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Toronto city councillors have now decided to start moving forward with city business from Monday onwards, choosing to ignore the rising controversy that now completely surrounds Mayor Rob Ford. Even though Mayor Ford has allegedly apologized for past mistakes during his weekly Sunday radio, the besieged mayor mentioned clearly that he does not intends to step down from his position, and also that he is still planning to run for re-election.
Commenting on the situation, TTC Chair and Councilor Karen Stintz mentioned at city hall on Monday that “he’s not going to resign and he’s not going to take a leave of absence. So with that we just now need to figure out how to move forward.” Stintz has openly announced her plans to run for Ford’s seat in the next mayoral race. While Stintz refrained from demanding the mayor to resign, several of her council colleagues have alleged that constituents deserve more from Ford. Coun. Shelley Carroll commented on Ford’s apology, saying that “it didn’t go far enough,” and hence “everyone definitely sees some new sensitivity and they’re glad he attempted an apology. It’s just not something he’s accustomed to.”
However, on the contrary, Councilor and Toronto’s budget chief, Frank Di Giorgio, alleged that she believes the apology was sincere. She mentioned that “(Ford) believes there’s important work that needs to be done in the city and he has a contribution to make,” while adding that “in his eyes he wants to be part of the solution.” In addition to her, Toronto deputy mayor Norm Kelly also alleged to be satisfied with Ford’s apology, noting that the mayor made a “personal commitment to behave himself going forward.”
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