [[Toronto City Council]] in [[1997 Toronto municipal election|1997]], placing fourth to [[Gloria Lindsay Luby]] in Ward 3 Kingsway-Humber. Ford ran for councillor in Ward 2 Etobicoke North in the following election in [[2000 Toronto municipal election|2000]], getting the endorsement of the ''[[Toronto Star]]''.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Toronto Star|title=Our recommendations for Toronto council|date=November 5, 2000|page=A16}}</ref> Ford defeated incumbent Elizabeth Brown in what was considered one of several upsets in Etobicoke. According to Ford, "the people said they wanted change and they got change".<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Toronto Star|title=Etobicoke full of upsets; Elsewhere, Lastman loses key supporters; convicted candidate's comeback bid fails|page=E03|last1=DeMara|first1=Bruce|last2=Moloney|first2=Paul|last3=Rankin|first3=Jim|date=March 23, 2016}}</ref>

Ward 2 is located in the north-west corner of the city in the former city of Etobicoke. The ward's population of over 50,000 in 2006 was 53% composed of immigrants, the largest group being South Asians. It is mixed in nature with 40% of dwellings being single-family detached homes and 35% being high-rise apartments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toronto.ca/wards2000/ward2.htm|publisher=City of Toronto|title=Ward 2 Etobicoke North Profile|access-date=December 11, 2012}}</ref> It is also known as an area that has seen gang violence, including six murders in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/city-far-from-a-violence-free-haven/article1044457/|date=December 21, 2000|title=City far from a violence-free haven|page=A25|last=Freeze|first=Colin}}</ref>

Ford had previously resided in the ward, but moved in 2000 prior to the election, after his marriage, to Ward 4. In 2003, Ford was re-elected with 80% of the vote in Ward 2,<ref name="tor-2003-results"/> defeating two candidates from the local Somali community.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-ugly-truth-about-the-ethnic-vote/article773542/|title=The ugly truth about the ethnic vote|last=Barber|first=John|page=M2|date=November 8, 2003}}</ref> In the [[2006 Toronto municipal election|2006 election]], Ford won again, defeating Somali-Canadian candidate Cadigia Ali, this time with 66% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news|last=Grant|first=Kelly|date=March 25, 2010|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/right-winger-ford-really-a-social-liberal-brother-says/article573669/|title=Right-winger Ford really a social liberal, brother says|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|page=A12}}</ref>

====2001 municipal budget====
It was during the 2001 budget deliberations that Ford earned a reputation for passionate speeches. The [[Municipal government of Toronto|City of Toronto]] was facing a several hundred million dollar budget shortfall, enough to require a 32% tax increase after the [[Government of Ontario]] shifted the delivery of services from itself to Toronto, who would have to then pay for them. Toronto Mayor [[Mel Lastman]] was pleading with other governments for financial assistance. According to Don Wanagas, the ''[[National Post]]'' City Hall columnist, the other councillors began to dread when Ford rose to speak. "I have to give my head a shake because some of the rhetoric that comes out of the mouths of some of these councillors boggles my mind, I swear.{{nbsp}}... Get the government out of our backyards. It's ridiculous. Government red tape here. Bureaucratic here. It's nonsense having all this government. And it's nonsense. It's so ridiculous. If you don't like what the province is doing, there's going to be an election in June of '03 – before our election, by the way."<ref name="gm-wanagas-2001-03-10">{{cite news |newspaper=National Post|url=https://nationalpost.com/toronto/don-wanagas-the-odd-rantings-of-young-rob-ford|title=The odd rantings of young Rob Ford|date=March 10, 2001|page=F2|last=Wanagas|first=Don}}</ref> Councillor [[Anne Johnston]] proposed giving Ford a "neo-con award of the day", while Councillor [[Joe Pantalone]] advised Ford to take [[Prozac]].<ref name="gm-wanagas-2001-03-10"/> Ford argued against spending money on the suicide prevention barrier on the [[Prince Edward Viaduct]], and spending it instead on rounding up child molesters "who are the main cause of people jumping off bridges".<ref name="gm-wanagas-2001-03-10"/>

Ford proposed a cut to each councillor's $200,000 office budget, money for travel to conferences, ending city limousine usage and club memberships. According to Ford, "if we wiped out the perks for council members, we'd save $100 million easy."<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|title=Council considers service hit list|date=February 1, 2001|page=A16|last=Abbate|first=Gay}}</ref> Ford was one of only four councillors who voted against a 5% increase in property taxes for 2001.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|title=Budget contains 5% tax hike|date=May 2, 2001|last=Rusk|first=James|page=A16}}</ref> Ford made a point of not using his allotted city budget for his office expenses, paying for the expenses from his salary. He claimed $10 for his first year, and $4 for his second year. In Ford's opinion, "all this office budget stuff is self-promotion to benefit yourself. Why should the taxpayers have to pay for it? It boggles my mind."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/councillors-office-costs-vary-widely/article1011594/|title=Councillors' office costs vary widely|last=Lewington|first=Jennifer|date=March 15, 2003|page=A18}}</ref>

====2002 municipal budget====
During the debates around the 2002 municipal budget, Ford and Councillor [[Giorgio Mammoliti]] got in several heated exchanges, where Mammolitti called Ford a "goon" and Ford called Mammolitti a "scammer". The argument got heated to the point where Ford called Mammolitti a "Gino-boy". Mammolitti called the insult a "racist remark" and filed a complaint with the city's human-rights office. Three councillors stated that they heard the insult said by Ford, who denied it. Ford dismissed the councillors stating that they were liars if they thought he had made a racist remark. "I'm a conservative and the majority of people are left-wing and cannot stand my politics."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/name-calling-warps-debate-on-budget/article22395473/|title=Name-calling warps debate on budget|last=Abbate|first=Gay|date=March 7, 2002|page=A20}}</ref> The exchanges led Councillor [[Pam McConnell]] to complain about "testosterone poisoning" in the chamber. Ford extended his exchanges outside the chamber with columnist John Barber of ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'': "I am not a racist. Anyone who calls me a racist is going to face the consequences!", to which Barber replied "You are a racist."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|title=Inside Toronto|date=March 7, 2002|page=A21|last=Barber|first=John }}</ref>

