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Nov 24, 2013 · On June 13, hours after hundreds of officers in riot gear broke down doors in a gun and gang raid that would become inextricably linked with Mayor Rob Ford, Police Chief Bill Blair delivered this ...
December 11 Police Chief Blair states that the investigation of Ford was not politically motivated or connected to a Ford demand for a 10% budget cut in the police budget of 2012. Blair is also asked about "Project Brazen 2", the investigation of Ford, but only comments that he "cannot comment on an ongoing investigation." [194]
Sep 21, 2023 · As for a possible RCMP investigation on his government’s handling of Greenbelt land removals, Ford said he doesn’t “get involved in any police investigation at all.” “They have a job to do.
- Stop The Gravy Train
- Football Champion
- Crack Cocaine Scandal
- Family Support
- Ford vs. Reporters
- Hollywood Rob
- Drinking Issues
- Ford vs. Police
- Ford vs. Councillors
- Some Fun, in Office
Ford, a longtime Toronto councillor, swept to power in 2010 by winning 47 per cent of the votes. The win was celebrated loudest by Ford Nation, ardent supporters who had backed Ford's family and their political goals for years. "We're going to put an end to the gravy train," Ford said after his victory, reiterating his famous campaign slogan. His w...
Ford, who volunteered as a high school football coach, enjoyed several political wins at city hall in his first year but often seemed more proud of his team's success on the field. He also got to celebrate with the Toronto Argos when they captured the CFL's Grey Cup in 2012. His own skills, however, were a bit dubious.
Everything changed for Ford when news broke that the mayor had been captured smoking crack cocaine on a video. Ford repeatedly denied the allegations, then shocked the world by admitting it in a press scrum.
The Ford family is well known for being tight-knit, but perhaps no bond was closer than that of Rob and his brother Doug, who remained by his side throughout the scandal. "I want to thank my best friend, and I love him dearly, my brother Doug," the mayor said after his first denial of smoking crack. Doug, who took over as Ward 2 councillor when Rob...
Rob Ford had an adversarial relationship with many of the reporters who covered him and often lashed out at those he perceived to be against him. "It's just lies after lies and lies. And I've called you pathological liars, and you are, so why don't you take me to court? Let the courts decide," Ford barked at reporters in March of 2013, as rumours o...
While Ford was frosty with local reporters, he was a favourite topic on late-night American TV. He even flew to Los Angeles to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! amid the crack scandal. Even late night comedians, however, eventually urged Ford to seek treatment. "You need help," Jon Stewart said on an episode of The Daily Show.
Alcohol issues — from getting drunk at the Taste of the Danforth Festival to a St. Paddy's Day celebration that ended at his office — also dogged the mayor. "That was pure stupidity. I shouldn't have got hammered down at the Danforth. If you're going to have a couple drinks you stay home, and that's it. You don't make a public spectacle of yourself...
After news of the crack video surfaced, Toronto police launched an investigation called Project Brazen 2, which involved officers tailing Ford in police planes and also interviewing staffers close to him. Ford, furious with the investigation, went after then police chief Bill Blair. "If I've done something illegal, I've told the police to arrest me...
Ford was close with some councillors and a sworn enemy of others. His behaviour in council chambers will always be remembered, including the time he bowled over Coun. Pam McConnell — an incident the city's auditor general later called "unnecessarily reckless."
Reporters covering Ford were always prepared for drama. But sometimes, the mayor just wanted to have some fun. And there's always this moment.
Oct 9, 2024 · As the Mounties’ criminal probe marks its first anniversary, insiders say at least eight current and former top aides to Premier Doug Ford have been interviewed. Premier Doug Ford answers an ...
Mar 20, 2014 · Toronto police found the digital video files, along with photographs of a gun, on the laptop of an accused gangster who police say was involved in recording the Ford video, according to documents ...
Mar 19, 2014 · Description of crack video. In a video file police retrieved last fall from a hard drive seized in June, the documents say, the mayor can be seen “holding what appears to be a glass cylinder in ...
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