Mayor Ford to Address City after Returning Monday

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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A press release issued by a representative of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s office has confirmed that he plans to address the city right after he returns to his office on Monday and concludes an almost two-month-long leave of absence to deal with his substance abuse problems. According to the press release, the mayor will be speaking to members of the media and the public at city hall on Monday at 3:30 p.m.

Mayor Ford announced his decision to take an abrupt leave of absence from office in April as he planned to seek treatment at GreeneStone rehab facility in Bala, Ont. His decision was prompted by the release of a new video showing him smoking from what appears to be a pipe. Previously, the mayor had confessed to have smoked crack cocaine during a “drunken stupor” in an earlier incident. During his two-month stay at the rehab facility, Mayor Ford was occasionally spotted by several local residents in the area, taking pictures with supporters and running errands around town.

In his remarks, the mayor’s brother and Coun. Doug Ford said that he is glad to have Ford return to office and excited that he will rejoin the mayoral race. Doug alleged that his brother has undergone more than 450 hours of counselling. Meanwhile the man in charge since before Ford’s absence, Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly downplayed his return to office while addressing reporters at city hall on Friday. Kelly said that “I expect it to be business as usual, as it was before he left.”