====2003 municipal election====
In the [[2003 Toronto municipal election|2003 municipal election]], Ford endorsed twelve political candidates on a platform of fiscal responsibility to take on fellow councillors: "We just need to get rid of these lifelong politicians that just give out money to special interest groups and don't serve the community. I'm really teed off. We need to get a new council or this city is going to go down the drain."<ref name="tgm-2003-10-03">{{cite news|work=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/lonely-city-councillor-seeks-right-minded-companions/article18432078/|title=Lonely city councillor seeks right-minded companions|date=October 3, 2003|page=A22}}</ref> Ford targeted [[Brian Ashton (politician)|Brian Ashton]], [[Maria Augimeri]], [[Sandra Bussin]], [[Olivia Chow]], Pam McConnell, [[Howard Moscoe]]<ref>{{cite news|work=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|date=November 19, 2004|title=Inside City Hall: Rats, foiled again|page=A17}}</ref> and Sherene Shaw.<ref name="tgm-2003-10-03"/> Shaw was defeated by Ford's future budget chief [[Michael Del Grande]],<ref name="tor-2003-results">{{cite web |url=http://www.toronto.ca/vote2003/results/textlist.htm|publisher=City of Toronto|title=Toronto Vote 2003 election results |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016235553/http://www.toronto.ca/vote2003/results/textlist.htm|archive-date=October 16, 2012}}</ref> while the rest were re-elected.<ref name="tor-2003-results"/>

Ford made a priority of responding to local constituents' problems, often returning calls himself or meeting with city staff to resolve problems.<ref name="gm-2004-07-23">{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|title=Inside City Hall: Whose constituent is it, councillors want to know|date= July 23, 2004|page=A12}}</ref> In 2005, local radio station AM 640 tested councillors on their response by having a reporter make an after-hours call to report a pothole. Ford was one of only three councillors to call back in person, within a day.<ref name="gm-2005-03-25">{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|title=Inside City Hall: Laurels for pothole pols|date=March 25, 2005|page=A8}}</ref> His zeal in attending to constituents' problems became a competitive rivalry with fellow councillors Howard Moscoe and Gloria Lindsay Luby.<ref name="gm-2004-07-23"/><ref name="gm-2005-03-25"/>

In June 2006, Ford spoke out against the city donating $1.5 million to help prevent [[AIDS]], arguing that most taxpayers should not be concerned with AIDS.<ref name="city-2006">{{cite news|date=June 29, 2006|title=Councillor Rob Ford Under Fire Over AIDS Comments|work=[[CityNews]]|location=Toronto|author=Staff|url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2006/06/29/councillor-rob-ford-under-fire-over-aids-comments|access-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref> Ford publicly apologized for the comments in May 2010 during his mayoral campaign after his opponent, [[George Smitherman]], called Ford's character into question over the remarks.<ref>{{cite news|date=May 11, 2010|first=David|last=Rider|title=Councillor Rob Ford Under Fire Over AIDS Comments|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontomayoralrace/article/807604--rob-ford-apologizes-for-2006-aids-comment|newspaper=Toronto Star|access-date=December 8, 2012}}</ref> At a council meeting on March 5, 2008, Ford stated "Those Oriental people work like dogs", a remark he later formally apologized for while stating that he meant it as a compliment.<ref name="city-asian">{{cite news |title=Asian Protestors Stage City Hall Sit-In Over Rob Ford's 'Oriental' Comments|url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2008/03/14/asian-protestors-stage-city-hall-sit-in-over-rob-fords-oriental-comments|publisher=CityTV|location=Toronto, Ontario|date=March 14, 2008|access-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=CBC News|author=Staff|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-councillor-apologizes-for-orientals-comment-1.755506|title=Toronto councillor apologizes for 'Orientals' comment|date=March 31, 2008|access-date=March 23, 2016}}</ref>

On March 7, 2007, Ford spoke out against cyclists sharing roads with motorists, which were "built for buses, cars, and trucks, not for people on bikes".<ref name="bicycling.com">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505233424/http://bicycling.com/blogs/thehub/2012/05/03/toronto-mayor-cyclists-are-a-pain-in-the-ass|archive-date=May 5, 2012 |first=Matt|last=Allyn|url=http://bicycling.com/blogs/thehub/2012/05/03/toronto-mayor-cyclists-are-a-pain-in-the-ass|title=Toronto Mayor: "Cyclists Are a Pain in the Ass"|publisher=Bicycling.com|date=May 3, 2012|access-date=May 12, 2012}}</ref> As councillor, Ford opposed the installation of bike lanes on [[University Avenue (Toronto)|University Avenue]] and [[Jarvis Street]] and during his election campaign, proposed spending money on off-road cycle paths.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|title=Rob Ford could become a champion of cycling|date=September 10, 2012|last=Gee|first=Marcus}}</ref> Bike lanes were installed on Jarvis in 2010 over the objection of traffic advocates, and Ford made it a priority to get them removed during his campaign. As mayor, he was able to get council to reverse the decision in 2011, a move which was criticized by cycling advocates and led to protests.<ref name="spurr-nowtoronto">{{cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/separate-lanes-at-last|title= Separate lanes at last|last=Spurr|first=Ben|publisher=nowtoronto.com|location=Toronto, Ontario|date=January 27, 2012|access-date=April 11, 2021}}</ref> The Jarvis bike lanes, which cost the city $86,000 to install in 2011, were removed in December 2012 at a cost of $200,000–$300,000.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/posted-toronto/jarvis-bike-lane-removal-to-be-done-by-december|work=National Post|title=Jarvis bike lane removal to be done by December|first=Natalie|last=Alcoba|date=November 9, 2012|access-date=April 11, 2021}}</ref> At the same time, physically separated bike lanes on [[Sherbourne Street, Toronto|Sherbourne Street]] were installed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/posted-toronto/sherbourne-motion-could-have-council-debating-jarvis-bike-lanes-again|title=Sherbourne motion could have council debating Jarvis bike-lanes again|first=Natalie|last=Alcoba|date=October 2, 2012|access-date=April 11, 2021}}</ref> Toronto Cyclist Union president Andrea Garcia praised the Sherbourne lanes installation: "Cities all across North America that are doing way more innovative things for cyclists have been building separated bike lanes for a long time{{nbsp}}... It's great to finally see Toronto catch up." However, she also regretted the loss of lanes on Jarvis: "People live and work and go to school on both of these streets and they all need a safe way to get to these places."<ref name="spurr-nowtoronto"/>

