There has been nothing but embarrassment and negative press for the City of Toronto for the past year. Their mayor smokes crack, gets falling down drunk in public and makes no apologies about it. There are telling videos surfacing that show him "in all his glory" - more turning up everyday. Some just this week even. There are new allegations of racial slurs and bigotry. I was a little surprised to learn there is even a website dedicated to seeing him ousted from public service. That is it as far as I'm concerned, it's HIGH TIME Rob Ford makes his final exit and let his city's residents move forward.
Once again last week Toronto's infamous mayor made the headlines as he departed from his home enroute to a waiting vehicle which was set to take him to rehab. Amen. FINALLY he is admitting he has a problem and that he needs help. He's also taken a leave of absence from his job and let the deputy mayor step up to the plate. Honestly, he should have done this months ago. The city should have insisted on it.
There are people camped out on a permanent and daily basis in front of the mayors office campaigning for Ford's dismissal. They've gone so far as to set up a website called robfordmustgo.com
I don't care what the city protocol is, or to what lengths they have to go to get rid of him, but Rob Ford has had his 15 minutes of fame at the expense of taxpayers and now it's time for him to fade off into the sunset.
He admittedly has huge problems and it's time he deals with them. This man is not capable of running a city as important and grand as Toronto. If he truly is passionate about his political career and doing what's best for his city's residents he will step down, get his life in order and then, if all goes in his favour, try to reapply himself. He must have been on the right track at one point in life but obviously money and power took him to places that are anything but positive.
"He has besmirched the name of the city globally," says one Toronto councillor. "It's time to leave, it's time to move on Mayor Ford."
Yes it is.
Good luck Toronto with putting back the pieces and moving forward. Admitting there is a problem and taking measures to create needed change is the first step.
