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Robert Bruce "Rob" Ford foi um empresário e político populista de direita canadense que serviu como o 64º prefeito de Toronto , entre 2010 a 2014.

Rob Ford nasceu em Etobicoke, um distrito de Toronto, Canadá. Filho de Douglas Bruce Ford, seu pai era dono de uma empresa de etiquetas, que teve faturamento de 100 milhões de dólares em 2010. Em 2000 foi eleito vereador em Toronto, apesar de incidentes em curso envolvendo embriaguez. Em 1999, ele já tinha sido preso em Miami, EUA, por dirigir sob o efeito de maconha. Wikipedia  

✵ 28. Maio 1969 – 22. Março 2016
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Rob Ford: Frases em inglês

“Those Oriental people work like dogs. They work their hearts out. They are workers non-stop. They sleep beside their machines. That's why they're successful in life. I went to Seoul, South Korea, I went to Taipei, Taiwan. I went to Tokyo, Japan. That's why these people are so hard workers (sic). I'm telling you, the Oriental people, they're slowly taking over.”

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Remarks at a council meeting 14 March 2008 http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/21463--asian-protestors-stage-city-hall-sit-in-over-rob-ford-s-oriental-comments
2000s, 2008

“This is nothing but a coup d’etat. It’s a dictatorship motion. They are telling everybody in the last election their vote doesn’t count.”

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Remarks Telling councillors that their motion to limit his powers as mayor is undemocratic http://www.torontosun.com/2013/11/18/council-vote-on-rob-ford-a-slap-in-face-to-democracy (18 November 2013)
2010s, 2013

“This folks, reminds me of when Saddam attacked Kuwait and President Bush said ‘I warn you, I warn you, I warn you, do not.’ Well folks, if you think American-style politics is nasty, you guys have just attacked Kuwait.”

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Comparing city council vote that stripped him of more powers to Saddam Hussein attacking Kuwait http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/he-said-what-quotes-from-toronto-mayor-rob-ford-on-day-of-council-vote-1.1549474#ixzz2l7Nq3YQ9 (18 November 2013)
2010s, 2013

“Daniel Dale is in my backyard taking pictures. I have little kids. He's taking pictures of little kids, I don't want to say that word but you start thinking what this guy is all about.”

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Ford, Interview to Conrad Black after confronting Daniel Dale http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-kids-quote-sparks-controversy-with-toronto-star-1.2458389 (10 December 2013); Ford subsequently withdrew the statements and apologized http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-apologizes-again-daniel-dale-drops-lawsuit-1.2469456 to Dale after Dale threatened to sue for defamation.
2010s, 2013

“Yes I have smoked crack cocaine. But, no, do I? Am I an addict? No. Have I tried it? Um, probably in one of my drunken stupors, probably approximately about a year ago.”

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Remarks after admitting smoking crack cocaine at a press conference http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/05/toronto-mayor-rob-ford-admits-crack-use (5 November 2013)
2010s, 2013

“What I compare bike lanes to is swimming with the sharks. Sooner or later you're going to get bitten… Roads are built for buses, cars, and trucks, not for people on bikes. My heart bleeds for them when I hear someone gets killed, but it’s their own fault at the end of the day.”

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Remarks on cyclist http://bicycling.com/blogs/thehub/2012/05/03/toronto-mayor-cyclists-are-a-pain-in-the-ass/?cm_mmc=Facebook-_-Bicycling-_-Content-Blog-_-toronto (3 May 2012)
2010s, 2012