===2010 Toronto mayoral election===
{{Main|2010 Toronto mayoral election}}
Ford was elected mayor with 383,501 votes (47%) over George Smitherman's 289,832 (35.6%) and Joe Pantalone with 95,482 (11.7%). The voter turnout was around 52% of registered voters, the highest in Toronto's [[Amalgamation of Toronto|post-amalgamation history]].<ref name="eyeweekly.com">{{cite news|url=https://abitmoredetail.wordpress.com/2010/10/27/link-a-matter-of-respect-how-rob-ford-swept-into-city-hall/|title=A matter of respect: how Rob Ford swept into City Hall|newspaper=Eye Weekly|location=Toronto, Ontario|date=October 26, 2010|access-date=March 19, 2011}}</ref> Ward-by-ward electoral results showed that Ford had won all of the former pre-amalgamation suburbs, while Smitherman topped districts in the pre-amalgamation Toronto districts. Ford received 80,000 votes from the "Downtown 13" wards, or 20% of his total votes.<ref name="network.nationalpost.com">{{cite news |work=National Post |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/rossis-mayoral-campaign-struggling-to-get-off-the-boards/article1378914/|title=Rocco Rossi jumps into mayoralty race with pledge to sell Toronto Hydro|date=December 14, 2009}}</ref> Ford ran on a populist platform of fiscal conservatism and subway expansion.<ref name="Rob Ford elected mayor of Toronto">{{cite news |publisher=CBC News |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-elected-mayor-of-toronto-1.870381|title=Rob Ford elected mayor of Toronto|date=October 25, 2010}}</ref> During the campaign, the scandals benefited Ford. After his [[driving under the influence]] (DUI) conviction became public, his share of the vote increased 10%. After it was revealed he was banned from high school coaching, he raised {{CAD|25,000}} in campaign contributions overnight.{{sfn|Doolittle|2014|p=17}}

===Mayor===
{{Main|Mayoralty of Rob Ford}}
[[File:Rob Ford Trinity Bellwoods Park Toronto 2010.jpg|upright=1.14|thumb|right|Ford at a Toronto Maple Leafs practice in Trinity Bellwoods Park, 2010.]] After the election, Ford had outgoing councillor [[Case Ootes]], a former City of Toronto budget chief, head the "transition team". From his campaign team, Ford named [[Nick Kouvalis]] as his chief of staff;{{sfn|McDonald|2012|p=46}} [[Mark Towhey]], who had drafted his campaign platform, as his policy advisor;{{sfn|McDonald|2012|p=48}} and [[Adrienne Batra]], his communications advisor, as press secretary.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press |title=Be afraid, Toronto |last=Kives |first=Bartley |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Be-afraid-Toronto-106404258.html |date=October 31, 2010 |access-date=December 11, 2012}}</ref> Councillor [[Doug Holyday]], who had helped elect Doug Ford Sr., was named deputy mayor.{{sfn|McDonald|2012|p=45}} For the executive committee of City Council, Ford named councillors who had endorsed him in his campaign. For the inauguration ceremony at the first meeting of the new council, Ford had television commentator [[Don Cherry (hockey)|Don Cherry]] introduce him and put the chain of office on him. Cherry garnered some controversy with his remarks. Cherry described how Ford had reversed a mistake of city staff cutting down a tree of a Toronto property owner for no good reason and then billing the property owner, who suffered from Alzheimer's. Cherry added "Put that in your pipe you left-wing kooks" and, in regards to the pink suit he was wearing, "I'm wearing pinko for all the pinkos out there that ride bicycles and everything, I thought I'd get it in."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/article/902903|title=Don Cherry rips "left-wing pinkos" at council inaugural|work=Toronto Star|first=David|last=Rider|date=December 7, 2010|access-date=June 12, 2011}}</ref> At its first meeting in December 2010, the council voted to cancel the annual $60 personal vehicle registration tax passed by the previous council. The tax cancellation, a campaign promise of Ford's, took effect on January 1, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|work=680News.com|url=http://www.680news.com/2011/01/01/ford-ends-personal-vehicle-tax|title=Ford ends personal vehicle tax|date=January 1, 2011|access-date=November 10, 2015|last=Pom|first=Cindy}}</ref>
[[File:Mayor Ford at levee 2011 (1).jpg|alt=|left|thumb|Ford at the annual Mayor's New Year's Levee at Toronto City Hall.]]
During the first year in office, the council mostly endorsed Ford's proposals. Ford privatized garbage pickup west of [[Yonge Street]]. Previously, only Etobicoke had privatized waste removal. Ford's first year as mayor in 2011 saw no property tax increase, and subsequent years' increases were less than the rate of inflation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/posted-toronto/higher-property-taxes-may-be-on-the-way-ford-warns|title=Property taxes could rise 3%, Ford warns|author=Natalie Alcoba|work=National Post|date=July 15, 2011|access-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref> Under Ford, council voted to declare the [[Toronto Transit Commission|TTC]] an essential service. Ford reduced, but was unable to completely remove, the Miller-era land transfer tax.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2016/03/22/rob-fords-legacy-at-toronto-city-hall-a-mixed-bag.html|title=Rob Ford's legacy at Toronto City Hall a mixed bag|work=Toronto Star|date=March 22, 2016|author=Jennifer Pagliaro}}</ref> During the summer of 2013, City Council endorsed Ford's plan to cancel the "Transit City" transit plan and build the [[Scarborough Subway Extension]] fulfilling one of Ford's main campaign promises.<ref>{{cite news |title=Scarborough subway confirmed by Toronto council |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/10/08/scarborough_subway_confirmed_by_toronto_council.html |location=Toronto|work=The Star|date=October 8, 2013}}</ref> This project was later approved and received funding both provincially and federally.<ref name="Harper pledges federal funding for Toronto's subway extension">{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/harper-pledges-funding-for-torontos-subway-extension/article14453152/ |title=Harper pledges federal funding for Toronto's subway extension |work=The Globe and Mail |date=September 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Ottawa will help pay for Scarborough subway">{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/09/22/prime_minister_stephen_harper_says_ottawa_will_help_pay_for_scarborough_subway.html |title=Ottawa will help pay for Scarborough subway |work=Toronto Star |date=September 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Major transit announcement incoming: Harper expected to boost TTC funding during Toronto visit">{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/major-transit-announcement-incoming-harper-expected-to-boost-ttc-funding-during-toronto-visit |title=Major transit announcement incoming: Harper expected to boost TTC funding during Toronto visit |work=National Post |date=June 18, 2015|access-date=April 11, 2021|last1=Ferreira |first1=Victor }}</ref> In later years, Council would reject Ford's transit plans, including not putting the Crosstown LRT underground for its entire route. Near the end of Ford's term, Ford's powers were reduced by Council, spurred by Ford's personal problems, most notably reports of a video showing [[Timeline of Rob Ford video scandal|Ford smoking crack cocaine]].

