Rob Ford Face Off With Toronto Councillor Denzil Minnan Wong Rob Ford Face Off With Toronto Councillor Denzil Minnan Wong Rob Ford Face Off With Toronto Councillor Denzil Minnan Wong Rob Ford Face Off With Toronto Councillor Denzil Minnan Wong Rob Ford Face Off With Toronto Councillor Denzil Minnan Wong Rob Ford Face Off With Toronto Councillor Denzil Minnan Wong Toronto Councillor Doug Ford's microphone was cut off at a raucous city council meeting Wednesday after trying to turn the tables on the man calling for his brother to take a leave of absence. "Everyone in this chamber is coming across as holier than thou, lily white," Ford began before setting his sights on Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong, who earlier filed a motion demanding Ford take a leave and apologize for lying about smoking crack cocaine. "The question is: have you ever smoked marijuana?" Ford asked to surprise. Ford repeated the question several times, raising his voice. "It's a question. It's simple. A yes or a no, have you smoked marijuana?" he asked as fellow councillors called for a point of privilege and speaker Frances Nunziata attempted to calm things down. "The answer, I guess, is yes. The answer is yes, I Ford then called on other councillors to stand up if they had tried smoking pot. "The whole council will stand up. So don't come across that you're holier than thou," he said. Mayor Rob Ford joined in, shouting, "answer the question. I answered Doug Ford also asked Minnan-Wong if he has drank or used illicit drugs. "I know the answer," Doug Ford said. Though Doug Ford's microphone was cut by Nunziata, he continued shouting that council should be careful not to throw "rocks at glass Things got so heated, Nunziata called a recess and Doug Ford appeared to restrain the mayor after Rob Ford walked forcefully toward Minnan-Wong. Earlier in the meeting, even before Minnan-Wong filed his motion, the councillor claimed the mayor threatened him by standing in front of him and demanding he take a seat. Minnan-Wong later asked Rob Ford during the meeting if he had "purchased illegal drugs in the past two years?" After a long pause, Rob Ford admitted he had. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford In Video Murder Rant, Rob Ford Rant Video, Toronto Mayor Rant Toronto Mayor Rob Ford In Video Murder Rant, Rob Ford Rant Video, Toronto Mayor Rant "toronto mayor rob ford caught on tape" "toronto mayor rob ford" "rob ford" "rob ford crack confession" "toronto mayor smoking crack actual video" "Rob Ford in video rant" "the Toronto Star" "rob ford Toronto Star" "toronto mayor rob ford confrontation" "Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Face Off With Toronto Councillor Denzil Minnan Wong" "Toronto Mayor Admits He Has Bought Illegal Drugs" Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admits he has bought illegal drugs and says he understands the embarrassment he has caused every Toronto resident but cannot change the past Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admitted, during a heated City Council debate on Wednesday, he had bought illegal drugs in the past two years, but he firmly refused to step down from his job even after nearly every councillor stood up to ask him to take a leave of absence. The mayor made the confession under direct questioning by a councillor who had introduced a motion asking Mr Ford to take a leave of absence and get help for his admitted drug use. Mr Ford publicly admitted last week he smoked crack cocaine last year in a "drunken stupor," but his comments on Wednesday marked the first time he acknowledged having bought illegal drugs. "I sincerely apologise. I understand the embarrassment I caused every member of this council. I understand the embarrassment that I've caused every resident in this city. I'm humiliated by it, but I cannot change the past," he said. But he then turned defiant, saying he was not an addict of any sort and rebuffed suggestions from council members that he should seek help. Moments earlier, all but two of the 43 councillors present for the debate voted to accept an open letter asking Mr Ford to step aside. Although it was a stark demonstration of his political isolation, the vote was symbolic because the City Council does not have the authority to force the mayor from office unless he is convicted of a crime. Mr Ford's brother Doug turned on Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong, who proposed the vote, asking if he had ever smoked marijuana. With no clear legal path to force him out, the Council is grasping for ways to shunt the larger-than-life leader aside and govern without him until next year's municipal elections. Toronto police said last month they had obtained a long-sought video of Ford apparently smoking from a crack pipe, but that it does not constitute enough evidence to charge him. Source: APTN Get the latest headlines Best Real News -

• published: 17 Nov 2013
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