Crack smoking and outspoken Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has dropped his bid for reelection, the Globe and Mail reported on Friday.
Campaign spokesperson Jeff Silverstein appeared at Toronto’s City Hall an hour before the deadline for candidates to commit their names to the ballot and withdrew Ford’s name, according to the report.
At the same time, the spokesperson reportedly held forms to nominate the mayor’s brother, Doug Ford, though it was not clear whether he filed them along with the withdrawal papers.
Silverstein also withdrew Ford’s nephew from a councilman race. He told reporters that the mayor’s office would release a statement later on Friday.
“The mayor is doing well,” he added.
On Wednesday night, Ford was hospitalized after abdominal pains led to a working diagnosis of a tumor by doctors.
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If he recovers from his tumor, I hope he’ll turn over a new maple leaf.
I guess he cracked.
Here’s hoping the official who handles the paperwork is Canada’s version of Kris Kobach.
My diet set me up!
Things used to go better with coke!
I’m going to the Chris Farley look-alike convention–no time for politics.
I’m leaving to spend LESS time with my family!
A tumor?? Wow.
I’ve been smirking along with the rest of you at this nutball, but if it’s some kind of cancer, that would be horrible, and nothing to make jokes about.
(His recent behavior would be consistent with a BRAIN tumor, but this problem is apparently in his abdomen.)