Rob Ford's brother [[Doug Ford]] was the Toronto city councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke North in [[Toronto]] from 2010 to 2014, during Rob's term as mayor.<ref>{{cite news|agency=The Canadian Press|title=Facts about the other Ford: A look at mayoral candidate Doug Ford|url=http://www.cp24.com/news/facts-about-the-other-ford-a-look-at-mayoral-candidate-doug-ford-1.2005035|publisher=CP24|access-date=March 22, 2016|date=September 12, 2014}}</ref>

===2014 election===
{{main|2014 Toronto mayoral election|Toronto municipal election, 2014}}
Ford registered on January 2, 2014, as a candidate in the fall's mayoral election. He participated in several debates but went on a leave of absence in May and June to deal with his substance abuse issues after a video surfaced of him smoking [[crack cocaine]]. Ford returned from his leave of absence in July and was polling in second place, behind [[John Tory]] and ahead of [[Olivia Chow]].<ref>{{cite news |work=Toronto Star |title=Toronto election poll: Tory leads big as Chow plummets in Scarborough |first=Daniel |last=Dale |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/toronto2014election/2014/09/10/toronto_election_poll_tory_leads_big_as_chow_plummets_in_scarborough.html |date=September 10, 2014|access-date=March 23, 2016}}</ref> On September 12, 2014, Ford suddenly withdrew his candidacy due to the discovery of a tumour in his abdomen which was suspected to be, and subsequently confirmed to be cancerous. His brother Doug registered as a mayoral candidate in Ford's place and Ford instead registered as a candidate for city councillor in his old constituency of Ward 2 Etobicoke North. Doug Ford, with 33% of the vote, was defeated in the October 27 mayoral election by Tory, who received 40%, while Rob Ford was successful in Ward 2, being elected with 58% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Boeveld|first1=Sarah|last2=Warnica|first2=Richard|last3=Visser|first3=Josh |title=Toronto election brings an end to the Ford era as John Tory sweeps into office |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/toronto-election-2014-live-results-news-and-commentary-on-the-mayoral-race |work=National Post|access-date=April 11, 2021|date=October 27, 2014}}</ref> Ford's term as mayor ended on November 30, 2014. He stated that he intended to run for mayor again in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jennifer |last=Pagliaro |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2014/12/10/rob_ford_for_mayor_in_2018_councillor_plotting_return.html |title=Rob Ford for mayor in 2018? Councillor 'plotting' return |date=December 10, 2014 |work=Toronto Star |access-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
===Football coaching===
Ford volunteered his time to coach high school [[Canadian football|football]]. Ford first coached at [[Newtonbrook Secondary School]] in 2001, until he was dismissed over a dispute with a player.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Toronto Star|title=Rob Ford told he was unwelcome as a football coach at Toronto high school|last1=Cribb|first1=Rob|last2=Rushowy|first2=Kris|date=July 13, 2010|access-date=June 10, 2013|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2010/07/13/rob_ford_told_he_was_unwelcome_as_a_football_coach_at_toronto_high_school.html}}</ref> He coached at [[Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School]] from 2001 until 2013 when the [[Toronto Catholic District School Board]] dismissed him after a controversial television interview led to a review of his coaching.<ref name="star-20130522-football">{{cite news|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=May 22, 2013|title=Mayor Rob Ford dismissed as football coach at Don Bosco |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/05/22/mayor_rob_ford_dismissed_as_football_coach_at_don_bosco.html |last=Dale |first=Daniel}}</ref> Ford had donated $20,000 to equip the Don Bosco team and started a foundation, called the Rob Ford Football Foundation, to fund teams at other underprivileged schools struggling to field football teams.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rob Ford a team player to schools|first=David|last=Grossman |work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=September 13, 2009|url=https://www.thestar.com/article/694944}}</ref>

In September 2017, Toronto Mayor [[John Tory]], along with Councillor [[Stephen Holyday]] and the Ford family, proposed renaming [[Centennial Park Stadium]] to Rob Ford Memorial Stadium to honour Ford's coaching. City council rejected the proposal, 24–11 in a vote on October 5, 2017.<ref>{{cite news |work=Toronto Star|title=No 'Rob Ford Memorial Stadium' in Toronto after council rejects renaming proposal |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2017/10/04/no-rob-ford-memorial-stadium-in-toronto-after-council-rejects-renaming-proposal.html |first=David |last=Rider|date=October 4, 2017}}</ref>

===Domestic disturbances===
In 2008, after a [[9-1-1]] call from the Ford home, he was charged with assault and threatening to kill his wife. The Crown attorney said "there was no reasonable prospect of conviction" because there were "credibility issues" with allegations by Ford's wife due to inconsistencies in her statements. Ford said at the time that he was glad the ordeal was over and that he and his wife had sought marital counselling.<ref>{{cite news |first=Dale Anne|last=Freed|title=Assault charge against councillor withdrawn |work=Toronto Star|date=May 22, 2008|url=https://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/428496}}</ref>

In two separate incidents, on October 25, 2011, and again on December 25, 2011, police were called to Ford's home to investigate domestic disputes. During the Christmas Day incident, his mother-in-law called 9-1-1 between {{nowrap|4:00{{hsp}}{{ndash}}{{hsp}}5:00 a.m.}} local time as she was concerned that Ford had been drinking and was going to take his children to Florida against his wife's wishes. No charges were filed for either incident.<ref>{{cite news|first=Robyn|last=Doolittle|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/12/30/rob_ford_911_calls_raise_questions.html|title=Rob Ford 911 calls raise questions|location=Toronto|work=Toronto Star|date=December 30, 2011}}</ref> Further domestic incident calls to police occurred in 2012 and on August 27, 2013. Again, no charges were filed.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Kevin|last1=Donovan|first2=Kenyon|last2=Wallace|title=Rob Ford police investigation: 'Domestic assault' call at Ford home sidetracked police sting|location=Toronto|work=The Star|date=November 22, 2013|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/11/22/rob_ford_police_investigation_domestic_assault_call_at_ford_home_sidetracked_police_sting.html}}</ref>

===Alcohol and drug addiction===
{{see also|Timeline of Rob Ford video scandal}}
[[File:Rob-ford-miami-mugshot.jpg|thumb|right|Mugshot in Miami, Florida (1999).]]

Ford suffered from alcohol and drug addiction for many years. After the death of his father in 2006, Ford's abuse grew and led to public episodes of intoxication, followed by public denials. His episodes, which were symptomatic of alcohol and drug addiction,<ref>{{cite news |publisher=CNN |first=Patrick |last=Krill |url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/11/18/opinion/krill-toronto-mayor-addiction/index.html |title=Toronto mayor could be your neighbor |date=November 18, 2013 |access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="g&m20131113">{{cite news|date=November 13, 2013|title=How Mayor Rob Ford's admitted alcohol and drug use shines spotlight on substance abuse|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/mayor-rob-fords-admitted-alcohol-and-drug-use-shines-spotlight-substance-abuse/article15427621/|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|location=Toronto, Ontario|access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> were reported in the media widely, and attracted much condemnation.<ref name="g&m20131113"/> Ford's abuse led to him being stripped of much of his powers as Toronto mayor, and he later entered [[drug rehabilitation]].

