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Renata Ford will be a candidate for Maxime Bernier's People's Party of Canada
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Jim Lamarche
Please tell me I'm dreaming right now.
Neil Gregory
Reply to @Jim Lamarche:
Actually, you are having a nightmare. Unfortunately, however, it won't go away when you wake up.
Jon Holmes
Reply to @Neil
Gregory: I don't know. The shenanigans that will surely ensue could be
quite entertaining. Though I'll admit to being that guy unable to look
away from a car wreck.
David Amos
Reply to @Jim Lamarche: Methinks those ain't crickets you are hearing N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos:
Methinks some folks know I am not dreaming but the oldest thread went
"Poof" after I had a little spit and chew with a snob but I did not take
the time to save our words before they evaporated Hence I can't prove
it N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Jon Holmes: "The shenanigans that will surely ensue could be quite entertaining"
Welcome to the circus
Welcome to the circus
Pierre Laliberté
Another very qualified candidate.
David Comeau
Reply to @Pierre Laliberté: Just as qualified to hold public office as her brother in law..
Neil
Gregory
Reply to @Pierre Laliberté:
Well, when one considers that she wants to run with Mad Max and his Mindless Minions, she may even be over qualified for the position.
Well, when one considers that she wants to run with Mad Max and his Mindless Minions, she may even be over qualified for the position.
David Amos
Reply to @Pierre Laliberté: YUP
Steve Richards
Etobicoke voters are a weird bunch. Their devotion to anyone named Ford is a given.
That's how we ended up with the likes of Rob, Doug, Michael, and maybe now, Renata. Scandals, embarrassments, addictions and ineptitude don't seem to stop them from getting elected. Don't count her out.
That's how we ended up with the likes of Rob, Doug, Michael, and maybe now, Renata. Scandals, embarrassments, addictions and ineptitude don't seem to stop them from getting elected. Don't count her out.
David Amos
Reply to @Steve Richards: "Etobicoke voters are a weird bunch"
Methinks the folks just love a circus N'esy Pas?
Methinks the folks just love a circus N'esy Pas?
Mo Bennett
Reply to @David Amos: this is what happens when you eat too many stupid pills on election daze! messy paws?
Nick Mcbain
And.....the Trumpification of Canadian politics continues....
Ron Brady
Reply to @Nick Mcbain: your avatar sucks.
David Amos
Reply to @Ron Brady: I concur
Bruno Vol
yes! GO YOU RENATA! (Maxime too) Your country needs you,(to split the regressive vote).. lol.
Nigel McDonald
Reply to @Bruno Vol: well, in that case....I'll Join in! Go Renata!!!!
David Amos
Reply to @Nigel McDonald: Methinks everybody loves a circus N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Bruno Vol: Nope
Alex Grant
I really hope Doug Ford is the last elected Ford.
David Amos
Reply to @Alex Grant: Methinks you are not alone N'esy Pas?
Rick Kloss
People's Party of Canada ? Do they have drab uniforms like the Chinese?
David Amos
Reply to @Rick Kloss: Nope
Jason Bearhall
We already have too many Fords in government.
David Amos
Reply to @Jason Bearhall: True
Jason King
There
is just no end to the entitlement the Ford family have. This also
shows though that they are truly bottom of the barrel people.
Anne Bérubé
Reply to @Jason King: This is just what Bernier needs to really hit the floor, just as the NDP.
David Amos
Reply to @Anne Bérubé: Methinks Maxy managed to get in the news by going with the lady N'esy Pas?
Brian Sexsmith
The Ford's seem to suffer from unbridled entitlement syndrome.
David Amos
Reply to @Brian Sexsmith: Methinks the Trudeaus do too N'esy Pas?
Shane
Cristoforo
Excellent. Conservative votes in Etobicoke North will now splinter and hurt Scheer in the riding. Thanks Renata!
David Amos
Reply to @Shane
Cristoforo: Methins Mr Prime Minister Trudeau The Younger should be
doing pirouettes about now just like his daddy did N'esy Pas?
Jim S Powers
Scheer wanted blue hats Make Canada Great Again MCGA movement but they were quickly removed from stores
To even attempt to copy Trump shows where Scheer stands on issues
To even attempt to copy Trump shows where Scheer stands on issues
David Amos
Reply to @Jim S Powers: Oh So True
Renata Ford will be a candidate for Maxime Bernier's People's Party of Canada
Wife of controversial late former Toronto mayor Rob Ford will seek election in Etobicoke, Ont.
Renata Ford, the wife of late former
Toronto mayor Rob Ford and sister-in-law of Ontario premier Doug
Ford, is running as a candidate for Maxime Bernier's People's Party of
Canada in the October federal election, CBC News has confirmed.
Ford officially announced she is the PPC candidate for Etobicoke North on Friday at a party event in downtown Toronto.
"After a period of trials and tribulations, I'm healthier, and I'm more ready than ever," she told a crowd gathered at the Royal Canadian Military Institute. "The time is right for me now to run to be a member of Parliament."
