Rob Ford,Toronto(Canada) Mayor Admits Buying Illegal Drugs To City Council Wed Nov 13,2013

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admitted during a heated City Council debate Wednesday Nov 13,2013 that he had bought illegal drugs in the past two years, but he firmly refused to step down from his job even after nearly every councilor stood up to ask him to take a leave of absence.

Toronto city council has voted in favour of urging Mayor Rob Ford to take a leave of absence, but it seems unlikely that Ford will heed their request.

The 37-5 vote in favour of the motion put forward by Coun. Denzil Minnan-Wong capped off a tense council session that at times devolved to squabbling and shouting. For hours, councillors grilled Ford on the ongoing scandal involving drugs, alcohol and alleged criminal ties

Rob Ford made the confession under direct questioning by a councilor who has introduced a motion that would ask Ford to take a leave of absence and get help for his admitted drug use. Ford publicly admitted last week that he smoked crack cocaine last year in a "drunken stupor," but his comments Wednesday marked the first time he acknowledged having bought illegal drugs.




Rob Ford paused for a long time after Councilor Denzil Minnan-Wong asked him if he had bought illicit narcotics in the past two years


Then Rob Ford replied, "Yes I have."
"I understand the embarrassment that I have caused. I am humiliated by it," Ford said.
But he then turned defiant, saying he was not an addict of any sort and rebuffed suggestions from council members that he should seek help. He insisted he is a "positive role model for kids who are down and out."
"I'm most definitely keeping this job," he said. "I am not leaving here. I'm going to sit here and going to attend every meeting."