On April 15, 2006, Ford attended a [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] hockey game at the [[Air Canada Centre]]. According to a couple nearby, Ford was intoxicated, using profanity, and insulting people. The couple then sent a detailed complaint to the City of Toronto.{{sfn|Doolittle|2014|p=79}} When confronted about the episode three days later by a ''[[National Post]]'' reporter, Ford initially denied having been at the game, but later admitted it.<ref name="cbc-2015-11-10">{{cite news|date=May 3, 2006|title=Ford admits lying to media about drunken outburst|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-admits-lying-to-media-about-drunken-outburst-1.618015|publisher=[[CBC News]]|location=Toronto, Ontario|access-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref> "I'm going through a few personal problems, but it doesn't justify, you know, getting drunk in public and pretty well acting like an idiot if you ask me."{{sfn|Doolittle|2014|p=80}}

The death of Rob Ford's father, Doug Ford Sr., in September 2006 due to cancer has been pinpointed as the time period when Ford transitioned to crack cocaine in addition to alcohol.{{sfn|Doolittle|2014|pp=80–81}} A convicted heroin dealer who used to supply Ford's sister Kathy recalled a party with Ford around that time.{{sfn|Doolittle|2014|p=81}} According to reporter Robyn Doolittle, Ford would come home at night and either drink heavily or use hard drugs or prescription pills.{{sfn|Doolittle|2014|pp=80–81}}

During Ford's 2010 mayoral campaign, a 1999 arrest in [[Miami]], [[Florida]] for DUI and marijuana possession became an election issue for him when the ''Toronto Star'' published details of his arrest. Ford pleaded no contest to the DUI charge, while the marijuana charge was withdrawn. Ford was given a fine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/08/19/15075241.html|title='Go ahead, take me to jail': Ford during 1999 arrest |last=Lamberti |first=Rob |newspaper=Toronto Sun |date=August 19, 2010 |access-date=March 23, 2016}}</ref> When first confronted, Ford denied it. When presented with the arrest paperwork, Ford apologized and claimed he had forgotten about it.{{sfn|Doolittle|2014|p=17}} He then announced at a press conference that he had been charged with failing to provide a breath sample, when he had been arrested and convicted of drunk driving.{{sfn|Doolittle|2014|p=17}}

At [[Saint Patrick's Day]] festivities in March 2012, Ford was "very intoxicated" at City Hall and a downtown restaurant.<ref name="sun-2013-1101">{{cite news|newspaper=Toronto Sun|last=Peat|first=Don|date=November 1, 2013|title='Very intoxicated' Rob Ford was 'at his worst' St. Patrick's Day 2012|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/11/01/very-intoxicated-rob-ford-was-at-his-worst-st-patricks-day-2012|archive-date=November 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111022109/http://www.torontosun.com/2013/11/01/very-intoxicated-rob-ford-was-at-his-worst-st-patricks-day-2012|url-status=live}}</ref> According to those attending, he held a "wild party" in his office. Ford knocked down a staffer, insulted others, then went to a restaurant. According to one server, Ford did cocaine in a private room at the restaurant. After "flailing around" on the restaurant's dance floor, he returned to City Hall by cab, making racial slurs to the driver. Ford then wandered around City Hall after 2:00{{nbsp}}a.m. with a bottle of brandy, using profane language at his staffer, Earl Provost, before security arranged for him to be taken home. The incident was revealed in November 2013, after an e-mail from a City Hall security guard describing the incident was found through [[Freedom of information in Canada|access to information requests]].<ref name="sun-2013-1101"/>

Ford's staff tried to convince Ford to get treatment for his alcoholism, but he initially refused.{{sfn|Doolittle|2014|p=234}} Ford was reported smoking marijuana in a shopping plaza parking lot.{{sfn|Doolittle|2014|p=244}} In February 2013, Ford attended the Garrison Ball and was reported to be incoherent. His staff ushered him out after an event organizer asked him to leave.{{sfn|Doolittle|2014|p=191}} In March 2013, Ford was accused of groping former mayoral candidate [[Sarah Thomson (publisher)|Sarah Thomson]] at a social event, and Thomson publicly stated that she thought that he was high on cocaine.{{sfn|Doolittle|2014|p=286}} It was around that time that Ford was recorded on video smoking crack cocaine, a video which the dealers attempted to sell to the ''Toronto Star'' and other media outlets.{{sfn|Doolittle|2014|pp=323–350}}

In November 2013, on live television, Ford denied that he had made lewd remarks to a female aide, wherein he allegedly said he wanted to give her oral sex. In his denial, he said, "I'm happily married. I've got more than enough to eat at home." He later apologized for his graphic remarks.<ref name="globalnews-2013-11-14">{{cite news |work=Global News |title=Rob Ford's 'more than enough to eat at home' comment causes a stir |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/967105/rob-fords-more-than-enough-to-eat-at-home-comment-causes-a-stir/|date=November 14, 2013}}</ref>

In April 2014, Ford was involved in another incident at the Air Canada Centre. Ford, along with city budget chief [[Frank Di Giorgio|Frank DiGiorgio]], was denied access to the Director's Lounge at the Air Canada Centre.<ref name="natpost-1014-04-07">{{cite news |work=National Post |title=Rob Ford denies he was drunk when he argued with security at the Leafs game, won't explain late-night trip to City Hall |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/rob-ford-ditched-budget-chief-at-leafs-game-for-mysterious-late-night-trip-to-city-hall-followed-by-nightclub-appearance|date=April 7, 2014 |first1=Natalie |last1=Alcoba |first2=Josh |last2=Visser}}</ref> He was video-recorded issuing profanities during an argument with the security staff. He later denied being intoxicated, and blamed the incident on voting against a $10 million contribution to [[Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment|MLSE's]] plan to expand [[BMO Field]]. DiGiorgio described Ford as "somewhere between sober and drunk".<ref name="natpost-1014-04-07"/><ref>{{cite news |publisher=CBC News |title=Rob Ford draws crowds and security at Leafs game |date=April 6, 2014 |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-draws-crowds-and-security-at-leafs-game-1.2600195}}</ref>

