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Rob Ford

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46 Years Old

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 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 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 Norm Kelly for the remainder of Ford's term. Ford took a sabbatical and received treatment for his alcohol and drug addiction. Despite the scandal, Ford initially contested the next mayoral election, scheduled for October 2014, but after being hospitalized and diagnosed with an abdominal tumor in September 2014, Ford withdrew from the mayoral race and registered instead to run for his old city council seat. John Tory succeeded him as mayor on December 1, 2014, while Ford regained his former seat. Ford received treatment for the cancer, and was able to return briefly to council, but died in March 2016 after chemotherapy was ineffective.

Born

Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada on 28th May 1969

Died

22nd March 2016

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Chelsea Lately
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The Colbert Report
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes
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The Fifth Estate
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Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem
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Million Dollar Critic
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Bikes vs Cars
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