“Mikey” Ford, Rob Ford’s college-aged nephew, may run for city council—and he could win
Michael Ford’s Facebook page lists him as a 2010 high school graduate, an account executive at the Ford family label company and a counselor at Camp Kandalore. In 2014, there’s a non-trivial possibility that he’ll be able to pad out that resume with “Toronto city council candidate.” That is, assuming people with hereditary wealth even bother with resumes.
“Mikey,” as Rob Ford has been known to refer to him, was first floated by the Ford brothers as a potential candidate in October, on their since-cancelled weekly radio show on Newstalk 1010. The world had more or less forgotten about that until yesterday, when Doug Ford, during an interview with Newstalk host Jerry Agar, once again hinted that a new member of the Ford family would be seeking municipal office in 2014. Little did we realize exactly how new this mystery Ford would be. According to the Star, he’s the son of the Rob and Doug’s sister, Kathy.
Doug is widely expected not to run for reelection in Ward 2, so he can try for a seat at Queen’s Park. Ward 2 has been in the Ford family for 13 years; Rob was first elected councillor there in 2000.
Could the Fords actually hand off their political office to a relative who apparently isn’t even old enough to rent a car? Considering the fact that Mikey will have more than a decade’s worth of name recognition and hamburger giveaways working in his favour, it’s far from impossible.
Just like North Korea. Cool!
Another Ford family member who gets a job at their family business, again. Isn’t nepotism nice to get one a job ahead of everyone else or better qualified.
Ya. Maybe he can “off” his blowhard uncle just like the young Un too!
If a kid who’s not even finished with college and has no track record in politics wins, it’d be because of his being a Ford. The question then will not be so much about the Fords, but why idiot voters of that Ward would vote for him.
Which family business? Seems there are at least two … and allegations of a 3rd family have not been brought to court….yet.
Cheers, Moaz
Barf.
Another Ford clamouring for a 4 hour a day job. Should we be surprised? But then can you blame the kid? His uncle smoked crack, got loaded, partied with hookers in his office and hung with gang bangers! What kid wouldn’t want to follow that lead?
Anyone that votes for an unknown quantity with the “Ford” name deserves what happens subsequently.
Easy answer we idiot voters would vote for him so Mayor Ford has more support on council to push his agenda forward because with the smart asses like Perks, Vaughn, Mihevic we’d be getting 5% tax increases. The people of Toronto have spoken loud and clear they want fiscal responsibility no more waste.
Fiscal responsibility is fine. But nepotism in the face of lacking in qualification is a different matter. The issue here is would this kid get elected simply because Doug Ford wants a family member, however unqualified, in his seat. I’m inclined to think many idiot voters in Toronto, especially in Etobicoke, will elect an axe murderer if they think he would save them a buck. Prove me right or prove me wrong.
Do you really believe there is a high standard in regards to qualifications when it comes to city councillors? With what I have observed majority of them are unqualified. Etobicoke North will elect a councillor who will best represent us and the Ford family has been doing that for years. P.s. Axe murderers need not campaign but how could they from jail.
I think there is a huge differential in quality of City Councillors. Giorgio Mammoliti is a prime negative example. But just because that is a reality doesn’t mean we as voters shouldn’t try to select the most qualified representative. Democracy is a two-way street; it’s not just about the candidates and the elected officials. It’s also about the people who vote and those who participate in the democratic process. The fact that crack smoking, drunk driving, wife abusing, gang associating, and serial lying are qualities that aren’t dissuading many voters on the mayor speaks volumes about those people. I can’t tell constituents of the Etobicoke Ward who to vote for. But if they are touting the Fords as outsiders who thumb their noses at institutions on behalf of the people, then turn around and put an unqualified college student as a place holder should Doug choose to try his chances at the provincial level, it tells me these people are hypocrites who sanction nepotism and dynastic legacies regardless of merit and that they can be easily blinded by the phoney messaging of populism and saving a buck at the expense of integrity.
…but the rest of us don’t deserve that.
Mother kathy is a drug addict and is Michael’s father the partner that was convicted of manslaughter or not? Sounds like a good gene mix addict and murderer.
Mother is a drug addict and father is a convicted drug addict and murderer, Ennio Stirpe. Ennio fatally shot Ms Ford’s lover Michael Kiklas.
I guess Michael is just protecting the family name
Why would voters want to elect people from the absolute shallow end of the gene pool when there are decent upstanding candidates to choose from? Toronto has gone downhill badly in the last few years or so…..garbage on the streets, graffiti everywhere, drugs, shootings, stabbings and more. We need to elect people to clean up the city and not embarrass us with disgraceful behavior.
Imagine making 104K a year as a 24 year old, while a good chunk of people go through school to become engineers, physiotherapists, financial analysts – even LAWYERS when they start make around 60K if they article with the right people.
Slap in the face
How old is this kid? His uncle at 43years is not sure what he is doing and now we have this kid. He looks like rob ford. North Korea it is.
Well media, lets dig up some dirt on this kid.
Andray Domise deserves to win this ward 2 race. I live in the ward and will seriously consider moving out if I have to deal with another Ford. People get out and vote for Andray – he is the real deal and will start to change our ward fir the better.