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Following his admission, Ford refused to resign. He made a well-publicized appearance on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in 2014<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=2016-03-22|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|access-date=2016-03-22}}</ref>. Not allowed by law to remove Ford from office, Toronto City Council voted to remove certain mayoral powers from Ford and grant them to Deputy Mayor [[Norm Kelly]] for the remainder of Ford's term. Council also voted to reduce Ford's office staff and move those staff to Kelly's office.<ref name="powers removed cbc">{{cite news|title=Rob Ford stripped of key powers in council vote|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-stripped-of-key-powers-in-council-vote-1.2426988|accessdate=November 15, 2013|newspaper=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|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-promises-outright-war-as-powers-further-restricted-1.2430150|accessdate=November 18, 2013|newspaper=CBC News|date=November 18, 2013}}</ref>
Following his admission, Ford refused to resign. He made a well-publicized appearance on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in 2014<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=2016-03-22|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|access-date=2016-03-22}}</ref>. Not allowed by law to remove Ford from office, Toronto City Council voted to remove certain mayoral powers from Ford and grant them to Deputy Mayor [[Norm Kelly]] for the remainder of Ford's term. Council also voted to reduce Ford's office staff and move those staff to Kelly's office.<ref name="powers removed cbc">{{cite news|title=Rob Ford stripped of key powers in council vote|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-stripped-of-key-powers-in-council-vote-1.2426988|accessdate=November 15, 2013|newspaper=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|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-promises-outright-war-as-powers-further-restricted-1.2430150|accessdate=November 18, 2013|newspaper=CBC News|date=November 18, 2013}}</ref>


Despite the scandal, Ford promised to "continue doing the job he was elected to do" and contest the [[Toronto mayoral election, 2014|next mayoral election]], scheduled for October 2014. On January 2, 2014, Ford registered to run for re-election,<ref>{{cite news|last=Dale|first=Daniel|title=Rob Ford, promising "Ford more years", registers to run for reelection|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2014/01/02/rob_ford_promising_ford_more_years_registers_to_run_for_reelection.html|newspaper=[[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 seat on the City Council.<ref>[http://metronews.ca/toronto-2014-elections 2014 elections] {{deadlink|date=March 2016}}</ref> He was succeeded as mayor by [[John Tory]] on December 1, 2014.
Despite the scandal, Ford promised to "continue doing the job he was elected to do" and contest the [[Toronto mayoral election, 2014|next mayoral election]], scheduled for October 2014. On January 2, 2014, Ford registered to run for re-election,<ref>{{cite news|last=Dale|first=Daniel|title=Rob Ford, promising "Ford more years", registers to run for reelection|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2014/01/02/rob_ford_promising_ford_more_years_registers_to_run_for_reelection.html|newspaper=[[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 seat on the City Council.<ref>[http://metronews.ca/toronto-2014-elections 2014 elections] {{wayback|url=http://metronews.ca/toronto-2014-elections |date=20141028113009 }}</ref> He was succeeded as mayor by [[John Tory]] on December 1, 2014.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 22:53, 22 March 2016

For other people named Robert Ford, see Robert Ford (disambiguation).

Rob Ford
Ford in 2011
64th Mayor of Toronto
In office
December 1, 2010 – November 30, 2014
DeputyDoug Holyday (2010–2013)
Norm Kelly (2013–2014)
Preceded byDavid Miller
Succeeded byJohn Tory
Toronto City Councillor
for Etobicoke North (Ward 2)
In office
December 1, 2014 – March 22, 2016
Preceded byDoug Ford, Jr.
Succeeded byTBD
In office
November 14, 2000 – November 30, 2010
Preceded byWard Established
Succeeded byDoug Ford, Jr.
Personal details
Born
Robert Bruce Ford

(1969-05-28)May 28, 1969
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 22, 2016(2016-03-22) (aged 46)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyIndependent (2000–2016) Note: municipal politicians in Ontario, including Toronto, run on a nonpartisan basis
Other political
affiliations		Ontario Progressive Conservative[1]
Spouse(s)Renata Brejniak
(2000–2016; his death)[2]
Children2
ProfessionPolitician

Robert Bruce Ford (May 28, 1969 – March 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician and businessperson who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. Prior to and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor representing Ward 2 of Etobicoke North. He was first elected to City Council in the 2000 Toronto municipal election, and was re-elected to his council seat twice. Ford was elected mayor in the 2010 mayoral election on a platform of reducing the "gravy train" of government expenses and taxes. The slogan "respect for taxpayers" was attached to that platform.