She was introduced as one of 39 candidates the party will put forward to voters in the Greater Toronto Area in the fall campaign, and was the only party member granted time at the podium after Bernier and the event's MC.
Speaking to reporters, Bernier said Ford approached his team and decided to run.
Alongside her support for Bernier's push to lower taxes, Ford explained the personal reason behind her decision: "I found that Bernier is passionate, just as much as my husband was, on the real issues that concern Canadians, and he's not afraid to stand up."
A candidate biography provided by the party described Ford as a "primary contributor" to Rob Ford's time at city hall, from handing out fridge magnets with their home phone number and fielding calls, to helping organize the popular Ford Fest events.
Indeed, from 2010 to 2014, Ford stood by her late husband throughout his tumultuous term as mayor, but kept a low profile as he gained international notoriety for substance abuse, including his stunning 2013 admission that he had smoked crack cocaine.
In recent years, she also made headlines of her own.
After pleading guilty to impaired driving in 2018, Ford was sentenced to three years of probation and 100 hours of community service — and also issued a two-year driving ban and a $1,100 fine — for a 2016 incident.
She also launched a multimillion-dollar lawsuit last year against her brothers-in-law Doug and Randy Ford and their family businesses, claiming she and her children were bilked out of millions of dollars.
Ford said her run isn't about needing money, but confirmed to CBC News that the lawsuit was still making its way through the court system.
When it was first filed, the Ontario premier, who was then just PC leader, told reporters he was "shocked" by the allegations, which came out shortly before the June provincial election.
"Our family has always stood behind the kids, always stood behind Renata, we never wavered," he said.
Sworn financial statements filed in family court as part of an estate proceeding said Ford had to take out a nearly $200,000 second mortgage at a steep interest rate of 12.5 per cent.
When asked for comment on Friday, a spokesperson for Premier Ford's office said: "The premier wishes every candidate good luck in the upcoming federal election."
Renata Ford is also the aunt of Toronto councillor Michael Ford, who issued a similar comment about the election not including his aunt's name.
"I will not be supporting any one individual's candidacy in Etobicoke North," he said. "I do, however, look forward to working with whoever is elected on Oct. 21."
Ford officially announced she is the PPC candidate for Etobicoke North on Friday at a party event in downtown Toronto.
"After a period of trials and tribulations, I'm healthier, and I'm more ready than ever," she told a crowd gathered at the Royal Canadian Military Institute. "The time is right for me now to run to be a member of Parliament."
She was introduced as one of 39 candidates the party will put forward to voters in the Greater Toronto Area in the fall campaign, and was the only party member granted time at the podium after Bernier and the event's MC.
Speaking to reporters, Bernier said Ford approached his team and decided to run.
PPC leader Maxime Bernier says Renata Ford will bring her "common sense" to the party. (Tina Mackenzie/CBC)
She would bring "common sense," and her ability to work with people to the party, Bernier said.Alongside her support for Bernier's push to lower taxes, Ford explained the personal reason behind her decision: "I found that Bernier is passionate, just as much as my husband was, on the real issues that concern Canadians, and he's not afraid to stand up."
A candidate biography provided by the party described Ford as a "primary contributor" to Rob Ford's time at city hall, from handing out fridge magnets with their home phone number and fielding calls, to helping organize the popular Ford Fest events.
Indeed, from 2010 to 2014, Ford stood by her late husband throughout his tumultuous term as mayor, but kept a low profile as he gained international notoriety for substance abuse, including his stunning 2013 admission that he had smoked crack cocaine.
In recent years, she also made headlines of her own.
Sentenced for impaired driving
After pleading guilty to impaired driving in 2018, Ford was sentenced to three years of probation and 100 hours of community service — and also issued a two-year driving ban and a $1,100 fine — for a 2016 incident.
She also launched a multimillion-dollar lawsuit last year against her brothers-in-law Doug and Randy Ford and their family businesses, claiming she and her children were bilked out of millions of dollars.
Ford said her run isn't about needing money, but confirmed to CBC News that the lawsuit was still making its way through the court system.
When it was first filed, the Ontario premier, who was then just PC leader, told reporters he was "shocked" by the allegations, which came out shortly before the June provincial election.
"Our family has always stood behind the kids, always stood behind Renata, we never wavered," he said.
- Renata Ford faces growing cash crunch as she pursues Premier Doug Ford in court, records show
- Renata Ford, widow of ex-mayor Rob Ford, arrested for suspected impaired driving
Sworn financial statements filed in family court as part of an estate proceeding said Ford had to take out a nearly $200,000 second mortgage at a steep interest rate of 12.5 per cent.
When asked for comment on Friday, a spokesperson for Premier Ford's office said: "The premier wishes every candidate good luck in the upcoming federal election."
Renata Ford is also the aunt of Toronto councillor Michael Ford, who issued a similar comment about the election not including his aunt's name.
"I will not be supporting any one individual's candidacy in Etobicoke North," he said. "I do, however, look forward to working with whoever is elected on Oct. 21."
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