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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine'
    #19089887 - 11/05/13 12:32 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

Too bad Chris Farley died he would have been great to play him  in the movie

Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine'

Toronto mayor makes stunning admission during city hall scrum

CBC News Posted: Nov 05, 2013 12:34 PM ET|

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admitted today he has smoked crack cocaine, saying it was probably "in one of my drunken stupors" about a year ago.


Ford made the shocking statement Tuesday at Toronto City Hall in a scrum with reporters.

“Yes I have smoked crack cocaine,” Ford said.


“But, no — do I? Am I an addict, no? Have I tried it? Um, probably in one of my drunken stupors, probably approximately about a year ago.”

The mayor suggested that he hadn’t been lying when reporters previously asked him about the tape.
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“So, I wasn’t lying. You didn’t ask the correct questions,” Ford said.

“No I’m not an addict and no, I do not do drugs. I made mistakes in the past and all I can do is apologize, but it is what it is and I can’t change the past.”

"Yes, I've made mistakes, all I can do now is apologize and move on," the mayor said. "I can apologize to my family, my friends, my colleagues and the people of this great city."

Ford colleagues react

Ford's admission drew immediate response from colleagues city hall. Many are calling for the mayor to step aside to sort out his personal issues.

Coun. Jaye Robinson said that now, Ford does not have even “a shred of credibility,” and she wants to see him take a leave of absence.

Coun. Jaye Robinson reacts to mayor's crack-use admission
Coun. Jaye Robinson says the mayor does not have even 'a shred of credibility,' following his admission that he has smoked crack cocaine. (CBC)

"The real issue is getting the mayor to address his health issues, step aside [and] take a leave of absence, as I’ve been saying for six long months," said Robinson. "And now he’s coming forward and he’s admitting that there is clearly a problem here."

Robinson was previously a member of the mayor’s executive committee, though she was ousted from her position as the chair of the community and recreation development committee after she urged Ford to take a leave of absence.

Kristyn Wong-Tam, a left-leaning councillor, said the admission undercuts Ford's image as a politician that represents the middle-class voter.

"Mayor Ford claims to represent the 'little guy,'' Wong Tam said in a tweet. "The 'little guy' and your Average Joe as far as I know do not smoke crack cocaine.


The same day that Ford admitted to using crack cocaine, news broke that councillors have prepared at least two separate motions related to his behaviour.

One motion from Coun. John Filion seeks to strip the mayor of his ability to hire or fire the deputy mayor, or any of the standing committee chairs.

A second motion from Coun. Denzil Minnan-Wong calls on the mayor to apologize, co-operate with police in their ongoing investigation and to take a temporary leave of absence.

"I think it’s time for him to take a break," Minnan-Wong said when speaking with reporters on Tuesday afternoon, about an hour after the mayor admitted to having smoked crack cocaine.

Premier Kathleen Wynne said Tuesday that she had heard the mayor’s admission, but left it to the police and the judicial system to "take action."

When speaking with reporters, Wynne said that what has been going at city hall "is of great concern to everyone in the City of Toronto."

It was unclear Tuesday how Ford's sudden, apparently impromptu admission of prior drug use will affect his future as Toronto's mayor. There is no legal mechanism to remove him from office for using drugs.

Last week, Toronto's police chief said authorities had recovered a video of the mayor with images that corresponded with media reports about him appearing to smoke crack cocaine and making racial slurs.

Ford repeated a call for the tape to be released on Tuesday.

"I don't even recall there being a tape or a video and I know that. So I want to see the state that I was in. I wasn't lying," he told reporters.

Ford's admission comes after months of speculation that began in May of this year when reports surfaced that a video exists that shows the mayor smoking what appears to be crack cocaine.

Ford, 44, was elected as the mayor of Toronto three years ago. He still has another year to go in his current term.

Mayor's previous denials

During his time as mayor, Ford has consistently drawn headlines both for his work at city hall and his life outside of it.

Earlier this year, the Toronto Star and the U.S. gossip website Gawker each reported that someone had been shopping a video of the mayor using crack cocaine.

Ford had denied both the video’s existence and using crack cocaine.

Alongside with questions about his drug use, Ford has also faced questions about the people he associates with in his private life.

Toronto police undertook an investigation into allegations regarding the video, which involved following the mayor and other individuals. Ground and aerial surveillance was used.

The end of that investigation saw police charge Alexander Lisi, also known as Sandro or Alessandro, with extortion.

Ford has said that Lisi, who has served as an occasional driver for the mayor, is a friend.

The drug controversy is not the only high-profile challenge Ford has faced in office.

He faced a conflict-of-interest challenge that saw a judge order him removed from office, but he ended up winning an appeal and hanging onto his job.

Ford also faced a defamation lawsuit that was eventually dismissed
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mayor-rob-ford-yes-i-have-smoked-crack-cocaine-1.2415533



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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: my3rdeye]
    #19089904 - 11/05/13 12:37 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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“So, I wasn’t lying. You didn’t ask the correct questions,” Ford said.




:rolleyes: good job canada this guy needs to step down


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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: NWlight]
    #19090215 - 11/05/13 01:39 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

Him trying to play it off as if he only ever smoked crack one or two times in a drunken stupor isn't going to work once that video is released.  I haven't seen the video but I bet he handles the crack pipe like a seasoned veteran and not someone who has never tried it before.