During his political career, Ford was 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.[3] In 2013, he became embroiled in a substance abuse scandal, which was widely reported in the national and international media.[4] 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.[5] Ford admitted to smoking crack cocaine "probably in one of [his] drunken stupors".[6]

Following his admission, Ford refused to resign. He made a well-publicized appearance on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in 2014[7]. Not allowed by law to remove Ford from office, Toronto City Council voted to remove certain mayoral powers from Ford and grant them to Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly for the remainder of Ford's term. Council also voted to reduce Ford's office staff and move those staff to Kelly's office.[8][9]

Despite the scandal, Ford promised to "continue doing the job he was elected to do" and contest the next mayoral election, scheduled for October 2014. On January 2, 2014, Ford registered to run for re-election,[10] but after being hospitalized and diagnosed with an abdominal tumour in September 2014, Ford withdrew from the mayoral race and registered instead to run for his old seat on the City Council.[11] He was succeeded as mayor by John Tory on December 1, 2014.

Personal life

Born in Etobicoke in 1969, Ford was the youngest of four children (Doug, Kathy, Randy, and Rob) of Ruth Diane (née Campbell) and Douglas Bruce Ford, Sr.[12][13] Ford, Sr. was the founder of Deco Labels and Tags, which makes pressure-sensitive labels for plastic-wrapped grocery products at an estimated $100 million in annual sales,[14] and a Progressive Conservative Member of the Ontario Legislature from 1995–99.[15] Ford's brother Doug Ford, Jr. was the Toronto City Councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke North in Toronto, Canada from 2010 to 2014, during Rob Ford's term as mayor.[citation needed]

Growing up, Rob Ford attended Scarlett Heights Collegiate in Etobicoke.[16] Ford dreamed of becoming a professional football player, and his father paid for Ford to attend special camps of the Washington Redskins and the University of Notre Dame. After graduating from high school, Ford went to Carleton University in Ottawa to study political science. Ford made the football squad, but did not play in any games. Ford left Carleton after one year to return to Toronto and did not complete his degree.[14][16] After Carleton, Ford started a sales job at Deco.[14]After Doug Ford Sr.'s death in 2006, the Ford family retained ownership of Deco Labels through the Doug Ford Holdings corporation.[14][17] Ford, along with his brothers and his mother are directors of the company.[17]

In 2000, Ford married Renata Brejniak, whom he had met in high school.[2] Ford, Renata, their daughter Stephanie, and their son Doug, resided in Etobicoke.[18][19] In 2008, after a 911 call from the Ford home, Ford 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 that he was glad the ordeal was over and that he and his wife have sought marital counselling.[20] In two separate incidents, on 25 October 2011, and again on 25 December 2011, police were called to Ford's home to investigate domestic disputes. During the Christmas Day incident, Ford's mother-in-law called 911 between 4 and 5am 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 laid in either incident.[21] Further domestic incident calls to police occurred in 2012 and on August 27, 2013. Again, no charges were laid.[22]

Football coaching

Ford continued his involvement in football as a high school coach. Ford first coached at Newtonbrook Secondary School in 2001 until he was dismissed over a dispute with a player.[23] He coached at Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School from 2001 until 2013 until the Toronto Catholic District School Board dismissed him after a controversial television interview led to a review of his coaching.[24] Ford had donated $20,000 to equip the Don Bosco team and started a foundation to fund teams at other schools struggling to field football teams.[25]

In January 2014, Scott MacIntyre, the former common-law spouse of Ford's sister, launched a $1.5 million lawsuit over a jailhouse attack. The lawsuit alleges that the beating, allegedly carried out by Aedan Petros, a former football player who had played for Ford, was orchestrated by Ford, Petros, and a former football coach named Payman Abdoodowleh, because MacIntyre was threatening to expose Ford's drug use.[26] MacIntyre had been jailed in January 2012 after being arrested following an altercation with Ford. He was assaulted in jail in March 2012. He ultimately pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and heroin and threatening to kill Ford. At his sentencing in June 2012, the judge referred to the jailhouse beating as "so-called jailhouse justice ... because of his being a bother to Mr. Ford". The judge never explained his comment, although it was widely reported. Ford's lawyer described the allegation as "insanity".[27]