On August 11, 2016, four months after his death, the original video of Ford smoking crack cocaine was released from publication ban by the [[Toronto Police Service]] after the extortion charge against Sandro Lisi was dropped.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/rob-ford-crack-video-watch-1.3143013 |title=Watch the Rob Ford crack video |last1=Sarah |first1=Bridge |last2=Seglins |first2=Dave |date=August 11, 2016 |publisher=[[CBC News]] |access-date=August 15, 2016}}</ref> The cellphone video was recorded "surreptitiously" by Mohamed Siad in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2014/03/19/rob_ford_crack_video_toronto_police_documents_shed_light_on_video_and_its_creator.html |title=Rob Ford crack video: Toronto police documents shed light on video and its creator |work=Toronto Star |last=Donovan |first=Kevin |date=March 19, 2014 |access-date=August 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2013/11/19/rob_ford_narcotic_video_made_in_february_police_say.html |title=Rob Ford 'narcotic' video made in February, police say |work=Toronto Star |last=Donovan |first=Kevin |date=November 19, 2013 |access-date=August 18, 2016}}</ref> The video shows Ford smoking crack cocaine from a glass pipe. His words are slurred and mostly inaudible during the conversation. Shortly before he admitted smoking crack cocaine, Ford said, "Whatever this video shows{{nbsp}}... Toronto residents deserve to see it and people need to judge for themselves what they see on this video."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/13-notable-moments-from-mayor-rob-ford-s-radio-show-1.2350592 |title=13 notable moments from Mayor Rob Ford's radio show |date=November 3, 2013 |publisher=[[CBC News]] |access-date=August 15, 2016}}</ref>

==Illness and death==
After developing severe abdominal pains, Ford was admitted to [[Humber River Regional Hospital]] in [[North York]] in September 2014 with an abdominal tumour, and a biopsy was taken.<ref name="Tumor">{{cite news|last1=Jeffords |first1=Sean|last2=Peat |first2=Don |title=Rob Ford in hospital with tumour|date=September 10, 2014|newspaper=Toronto Sun|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2014/09/10/rob-ford-in-hospital-with-tumour|access-date=September 10, 2014}}</ref> Ford announced that he would not run in the 2014 Toronto mayoral election because of his illness; his brother Doug would run in his place. Ford chose to run for his former Ward 2 seat on the City Council. He was likely to shortly begin treatment with multiple chemotherapy agents; the doctor did not say whether Ford would need to have surgery or radiation treatments.<ref name="diagnosed">{{cite news|last=Gillies|first=Rob|title=Doctor says Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has cancer |url=http://news.msn.com/world/doctor-says-toronto-mayor-rob-ford-has-cancer|access-date=March 23, 2016|agency=Associated Press|date=September 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918034829/http://news.msn.com/world/doctor-says-toronto-mayor-rob-ford-has-cancer|archive-date=September 18, 2014|format=Archived}}</ref>

On September 17, 2014, Dr. Zane Cohen of [[Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto|Mount Sinai Hospital]] (the lead doctor of Ford's health care team) revealed that Ford had been diagnosed with pleomorphic [[liposarcoma]], a rare form of cancer that arises in [[adipose tissue]], or body fat.<ref name="WIPL">{{cite news|first=Lauren|last=Pelley|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/09/17/rob_fords_diagnosis_what_is_a_pleomorphic_liposarcoma.html|title=Rob Ford's diagnosis: What is a pleomorphic liposarcoma?|date=September 17, 2014|work=Toronto Star|access-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref> Ford was treated with chemotherapy and surgery.<ref>{{cite news|first=Sonja|last=Puzic|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/rob-ford-diagnosed-with-difficult-malignant-tumour-doctor-optimistic-about-treatment-1.2010712|title=Rob Ford diagnosed with 'difficult' malignant tumour; doctor optimistic about treatment|work=CTVNews|access-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref> After chemotherapy and radiation therapy, Ford announced in a press conference that he was going to have a lengthy surgery done on May 11, 2015, to remove the tumour. He said he would be "out of commission" for four months. At a community barbecue hosted by the Ford family in 2015, Rob announced that doctors had cleared him of cancerous tumours.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=CBC News|author=Staff|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-to-have-surgery-to-remove-cancerous-tumour-1.3019411|title=Rob Ford to have surgery to remove cancerous tumour|date=April 2, 2015|access-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=David|last=Rider|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/04/02/rob-ford-to-undergo-surgery-to-remove-cancer.html|title=Rob Ford to undergo surgery to remove cancer|date=April 2, 2015|work=Toronto Star|access-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Ann|last=Hui |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/rob-ford-results/article23770287|title=Former Toronto mayor Ford to have surgery to remove tumour in May|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1918578/rob-ford-to-learn-whether-cancer-operation-possible|title=Rob Ford to have cancer surgery May 11|first=Adam|last=Frisk|date=April 2, 2015|work=Global News|access-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Jenny|last=Yuen|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2015/10/02/rob-ford-thrills-ford-nation----again|title=Rob Ford thrills Ford Nation – again|newspaper=Toronto Sun|date=October 2, 2015|access-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref>

On October 28, 2015, Ford revealed, and his physician confirmed, that a new tumour was growing on his bladder.<ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Rider|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2015/10/28/tumour-found-on-rob-fords-bladder.html|title=Tumour found on Rob Ford's bladder|date=October 28, 2015|work=Toronto Star|access-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-toronto-mayor-idUSKCN0SM2RO20151028|title=Former Toronto mayor famous for smoking crack has new cancer scare|author=Staff|date=October 28, 2015|work=Reuters|access-date=April 11, 2021}}</ref> The next day, Doug Ford advised reporters that the tumour had been found to be cancerous and consistent with liposarcoma (the previous tumour), based on a CT scan.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Jennifer|last1=Pagliaro|first2=David|last2=Rider|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/10/29/rob-ford-faces-a-cocktail-of-chemotherapy-brother-says.html|title=Rob Ford "99% sure" cancer is back|date=October 29, 2015|work=Toronto Star|access-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref>

