Mayor urged to resign if crack allegations true
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May 22, 2013, Wednesday
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THE mayor of Canada's largest city, facing allegations that he smoked crack cocaine and made racial and homophobic slurs on video, must either refute the accusations or step down, local politicians say.
"If the allegations are false, then the mayor is owed some apologies," said Toronto Councillor Josh Matlow. "If the allegations are proven true beyond a reasonable doubt, then the mayor should resign."
An editor from US media outlet Gawker and two reporters from the Toronto Star said separately they saw a cellphone video that appeared to show Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine.
Ford, who is no stranger to controversy, was elected mayor of Toronto more than two years ago after serving as a councillor for 10 years. He called the allegations "ridiculous" last Friday and suggested they were part of a broader campaign against him by the left-leaning Toronto Star.
The controversy made headlines across Canada and around the world, although some focused as much on Ford's crude remarks as the allegations of crack use.
"The allegations that have been leveled at Mayor Ford are not just serious, but they are also criminal," Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam told CBC News. "I would encourage the mayor to resign and to seek help as soon as possible should this be true."
The Toronto Star reporters who watched the video said Ford calls Liberal leader Justin Trudeau a "fag" and derisively refers to players on the high school football team he coaches as "minorities."
"If the mayor the of world's most diverse city is proven to have uttered racial and homophobic slurs, then he's not fit for the office," Councillor Matlow said.
"If the allegations are false, then the mayor is owed some apologies," said Toronto Councillor Josh Matlow. "If the allegations are proven true beyond a reasonable doubt, then the mayor should resign."
An editor from US media outlet Gawker and two reporters from the Toronto Star said separately they saw a cellphone video that appeared to show Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine.
Ford, who is no stranger to controversy, was elected mayor of Toronto more than two years ago after serving as a councillor for 10 years. He called the allegations "ridiculous" last Friday and suggested they were part of a broader campaign against him by the left-leaning Toronto Star.
The controversy made headlines across Canada and around the world, although some focused as much on Ford's crude remarks as the allegations of crack use.
"The allegations that have been leveled at Mayor Ford are not just serious, but they are also criminal," Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam told CBC News. "I would encourage the mayor to resign and to seek help as soon as possible should this be true."
The Toronto Star reporters who watched the video said Ford calls Liberal leader Justin Trudeau a "fag" and derisively refers to players on the high school football team he coaches as "minorities."
"If the mayor the of world's most diverse city is proven to have uttered racial and homophobic slurs, then he's not fit for the office," Councillor Matlow said.
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