Political career

City councillor

Ford served three terms as city councillor from 2000 until October 2010, representing the ward of Ward 2 Etobicoke North. During his term as councillor, Ford was a strong critic of councillors' spending.[28][29] Ford was known for his controversial comments and passionate arguments at Council.[30]

Ford first ran for Toronto City Council in 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, getting the endorsement of the Toronto Star.[31] 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".[32]

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.[33] It is also known as an area that has seen gang violence, including six murders in 2000.[34] 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,[35] defeating two candidates from the local Somali community.[36] In the 2006 election, Ford won again, defeating Somali-Canadian candidate Cadigia Ali, this time with 66% of the vote.[37]

2001 municipal budget

It was during the 2001 budget deliberations that Ford earned a reputation for passionate speeches. The City was facing a several hundred million budget shortfall, enough to require a 32% tax increase, after services were downloaded from the Government of Ontario. 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. ... 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."[38] Councillor Anne Johnston proposed giving Ford a "neo-con award of the day", while Councillor Joe Pantalone advised Ford to take Prozac.[38] Ford argued against spending money on the suicide prevention barrier on the Bloor Viaduct, and spending it instead on rounding up child molesters "who are the main cause of people jumping off bridges."[38]

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."[39] Ford was one of only four councillors who voted against a 5% increase in property taxes for 2001.[40] 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."[41]

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."[42] 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."[43]

2003 municipal election

In the 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."[29] Ford targeted Brian Ashton, Maria Augimeri, Sandra Bussin, Olivia Chow, Pam McConnell, Howard Moscoe[44] and Sherene Shaw.[29] Shaw was defeated by Ford's future budget chief Michael Del Grande,[35] while the rest were re-elected.[35]

Ford made a priority of responding to local constituents' problems, often returning calls himself or meeting with city staff to resolve problems.[45] 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.[46] His zeal in attending to constituents' problems became a competitive rivalry with fellow councillors Howard Moscoe and Gloria Lindsay Luby.[45][46] Ford gave out his personal phone number to constituents, a practice he continued as mayor.

AIDS comments

In June 2006 Ford came under fire for making a controversial remark during a Council meeting. During the meeting Ford spoke out against the city donating $1.5 million to help prevent AIDS. Ford argued that most tax payers should not be concerned with AIDS because "If you are not doing needles and you are not gay, you wouldn't get AIDS probably, that's bottom line...those are the facts."[47] After then-Mayor David Miller pointed out that women are the largest growing demographic of people contracting AIDS, Ford responded that it must mean 'they are sleeping with bi-sexual men'.[47] 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.[48]

Comments on cyclists

On March 7, 2007, Ford made controversial comments about cyclists' use of the roads, saying, "What I compare bike lanes to is swimming with the sharks. Sooner or later you're going to get bitten... Roads are built for buses, cars, and trucks, not for people on bikes. My heart bleeds for them when I hear someone gets killed, but it's their own fault at the end of the day."[49] On May 25, 2009, Ford said, "It's no secret, okay. The cyclists are a pain in the ass to the motorists."[49] As councillor, Ford opposed the installation of bike lanes on University Avenue and Jarvis Street and during his election campaign proposed spending money on off-road cycle paths.[50]

Although lanes were installed on Jarvis in 2010, Ford made it a priority to get them removed, and as mayor, was able to get council to reverse the decision in 2011, a move which was criticized by cycling advocates and led to protests.[51] The Jarvis bike lanes, which cost the city $86,000 to install in 2011, were removed in December 2012 at a cost to the city of $200,000–$300,000.[52] At the same time, physically separated bike lanes on Sherbourne Street were installed.[53] 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...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."[51]

