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Rob Ford, former Toronto mayor, dies aged 46
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Mar 22, 2016 11:56am |
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| Category | Obituary |
| Author | Associated Press in Toronto |
| News Date | Tuesday, March 22, 2016 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Rob Ford, the pugnacious, populist former mayor of Toronto whose career crashed in a drug-driven, obscenity-laced debacle, died on Tuesday after fighting cancer, his family says. He was 46.
Ford rode into office on a backlash against urban elites. He cast an image sharply at odds with Canada’s reputation for sedate, unpretentious politics.
His tenure as mayor of the country’s largest city was marred by revelations about his drinking problems and illegal drug use. He was repeatedly videotaped and photographed while intoxicated in public.
Nevertheless, he was later elected by a landslide to a city council seat, a job he held until his death.
One after another, his statements and actions became nightly fodder for TV comedians and an embarrassment to many of the suburbanites he championed.
But his popularity continued. Even after a scandal broke about Ford’s use of crack, hundreds of people lined up for bobblehead dolls of the mayor, signed by Ford himself. Ford spent countless hours taking pictures with residents eager to be photographed with an international celebrity. |
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