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Deep in His Own Zone: Toronto’s Mayor in Trouble Over His Football Foundation

Toronto’s Mayor Rob Ford is in hot water, not over his policies, but over his involvement with a football foundation he runs.

Conflict & Justice
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford (Photo: Wiki Commons)

Toronto’s Mayor Rob Ford was elected in 2010 with a populist right-wing agenda.

He repealed the city’s hated car environment tax and froze property taxes.

But now Mayor Ford is in hot water, not over his policies, but over his involvement with a football foundation he runs.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Ian Brown, a reporter for the Globe and Mail, about Mayor Ford.