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Rob Ford
Robert Bruce Ford (May 28, 1969 – March 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor representing Ward 2 Etobicoke North. He was first elected to Toronto City Council in the 2000 Toronto municipal election, 2000 municipal election, before being re-elected to his council seat twice. His political career, particularly his mayoralty, saw a number of personal and work-related controversies and legal proceedings. In 2013, he became embroiled in Timeline of Rob Ford video scandal, a substance abuse scandal, which was widely reported in national and foreign press. Following his admission, Ford refused to resign, but the city council voted to hand over certain mayoral powers and office staff to Deputy Mayor of Toronto, Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly for the remainder of Ford's term. Ford took a sabbatical and received treatment for his alcohol and drug addictio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Toronto Mayoral Election
The 2014 Toronto mayoral election took place on October 27, 2014. Incumbent Mayor of Toronto, Mayor Rob Ford initially ran for re-election, but dropped out after being diagnosed with a tumour - instead running for city council in Ward 2. Registration of candidates began on January 2, 2014, and ended September 12, 2014, at 2 pm. The election was won by former Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leader and 2003 Toronto municipal election, 2003 mayoral runner-up John Tory, who defeated Ford's brother, city councillor Doug Ford, and former Trinity—Spadina (federal electoral district), Trinity—Spadina MP Olivia Chow. More than 980,000 Torontonians cast ballots in this election – a record turnout of around 55 percent. Results Official results from the City of Toronto as of October 28, 2014. Candidates At the close of nominations on September 12, 2014, 67 candidates were registered as per the City of Toronto website. Eighteen candidates had withdrawn including incumben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto City Councillor
Toronto City Council is the governing body of the municipal government of Toronto, Ontario. Meeting at Toronto City Hall, it comprises 25 city councillors and the mayor of Toronto. The Toronto City Council 2022–2026, current term began on November 15, 2022. Structure The current decision-making framework and committee structure at the City of Toronto was established by the ''City of Toronto Act, City of Toronto Act, 2006'' and came into force January 1, 2007. The decision-making process at the City of Toronto involves committees that report to City Council. Committees propose, review and debate policies and recommendations before their arrival at City Council for debate. Citizens and residents can only make deputations on policy at committees, citizens cannot make public presentations to City Council unless required by law. The mayor is a member of all committees and is entitled to one vote. There are three types of committees at the City of Toronto: the executive committee, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
