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HEATED- Councillor Humiliates Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: I'am Not A Crack User
- Published_at:2013-11-13
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:YouStarNews
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- description: Rob Ford admits to buying illegal drugs as mayor, 'threatens' city councillor during ugly debate on his future. (National Post) Minutes after a schoolyard confrontation on the floor of Toronto's city council, Mayor Rob Ford was forced to admit to buying illegal drugs over the last two years, while at the same time he said he "absolutely" had zero-tolerance for drugs, guns and gangs. The mayor was accused of physically "threatening," Denzil Minnan-Wong, the councillor who is pushing forward a motion calling on him to step down. Not long afterwards, Mr. Minnan-Wong asked the mayor "have you purchased drugs in the last two years?" After a long silence, the mayor answered: "Yes, I have." The developments came as city council debated Minnan-Wong's motion to ask Ford to step aside and deal with his problems after he admitted to smoking crack cocaine while in a "drunken stupor." He also admitted to the existence of the notorious video, that police say they now have in their possession. Meanwhile, a judge has ordered the release of redacted documents related to the drug arrest of Ford's friend and a police investigation into the Ford video. In a further insult to the mayor, the organizers of the Santa Claus Parade formally asked him not to participate this year. They asked him to be a "spectator" and said he'd be a "distraction." After months of controversy and little comment from Ford, city councillors relished the opportunity to directly question the mayor. Councillor Michael Thompson asked the mayor about the infamous picture of him in front of 15 Windsor, which police have described as a crack house. "That is not a crack house. It is a house with a family, with a father and a mother, three sons, and daughter," Ford argued. "Have you ever been in that house?" the mayor asked Mr. Thompson. "I have no interest being in that house. I'm not a crack user," Mr. Thompson shot back. Of the three young men in the picture with Ford, one has been killed and the other two have been arrested. "I am not part of gang bangers. I met those people once and I have never seen them again," Ford said. Mayor Ford also said he was "not an addict," a week after admitting to smoking crack cocaine while in a "drunken stupor." "I am not an alcoholic, I am not a drug addict," he said. Ford was also asked why he is refusing to speak with police and he repeatedly said he wasn't because his lawyer had told him not to.
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