Doug Ford to Skip Transit Debate to Stay with Family

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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The most recently entered candidate in Toronto’s mayoral race, Doug Ford, has been confirmed to not be taking part in Monday’s debate on the future of public transit in Toronto. It has been confirmed that Mr. Ford instead will be focusing on his family since his brother and current Mayor, Rob Ford, was dramatically admitted to hospital for a tumour in his abdomen.

The debate focusing on public transit has been hosted jointly by TTCriders, i.e. an advocacy group representing transit users in Toronto, and the Ryerson Student’s Union in the Engineering building at Ryerson University on Monday night. Whereas, Doug Ford filed his campaign papers in a hurry on Friday as his brother announced to run for his old council seat in Ward 2 and not seek re-election as mayor due to a tumour in his abdomen. At the time, Doug mentioned during a press conference in front of his mother’s Etobicoke home that “we want to build on the progress that Rob has made,” “and so, folks, I have officially entered this campaign.”

According to a July poll by Nanos Research, almost 34.8 per cent of Toronto’s voters are of the opinion that public transit is the “most important issue” for the city. Both major candidates other than Ford, namely John Tory and Olivia Chow have already released their transit platforms as Tory promised an above-ground east-west train across Toronto and Chow vowed to immediately increase bus service in the city. Meanwhile, though Doug Ford hasn’t officially released a platform yet, he has long been an advocate for more subways in the city.

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