Toronto mayor admits he smoked crack
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Toronto">Toronto</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Rob">Rob</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="smoked">smoked</span> <span word="crack">crack</span> "<span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>" <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="drunken">drunken</span> <span word="stupor">stupor</span>", <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resign">resign</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="immense">immense</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p><span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="loves">loves</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sake">sake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taxpayers">taxpayers</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>".</p><p><span word="Allegations">Allegations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="crack">crack</span> <span word="surfaced">surfaced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>. <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>, <span word="sidestepped">sidestepped</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="crack">crack</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rebuffed">rebuffed</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="backtrack">backtrack</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="obtained">obtained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span>'<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="smoked">smoked</span> <span word="crack">crack</span> <span word="cocaine">cocaine</span>," <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>. "<span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drunken">drunken</span> <span word="stupor">stupor</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tape">tape</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="video">video</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span>."</p><p><span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="acknowledging">acknowledging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> "1,000 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="back">back</span>."</p><p><span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="video">video</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="constitute">constitute</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>.</p><p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="declined">declined</span>.</p>
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