Quem se casou com Rob Ford?

Robert Bruce "Rob" Ford (Toronto, 28 de maio de 1969 – Toronto, 22 de março de 2016) foi um empresário e político populista de direita canadense que serviu como o 64º prefeito de Toronto (a maior cidade do Canadá), entre 2010 a 2014.

Rob Ford nasceu em Etobicoke, um distrito de Toronto, Canadá. Filho de Douglas Bruce Ford, seu pai era dono de uma empresa de etiquetas, que teve faturamento de 100 milhões de dólares em 2010. Em 2000 foi eleito vereador em Toronto, apesar de incidentes em curso envolvendo embriaguez. Em 1999, ele já tinha sido preso em Miami, EUA, por dirigir sob o efeito de maconha.

Robert Bruce Ford (May 28, 1969 – March 22, 2016) was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor; first being elected to Toronto City Council in the 2000 municipal election, before being re-elected to his council seat twice.

His political career, particularly his mayoralty, saw a number of personal and work-related controversies and legal proceedings. In 2013, he became embroiled in a substance abuse scandal, which was widely reported in national and foreign press. Following his admission, Ford refused to resign, but the city council voted to hand over certain mayoral powers and office staff to Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly for the remainder of Ford's term.

Ford took a sabbatical and received treatment for his alcohol and drug addiction. Despite the scandal, Ford initially contested the next mayoral election, scheduled for October 2014, but after being hospitalized and diagnosed with an abdominal tumour in September 2014, Ford withdrew from the mayoral race and registered instead to run for his old city council seat. John Tory succeeded him as mayor on December 1, 2014, while Ford regained his former seat. Ford received treatment for the cancer, and was able to return briefly to council, but died in March 2016 after chemotherapy was ineffective.