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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: NWlight]
    #19090224 - 11/05/13 01:41 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

I lol'd.


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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: 36fuckin5]
    #19090288 - 11/05/13 01:55 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

I thought most people snort/smoke coke when they are drinking/drunk? lol


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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: Fungi] * 3
    #19090446 - 11/05/13 02:35 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

This has to make you wonder how many politians really are on crack


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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: overstand] * 1
    #19090544 - 11/05/13 02:54 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

I hope he gets reelected. Show how little we can care about technicalities...

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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: overstand]
    #19090656 - 11/05/13 03:13 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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overstand said:
This has to make you wonder how many politians really are on crack




this is what I was wondering.


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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: NWlight]
    #19090693 - 11/05/13 03:22 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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NWlight said:
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“So, I wasn’t lying. You didn’t ask the correct questions,” Ford said.




:rolleyes: good job canada this guy needs to step down




He's refusing to step down. They will probably have to bring criminal charges against him to get him out of office.
Not to mention that if you read the investigation the police did on him and his drug dealer he is a serial drunk driver.
There are numerous instances of him meeting his dealer while driving, and then drinking large amounts of liquor before leaving.

This is the guy that upon election said that if cyclists are killed by drivers while riding on roads with no bike lanes(he removed several) then it is their own fault.

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. I'm glad his career is crashing and burning, and everyone in the city thinks it's pretty much the funniest thing ever.


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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: Heffy]
    #19090932 - 11/05/13 04:11 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

Fat people...


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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: Fungi]
    #19092677 - 11/05/13 09:30 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

I fucking love it.


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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: my3rdeye]
    #19093643 - 11/06/13 01:23 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

Who gives a fuck if he smokes crack? If he is to be removed from office then remove him on performance issues, not private matters. If he does his job then fuck off.


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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: Cactilove]
    #19094060 - 11/06/13 05:07 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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Cactilove said:
Who gives a fuck if he smokes crack? If he is to be removed from office then remove him on performance issues, not private matters. If he does his job then fuck off.



This is so obvious I shouldn't have to point it out. Crack cocaine is illegal. As a public employee it is part of his job to not commit crimes. It would be the same situation if he had been arrested for his serial drunk driving, or assaulting a reporter(almost happened several times too). When you decide to sign on the dotted line, you are obligated to follow the rules of the organization you are entering. If you cannot maintain compliance with those rules, you have absolutely no right to any sort of job security.


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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: Heffy]
    #19094085 - 11/06/13 05:16 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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He's refusing to step down. They will probably have to bring criminal charges against him to get him out of office.
Not to mention that if you read the investigation the police did on him and his drug dealer he is a serial drunk driver.
There are numerous instances of him meeting his dealer while driving, and then drinking large amounts of liquor before leaving.

This is the guy that upon election said that if cyclists are killed by drivers while riding on roads with no bike lanes(he removed several) then it is their own fault.

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. I'm glad his career is crashing and burning, and everyone in the city thinks it's pretty much the funniest thing ever.




I shudder to think what that just did for the reputation of Toronto...
...was this was a grand marketing scheme thought up by his gang?
International Headlines:"Toronto. The ass-crack of Canada. And, DAMN, they have a lot of crack!"
:huxleyfacepalm:


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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: my3rdeye]
    #19094340 - 11/06/13 08:25 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

The guy sounds like a generally irresponsible prick to be honest. I am not sure the crack smoking is any worse than his apparent regular "drunken stupors" where he is obviously getting black out drunk and driving.

I don't care what the guy does in his own home if he is a private citizen, but if you are the mayor of a large and internationally important city, you shouldn't be behaving like that. I'd be interested to hear his "racial slurs" too, fire his fucking stupid ass, just sounds like a cock-jockey.

I do enjoy me some crack from time to time though... Yummy!


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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: egodeathflux] * 2
    #19094625 - 11/06/13 09:57 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

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egodeathflux said:
I'd be interested to hear his "racial slurs" too, fire his fucking stupid ass, just sounds like a cock-jockey.





In the same sentence you say the guy should be fired for racial slurs, yet you're being derrogatory to gays. Good job on your tolerance there, buddy.


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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: Heffy]
    #19094692 - 11/06/13 10:12 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

I don't give a shit if smoking crack is illegal. People should still stay out of his personal life. If the crack is impairing his ability to do his job then that is one thing, but this shouldn't even be news. Merely consuming a drug should not be grounds for firing. If they want to get him, then get him on drunk driving. That actually puts other people at risk. :shrug:

At first glance, it may seem obvious due to social norms, but when you get down to rationality and reasoning a completely different view emerges.


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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: Cactilove] * 1
    #19094895 - 11/06/13 11:19 AM (10 years, 3 months ago)

Shit now thats a guy i could vote for.


A real common mans candidate :rofl:


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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: elax420]
    #19095516 - 11/06/13 01:57 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

An honest politician? Fire him


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Re: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: 'Yes I have smoked crack cocaine' [Re: my3rdeye]
    #19097714 - 11/06/13 09:02 PM (10 years, 3 months ago)

Stephen Colbert must read the Shroomery.

Last night he referred to the mayor as "Chris Farley tribute mayor Rob Ford."


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