Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story (48 page)

Ford family as mayor,
121
–
22

love of,
39
–
40

mayoral campaign for Holyday (1994),
39

mayor’s conflict-of-interest case,
173
,
182

mayor’s drinking,
289

post-2010 election transition team,
113

press relations,
121

questioned Minnan-Wong on drug use,
296
–
97

Sheppard LRT vs. subway,
120

waterfront plan,
128
–
29

Ford, Doug Sr. (Douglas Bruce)

background,
20
–
25

birth,
23

community contributions,
31

death and will,
57
–
58
,
80

Deco Labels,
25
–
30

eccentricities,
31

father,
31
,
36

children seeking approval,
19
,
39
,
50
–
51
,
296

gun collector,
45

marriage,
24

meeting with John Tory (2003),
47

political career,
27
,
29
–
30
,
40
–
41
,
45
–
47

polygraph of family,
20
–
21

Ford, Kathy (Kathryn Diane)

background,
20
–
21
,
30

CP24 interview,
293
–
96

Deco administration,
28
–
29
,
38

drugs and crime,
20
,
29
,
32
,
53
,
79
,
80
,
294
–
95

Scott MacIntyre

accidentally shot by,
42
–
45
,
77
,
79

threatens Mayor Ford,
54
–
56

white supremacists,
34

Ford, Randy (Randal Douglas)

background,
20
,
30

connection to kidnapping,
33
–
34

Deco,
29

Doneit-Henderson recording,
102
–
3

drugs and crime,
32
,
38
,
235

high school reputation,
35

meeting with John Tory (2003),
47

Ford, Renata (wife of Rob Ford)

alcohol,
52

concern for mayor’s drugs,
111
–
12

domestic disputes 911 calls,
133
,
138

assault charge against Rob Ford,
16
,
77
–
78

“eat at home” aftermath,
300

election night,
8

Florida charges,
48
,
50

marriage,
51
–
52

in Mexico for Pan Am games,
133

Ford, Rob (Robert Bruce)

birth,
30
–
31

children

birth,
52

coached to say “no comment,”
16
,
78

and Garrison Ball,
190

used as shield,
140
–
41
,
188

death of father,
57
,
80
–
81

Deco Labels,
29

drugs and alcohol (
see also
crack video; drugs and alcohol; photo with Anthony Smith) increased after father’s death,
80
–
81

Renata’s concern,
111
–
12

high school years,
32
–
33
,
35
–
38

marriage,
51
–
52
(
see also
domestic disputes)

police investigations (
see also
Project Brazen 2
under
police [Toronto])

meetings and handoffs with Lisi,
274
–
76
,
282

private football foundation,
72
–
73
,
95

relationship with Doug Jr.,
39
–
40

sports (
see
football)

weight,
81
–
82
,
97
,
295
–
96
,
311

city councillor

1997 campaign,
60
–
62

2000 campaign,
63
–
64

constituent work,
14
–
15
,
73
,
87

controversies,
11
,
15
–
16

favourite issues,
12
,
66
–
67

heckled by fellow councillors,
82

loved,
15
–
16

missed votes

contracting out cleaning services (2003),
70

recycling plan (2001),
70

office budget spending,
75
–
77

politically incorrect quotes,
68

(
see also
quotes)

relationships with city bureaucrats,
73
–
74

saving tax dollars,
75
–
77

speaking reputation,
67
–
68

mayor (
see also
crack video; photo with Anthony Smith)

2014,
305
–
12

accused reporter of spying,
156
–
59

approval rating,
18
,
275
,
305
–
6

ass-grabbing accusation,
186
–
88

bobble-head dolls,
296
,
311

budget 2011,
130
,
139

budget process,
119
–
20

campaign finances,
161

casino,
231

City Hall spending reduced,
125

city parkland purchase,
155
–
56
,
184

conflict-of-interest accusation,
143
,
160
–
61
,
172
–
78
,
181
–
83
,
186

daily schedules,
122
–
23
,
153

defamation lawsuit,
161
,
172
,
179
–
81

Doug Jr. and libraries,
127

early victories,
119

executive committee recruited,
114
–
17

first press conference,
118

Ford family as mayor,
121
–
22

Garrison Ball,
189
–
93
,
195
–
97
(
see also
Garrison Ball)

inauguration,
108
–
10