On March 17, 2016, Ford's office announced he was in the hospital "with his family beside him" as [[chemotherapy]] treatment had not been successful, and Ford's health was being reviewed to determine if he could continue treatment. The Ford family thanked the many who had wished the former mayor well in recent weeks, but requested privacy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-health-1.3496556|title=Rob Ford's cancer battle continues 'with his family beside him'|date=March 17, 2016|access-date=March 18, 2016|publisher=CBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=Herhalt|url=http://www.cp24.com/news/rob-ford-under-24-hour-medical-supervision-after-chemo-fails-1.2822767|title=Rob Ford under 24-hour medical supervision after chemo fails|work=CP24|date=March 17, 2016|access-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref> A Rob Ford "get-well-soon" website was set up by the Ford family to send positive messages to Ford while he received cancer treatment; it received over 5,000 messages from well-wishers in the first two weeks after its creation.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ramisha|last=Farooq|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/03/17/rob-ford-get-well-soon-site-receives-nearly-3000-messages.html|title=Rob Ford get well soon" website receives nearly 3000 messages|work=Toronto Star|date=March 17, 2016|access-date=March 22, 2016}}</ref>
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On March 21, Ford's office confirmed that he had been placed into [[palliative care]] at Mount Sinai Hospital.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/03/21/rob-ford-is-in-palliative-care-his-office-confirms.html|title=The former mayor's family is constantly by his side, brother Doug Ford says.|last=Vendeville|first=Geoffrey|date=March 21, 2016|newspaper=Toronto Star|issn=0319-0781|access-date=March 22, 2016}}</ref> Ford died the next day at the age of 46.<ref>{{Cite news |first1=Patrick|last1=White|first2=Jeff|last2=Gray|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/former-toronto-mayor-rob-ford-dies-at-46/article29327087/?click=sf_globefb |title=Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford dies at 46|work=The Globe and Mail|date=March 22, 2016|access-date=March 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-23/former-toronto-mayor-rob-ford-dies-of-cancer-at-46/7268698|agency=Reuters|title=Rob Ford: Former Toronto mayor dies of cancer at 46|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=March 22, 2016|access-date=March 23, 2016}}</ref> After his death, City Hall started an official period of mourning. Flags at municipal buildings were lowered to half-mast; a book of condolences was started at City Hall, chalk was provided for personal messages on the pavement of [[Nathan Phillips Square]], similar to that after the death of [[Jack Layton]]; and the [[3D Toronto sign]] was dimmed at the square. Visitations were held at City Hall for two days with the Ford family present.<ref>{{cite web|last=Perkel |first=Colin |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/2602978/rob-ford-lies-in-repose-at-toronto-city-hall-ahead-of-funeral-on-wednesday/ |title=Mourners shed tears as Rob Ford lies in repose at Toronto City Hall |publisher=Globalnews.ca |date=March 28, 2016 |access-date=April 30, 2018}}</ref> On March 30, a public [[funeral]] service was held at [[Cathedral Church of St. James (Toronto)|St. James Cathedral]] followed by a public commemoration of his life at the [[Toronto Congress Centre]] in the evening.<ref>{{cite news|work=680 News|title=Rob Ford to lie in repose at city hall for two days before funeral|url=http://www.680news.com/2016/03/23/schedule-for-councillor-rob-fords-memorial-ceremonies|author=Staff|date=March 23, 2016}}</ref> Ford was buried at [[Park Lawn Cemetery|Riverside Cemetery]] in Etobicoke where his father is also buried.<ref>{{cite news|work=Maclean's|title=Digging Rob Ford's grave|url=http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/digging-rob-fords-grave/|author=Meagan Campbell|date=March 30, 2016}}</ref>

His brothers Doug and Randy took on stewardship of Rob's share of Deco Labels and Tags upon his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-calls-allegations-in-sister-in-law-s-lawsuit-false-and-without-merit-1.4692165|date=June 5, 2018|title=Doug Ford calls allegations in sister-in-law's lawsuit 'false and without merit'|first=Andrea|last=Janus|access-date=June 6, 2018|work=CBC News}}</ref>

==Legacy==
Supported by the Ward 3 incumbent, [[Stephen Holyday]], and the Ford family, in September 2017, then Toronto Mayor [[John Tory]] proposed renaming [[Centennial Park Stadium]] after Ford. The city council rejected the proposed renaming on October 4, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Star|title=No 'Rob Ford Memorial Stadium' in Toronto after council rejects renaming proposal|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2017/10/04/no-rob-ford-memorial-stadium-in-toronto-after-council-rejects-renaming-proposal.html|author=David Rider|date=October 4, 2017}}</ref> In 2023, Councillor [[Paul Ainslie]] put forward another motion to change the name to "Rob Ford Stadium". This motion passed 17–6, including with the support of Toronto Mayor [[Olivia Chow]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Freeman |first=Joshua |date=December 15, 2023 |title=Toronto council votes to name stadium after former mayor Rob Ford |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/toronto-council-votes-to-name-stadium-after-former-mayor-rob-ford-1.6689492?cache=yesclipId10406200text%2Fhtml%3Bcharset%3Dutf-80404%2F7.626236%2F7.425272 |access-date=January 25, 2024 |website=CP24}}</ref>

Ford's drug scandal was dramatized in the Canadian film ''[[Run This Town (film)|Run This Town]]''.

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Canada|Politics}}
* [[Ford family (Canada)]]
* ''[[Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story]]'', 2014 biography by [[Robyn Doolittle]]
* [[Rob Ford conflict of interest trial]]
* [[Timeline of Rob Ford video scandal]]

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite book |first=Robyn |last=Doolittle |year=2014 |title=Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story |publisher=Viking |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |isbn=978-0-670-06811-1 }}
* {{cite book |first1=Mark |last1=Towhey |first2=Johanna |last2=Schneller|year=2015 |title=Mayor Rob Ford: Uncontrollable |publisher=Skyhorse Publishing |location=New York, New York, United States |isbn=978-163450-042-5 }}

