The curtain has drawn on a dramatic day at Toronto City Hall in which Mayor Rob Ford admitted that he had smoked crack cocaine, though the defiant chief magistrate is making no plans to step down from his job. Ford made the shocking admission late Tuesday morning and spoke again with reporters hours later, describing his shame at hiding the truth from his family and colleagues. The admission was 'the most difficult and embarrassing thing I have ever had to do,' Ford told a crush of media gathered at city hall.
Mayor of Toronto Admits to Drug Use Mayor Rob Ford said he smoked crack cocaine when he was in a 'drunken stupor' last year. By Courtesy of NBC on Publish Date November 5, 2013. Toronto mayor Rob Ford admitted on Tuesday that he had smoked crack cocaine 'about a year ago', probably in a 'drunken stupor'. Allegations over his drug use have swirled around Ford for months amid rumours of the existence.
The mayor, speaking in a slow, grave tone and wearing an NFL logos tie, said he was 'ashamed' but felt like '1,000 pounds have been lifted off my shoulders' after his earlier admission that he has used crack cocaine. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford told reporters late Tuesday that publicly admitting he had smoked crack cocaine was the most embarrassing moment of his life. (Chris Young/Canadian Press) 'To the residents of Toronto, I know I have let you down and I can't do anything else but apologize and apologize, and I'm so sorry,' he said. The mayor also absolved his brother, Coun. Logitech Mm50 Speakers Manual. Doug Ford, of having any knowledge about his substance abuse issues. 'I kept this from my family — especially my brother, Doug — my staff, my council colleagues, because I was embarrassed and ashamed,' he said, with his brother standing to his right.
Despite the many calls for him to step down, Ford said he still had a job to do at city hall. 'I was elected to do a job and that’s exactly what I’m going to continue doing,' Ford said, telling reporters that voters will decide next year when the municipal election is held if he should keep his job as mayor. Ford’s admission that he had smoked crack cocaine comes after months of denials. 'Folks, I have nothing left to hide,' Ford said. ‘I have smoked crack cocaine’ When Ford made his admission during the midday, he told reporters it probably occurred 'in one of my drunken stupors' about a year ago.
'Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine,' Ford said. Latest Rob Ford updates 'But, no — do I? Am I an addict? Olympus Om 50mm 1.4 Serial Number.
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 his drug use, questions raised after a series of media reports about an alleged video of him smoking crack cocaine. The mayor had denied that video’s existence, but Toronto police Chief Bill Blair has said it is now in the possession of police. Ford has since called for that video to be released for all to see. 'So, I wasn’t lying.
You didn’t ask the correct questions,” Ford said Tuesday, referring to the prior questions he had faced about using drugs. '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.'
The CBC’s Jamie Strashin reported Tuesday that Ford’s staff members were told about the plans to admit his drug use only minutes before the mayor spoke to reporters. Ford colleagues react Ford's admission of drug use drew immediate response from colleagues at city hall. Many are calling for the mayor to step aside to sort out his personal issues.
Fsx Aerosoft Twin Otter more. Jaye Robinson said that Ford does not have even “a shred of credibility,” and she wants to see him take a leave of absence. 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, as the chair of the community and recreation development committee after she urged Ford to take a leave of absence. After the mayor held his second news conference to apologize, Coun. Josh Matlow said that Ford simply needs to go. Mayor Ford has lied to Toronto & has taken no real actions to address his problems. He's put his own interests before all.