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Rob Ford says videos blown out of proportion
Councillor Jaye Robinson is renewing her call for Mayor Rob Ford to temporarily step down and "get help" after watching videos that showed a reportedly slurring Ford at the Taste of the Danforth festival on Friday night.
"Watching the videos, there's no question the mayor exhibited questionable behaviour. For the good of the city, and the good of the mayor, he needs to take a break and get help," Robinson (Ward 25, Don Valley West) said in an interview.
"There's no doubt he has personal issues. There's a pattern," said Robinson, a member of Ford's executive committee until he replaced her in June. "Many of us had hoped he had dealt with the issues but obviously, looking at those videos, that's not the case."
Ford refused to make himself available to the media Monday. On his radio show on Sunday, he acknowledged that he consumed alcohol on the night of the festival, but he rejected the suggestion that he acted inappropriately.
Ford was filmed and photographed standing alone near his parked Cadillac Escalade. He was driven home to Etobicoke at the end of the night by a member of his staff. But he has not said where he had his drinks.
The first of the videos in which Ford appears to be slurring his words was taken as Ford started to walk north toward Danforth Ave.
The videos triggered yet another spate of international media coverage related to Ford's behaviour. Robinson first called for Ford to step aside in June, after he refused to fully address questions about a video, viewed by two Toronto Star reporters, that appears to show the mayor smoking crack cocaine. He denied smoking crack and said no such video exists.
Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong, public works committee chair and a Ford ally, said Monday that "a mayor needs to act like a mayor."
"There have been a number of examples, by not just (Ford) but other members of council, where they've shown bad judgment. And council needs to show better judgment," said Minnan-Wong (Ward 34, Don Valley East).
"We have to show leadership, and we have to lead by example."
Outgoing deputy mayor Doug Holyday, who spoke to the media in Ford's place, said the videos were "inconclusive." He said Ford's activities are regularly blown "out of proportion."
"Everything he does is scrutinized in a way that no other politician has ever had before, that I know of. And I just hope it doesn't take a toll on him," Holyday said.
He added: "Even if he did have a couple drinks, as long as he wasn't out of line, as long as he wasn't driving his vehicle while he was drinking or anything like that — he's human like the rest of us."
Ford said Sunday that he drove himself to the festival, had some beer and later got a lift home. Greenwood Ave. residents first spotted him, allegedly slurring and unsteady on his feet, next to his Cadillac Escalade around 9:20 p.m., a few blocks south of Danforth Ave.
"Did I have a couple of beers? Absolutely, I had a couple of beers. But you know what, I had a good time," Ford said.
In the videos, Ford, unaccompanied by aides, posed for photos and made statements including: "We're going to go up to the party, man, let's go."
The Friday incident was the latest in a series involving Ford:
- In 2006, then-councillor Ford was removed from a Toronto Maple Leafs game by security after he shouted profane insults at a couple. He initially denied he was even at the game, then apologized for his behaviour.
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