"Oriental" people remarks

At a council meeting on March 5, 2008, Ford said, "Those Oriental people work like dogs. They work their hearts out. They are workers non-stop. They sleep beside their machines. That's why they're successful in life. I went to Seoul, South Korea, I went to Taipei, Taiwan. I went to Tokyo, Japan. That's why these people are so hard workers (sic). I'm telling you, the Oriental people, they're slowly taking over."[54] The comments led to a sit-in at City Hall.[54] Ford later apologized for using the term "orientals", but stood by his remarks, claiming that they were meant as a positive assessment of their work ethic.[citation needed]

2010 Toronto mayoral election

Main article: Toronto mayoral election, 2010

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 post-amalgamation history.[55] 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 also received 80,000 votes from the "Downtown 13" wards, or 20% of his total votes.[56]

Mayor

Main article: Mayorship of Rob Ford
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;[57] Mark Towhey, who had drafted his campaign platform, as his policy advisor;[58] and Adrienne Batra, his communications advisor, as press secretary.[59] Councillor Doug Holyday, who had helped elect Doug Ford Sr., was named deputy mayor.[60] 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 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."[61]

2014 election

Main articles: Toronto mayoral election, 2014 and Toronto municipal election, 2014

Ford registered on January 2, 2014 as a candidate in the fall's mayoral election. Ford 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 third place, behind candidates John Tory and Olivia Chow through the summer until September 12, 2014, when he 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 Ford, registered as a mayoral candidate in Rob Ford's place and the mayor 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.[citation needed]

Ford's term as mayor ended on November 30, 2014. He had stated that he intended to run for mayor again in 2018.[62]

Substance abuse incidents

Mug shot in Miami, Florida (1999)
See also: Timeline of Rob Ford video scandal

Early life

During his 2010 mayoral campaign, a 1999 arrest of Ford in Miami, Florida for driving under the influence (DUI) and marijuana possession became an election issue when the Toronto Star published details of the arrest. Ford pleaded no contest to the DUI charge, while the marijuana charge was withdrawn. Ford was given a fine.[63]

As councillor

On April 15, 2006, Ford attended a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey game at the Air Canada Centre. Visibly intoxicated and belligerent, he began to insult a couple seated behind him, who were visiting from out of town. Two security guards escorted Ford out of the building. When confronted about the episode three days later by a National Post reporter, Ford initially denied having been at the game. He later told the Toronto Star: "This is unbelievable, I wasn't even at the game, so someone's trying to do a real hatchet job on me, let me tell you", but later on said: "I reflected on it last night, and talked to my family. I came forward and admitted it. That's all I can do. I mean, I'm not perfect," said Ford. "Being in politics, you're in the spotlight all the time. I made a mistake. I made a major mistake. I really regret it."[64]

As mayor

Main article: Mayorship of Rob Ford

At Saint Patrick's Day festivities in March 1997, Ford was "very intoxicated" at City Hall and a downtown restaurant. According to those attending, Ford held a "wild party" in his office. Ford knocked down a staffer, insulted others, then went to the BierMarkt restaurant. After "flailing around" on the restaurant's dance floor, Ford returned to City Hall by cab, making racial slurs to the driver. The Mayor then wandered around City Hall after 2 AM with a bottle of brandy, swearing 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 Access to Information requests.[65]

Health problems

On September 17, 2014, the media revealed that Ford had been diagnosed with liposarcoma, a rare form of cancer.[66] Ford was treated with chemotherapy and surgery.[67][68]

After suffering from 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.[69] 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 old Ward 2 seat on the City Council. Ford's doctor at Mount Sinai Hospital, said that the mayor was suffering from liposarcoma,[70] a rare and difficult to treat sarcoma arising in the abdominal fat cells. He was likely to shortly begin treatment with multiple potent chemotherapeutic agents; the doctor did not say whether Ford would need to have surgery or radiation treatments.[71]

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 Ford announced that doctors had cleared him of cancerous tumours.[72][73][74][75][76]

On October 28, 2015, Ford revealed, and his physician confirmed, that a tumor was growing.[77] The next day, Doug Ford advised reporters that the tumor had been found to be cancerous and consistent with liposarcoma (the previous tumor), based on a CT scan.[78]

On March 17, 2016, Ford's office announced he was in 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.[79][80] 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.[81]

Death

On March 21, 2016, Ford's office confirmed that he had been placed into palliative care at Mount Sinai Hospital.[82] Ford died on March 22.[83]

See also

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