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===Sources===
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* {{cite news|url=https://sites.google.com/site/therobfordfiles/associates/known-associates-of-ford/alana-kindree|title=T.O. Confidential: The Rob Ford Files, associates -- Alana Kindree|publisher=T.O. Confidential|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926104317/https://sites.google.com/site/therobfordfiles/associates/known-associates-of-ford/alana-kindree|archive-date=September 26, 2014|url-status=dead|quote=When interviewed by police on 3 July 2013, Isaac RANSOM advised that a female by the name of "ALANA" was with the Mayor at the Bier Markt on March 17th, 2013. RANSOM believes that she was a professional escort who knew Mayor FORD well.}}
* {{cite news|url=http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2014/01/23/the-mayor-rob-ford-story|title=The Rob Ford story: From penny-pinching councillor to crack mayor|publisher=[[Brantford Expositor]]|author=Michelle Mandel|date=January 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043946/http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2014/01/23/the-mayor-rob-ford-story|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live|quote=Ransom was told to report to City Hall at about 9 p.m. where he found Ford with an entourage that included aide Brooks Barnett, old Etobicoke friend Peter Kordas and an attractive blue-eyed blond he knew only as Alana. Ransom would later tell police that he suspected Alana may have been an escort or prostitute. "There have been rumours that Mayor Ford has used escorts or prostitutes. Alana has also been seen with Mayor Ford at a stag party."}}
* {{cite news|url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=195325|title=Alleged sex worker "Alana" may be former Miss Toronto Tourism: BREAKING! It is possible that a 23 year-old woman could be friends with the mayor without being a prostitute|work=[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]|author=John Semley|date=November 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117052245/http://nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=195325|archive-date=November 17, 2013 |access-date=September 26, 2014|url-status=live}}
* {{cite news|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2014/02/05/toronto-cops-can-take-cellphone-instead-of-obtaining-warrants-rob-ford|title=Toronto cops 'can take' cellphone, instead of obtaining warrants: Rob Ford|newspaper=[[Toronto Sun]]|author=Joe Warmington|date=February 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222070913/http://www.torontosun.com/2014/02/05/toronto-cops-can-take-cellphone-instead-of-obtaining-warrants-rob-ford|archive-date=February 22, 2014|access-date=March 25, 2016|url-status=live|quote="I don't know if it's true, but I was told they are getting a search warrant for my cellphone and the OnStar in my truck," said the mayor.}}
* {{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2014/02/05/rob_ford_police_can_have_my_cellphone_mayor_says.html|title=Rob Ford: Police can check my cellphone, mayor says|work=[[Toronto Star]]|author=Betsy Powell|date=February 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209143837/http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2014/02/05/rob_ford_police_can_have_my_cellphone_mayor_says.html|archive-date=February 9, 2014|url-status=live|quote=Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says police are welcome to his cellphone records because he has "nothing to hide. They can go through it; there's, you know, nothing here," he said Wednesday afternoon at Toronto City Hall.}}
* {{cite news|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2014/02/05/mayor-rob-ford-backtracks-on-offer-to-share-cellphone-with-cops|title=Mayor Rob Ford backtracks on offer to share cellphone with cops|newspaper=[[Toronto Sun]]|first=Don|last=Peat|date=February 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222070911/http://www.torontosun.com/2014/02/05/mayor-rob-ford-backtracks-on-offer-to-share-cellphone-with-cops|archive-date=February 22, 2014|access-date=March 25, 2016|url-status=live|quote=Mayor Rob Ford backtracked Wednesday on his offer to voluntarily share his cellphone records with Toronto Police. Ford dismissed the idea that he'll give investigators his phone records without a search warrant – a day after he told the Toronto Sun's Joe Warmington he's willing to share.}}
* {{cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4216077-rob-ford-booze-and-prostitutes-on-the-job-|title=ROB FORD: Booze and prostitutes on the job?|publisher=[[Hamilton Spectator]]|author=Allison Jones, Diana Mehta|date=November 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218082648/http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4216077-rob-ford-booze-and-prostitutes-on-the-job-|archive-date=December 18, 2013|access-date=March 25, 2016|url-status=live}}
* {{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/breaking/article15409994/?page=all|title=Staffers told police they were worried about Rob Ford's drug, alcohol use|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|author=Ann Hui|date=November 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013112/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/breaking/article15409994/?page=all |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |access-date=March 25, 2016|url-status=live|quote=According to former Ford staffers Mr. Ransom and Mr. Fickel, the mayor's entourage that night included a woman described in the document as a "professional escort who knew the Mayor Ford well." She returned with them to city hall that night, according to Mr. Ransom, and had been seen with him on at least one other occasion, at a stag party. The mother of the woman told The Globe on Wednesday that her daughter is not an escort.}}
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===Further reading===
* {{cite news|title=The agony of Rob Ford|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/agony-of-ford|access-date=November 10, 2015}}
* {{cite book|last=Filion|first=John|title=The Only Average Guy: Inside the Uncommon World of Rob Ford|year=2015|publisher=Random House Canada|isbn=9780345815996}}
* {{cite book |last1=Ford |first1=Rob |last2=Ford |first2=Doug |year=2016 |title=Ford Nation: Two Brothers, One Vision |publisher=HarperCollins |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |isbn=978-1-44345-175-8}}
* {{cite web|last1=LaPointe|first1=Kirk|author-link=Kirk LaPointe|title=Reports About 9–1–1 Calls Made by Toronto Mayor Rob Ford|url=http://www.ombudsman.cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/complaint-reviews/2012/reports-about-9-1-1-calls-made-by-toronto-mayor-rob-ford|date=January 5, 2012|publisher=REVIEW FROM THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN|access-date=July 12, 2014}}
* {{cite news|last=Marche|first=Stephen|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/06/opinion/torontos-hot-mess.html|title=Toronto's Hot Mess: What Mayor Rob Ford Knows About Toronto|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 6, 2013|page=A29 (New York edition)}}
* {{cite journal|journal=Toronto Life|url=http://www.torontolife.com/informer/features/2012/05/15/rob-ford-the-weirdest-mayoralty-ever|title=The Incredible Shrinking Mayor|last=McDonald|first=Marci|issue=May 2012|year=2012|pages=40–54|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028165811/http://www.torontolife.com/informer/features/2012/05/15/rob-ford-the-weirdest-mayoralty-ever/|archive-date=October 28, 2014}}
* {{cite book|last=Tossell|first=Ivor|title=The Gift of Ford|year=2012|publisher=Random House Canada|isbn=9780345812575}}
* {{cite book|last=Towhey|first=Mark|title=Mayor Rob Ford: Uncontrollable: How I Tried to Help the World's Most Notorious Mayor|year=2014|publisher=Skyhorse|isbn=9781634500425}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.toronto.ca/mayor_ford/index.htm City of Toronto profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010225208/http://www.toronto.ca/mayor_ford/index.htm |date=October 10, 2013 }}
* [https://wayback.archive-it.org/4707/*/http://www.robfordformayor.ca Rob Ford for Mayor Main Page – 2014 Toronto Mayoral Collection] – Web Archive created by the University of Toronto Libraries
* [https://wayback.archive-it.org/4707/*/http://www.robfordformayor.ca/accomplishments/ Rob Ford for Mayor Accomplishments Page – 2014 Toronto Mayoral Collection] – Web Archive created by the University of Toronto Libraries
* [https://wayback.archive-it.org/4707/*/http://www.robfordformayor.ca/photos/ Rob Ford for Mayor Photos Page – 2014 Toronto Mayoral Collection] – Web Archive created by the University of Toronto Libraries
* [https://wayback.archive-it.org/4707/*/http://www.robfordformayor.ca/speeches/ Rob Ford for Mayor Speeches Page – 2014 Toronto Mayoral Collection] – Web Archive created by the University of Toronto Libraries
* [https://wayback.archive-it.org/4707/*/http://www.robfordformayor.ca/videos/ Rob Ford for Mayor Videos Page – 2014 Toronto Mayoral Collection] – Web Archive created by the University of Toronto Libraries
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