The Ford family’s history with drug dealing
andyt @ Sat May 25, 2013 12:22 pm
More lies from that leftwing tabloid, the Globe and Mail:
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This investigative report reveals that:
Doug Ford, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s brother, sold hashish for several years in the 1980s.
Another brother, Randy, was also involved in the drug trade and was once charged in relation to a drug-related kidnapping.
Their sister, Kathy, has been the victim of drug-related gun violence.
There were usually a number of dealers to choose from, some of them supplied by a mainstay at James Gardens – a young man with the hulk-like frame and mop of bright blond hair: Doug Ford. “Most people didn’t approach Doug looking for product. You went to the guys that he supplied. Because if Doug didn’t know you and trust you, he wouldn’t even roll down his window,” Justin said.
Today, Mr. Ford is a member of Toronto’s city council – and no ordinary councillor. First elected in 2010 as his brother was swept into the mayor’s office, he has emerged as a truly powerful figure at City Hall –– trying to overhaul plans for Toronto’s waterfront less than a year after arriving. He also has higher aspirations, and has said he wants to follow in the footsteps of his father, Doug Ford Sr., by running in the next provincial election as a Conservative.
Meanwhile, he serves as his brother’s de facto spokesman. As Toronto is gripped by allegations that its mayor was captured on a homemade video smoking what appears to be crack cocaine and his office descends into disarray – his chief of staff was fired on Thursday – Doug Ford has been the only person to mount a spirited public defence of his largely silent sibling. On Friday, after the Mayor finally made a statement about the accusation, he was the one who fielded questions from the press.
Well before the events of the past week, The Globe and Mail began to research the Ford brothers in an effort to chronicle their lives before rising to prominence in Canada’s largest city. Over the past 18 months, it has sought out and interviewed dozens of people who knew them in their formative years.
What has emerged is a portrait of a family once deeply immersed in the illegal drug scene. All three of the mayor’s older siblings – brother Randy, 51, and sister Kathy, 52, as well as Doug, 48 – have had ties to drug traffickers.
Ten people who grew up with Doug Ford – a group that includes two former hashish suppliers, three street-level drug dealers and a number of casual users of hash – have described in a series of interviews how for several years Mr. Ford was a go-to dealer of hash. These sources had varying degrees of knowledge of his activities: Some said they purchased hash directly from him, some said they supplied him, while others said they observed him handling large quantities of the drug.......
Doug Ford, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s brother, sold hashish for several years in the 1980s.
Another brother, Randy, was also involved in the drug trade and was once charged in relation to a drug-related kidnapping.
Their sister, Kathy, has been the victim of drug-related gun violence.
There were usually a number of dealers to choose from, some of them supplied by a mainstay at James Gardens – a young man with the hulk-like frame and mop of bright blond hair: Doug Ford. “Most people didn’t approach Doug looking for product. You went to the guys that he supplied. Because if Doug didn’t know you and trust you, he wouldn’t even roll down his window,” Justin said.
Today, Mr. Ford is a member of Toronto’s city council – and no ordinary councillor. First elected in 2010 as his brother was swept into the mayor’s office, he has emerged as a truly powerful figure at City Hall –– trying to overhaul plans for Toronto’s waterfront less than a year after arriving. He also has higher aspirations, and has said he wants to follow in the footsteps of his father, Doug Ford Sr., by running in the next provincial election as a Conservative.
Meanwhile, he serves as his brother’s de facto spokesman. As Toronto is gripped by allegations that its mayor was captured on a homemade video smoking what appears to be crack cocaine and his office descends into disarray – his chief of staff was fired on Thursday – Doug Ford has been the only person to mount a spirited public defence of his largely silent sibling. On Friday, after the Mayor finally made a statement about the accusation, he was the one who fielded questions from the press.
Well before the events of the past week, The Globe and Mail began to research the Ford brothers in an effort to chronicle their lives before rising to prominence in Canada’s largest city. Over the past 18 months, it has sought out and interviewed dozens of people who knew them in their formative years.
What has emerged is a portrait of a family once deeply immersed in the illegal drug scene. All three of the mayor’s older siblings – brother Randy, 51, and sister Kathy, 52, as well as Doug, 48 – have had ties to drug traffickers.
Ten people who grew up with Doug Ford – a group that includes two former hashish suppliers, three street-level drug dealers and a number of casual users of hash – have described in a series of interviews how for several years Mr. Ford was a go-to dealer of hash. These sources had varying degrees of knowledge of his activities: Some said they purchased hash directly from him, some said they supplied him, while others said they observed him handling large quantities of the drug.......
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/tor ... e12153014/
Really, drug dealers are excellent businessmen, the kind of people we want running city council in an efficient manner. Hell, put one in as finance minister and we could probably kiss the deficit/debt goodbye.
OnTheIce @ Sat May 25, 2013 1:34 pm
Oh andy, you're so transparent.
The only reason you posted this was to get a reaction, to be a troll....your original intentions here at CKA are showing through once again.
With respect to the article, I'm comforted to know that the Globe as well as the Star is turning to drug dealers, past and present, for reliable information. Drug dealers are pillars of truth and outstanding members of the community.
andyt @ Sat May 25, 2013 1:41 pm
I shouldn't post when Canada's premier national newspaper prints a story like this? You get all wet in the pants when the Conservatives show Justin with his shirt off, but call this trolling? But you're right. I don't really give a shit about Ford, it's not my city that's a laughing stock. Shame to see it, but if you weren't on this forum with your risible defences of this, maybe I wouldn't have posted it. Somebody else would have, you can be guaranteed. Guess I'm just trolling you.
PluggyRug @ Sat May 25, 2013 1:44 pm
Yup...lets believe all the Grope & Fail tells us.
raydan @ Sat May 25, 2013 1:49 pm
Finally, I'm not the only one here who trolls OTI... thanks Andyt. ![[B-o]](./images/smilies/drinkup.gif "Drink up")
OnTheIce @ Sat May 25, 2013 2:01 pm
andyt andyt:
I shouldn't post when Canada's premier national newspaper prints a story like this? You get all wet in the pants when the Conservatives show Justin with his shirt off, but call this trolling? But you're right. I don't really give a shit about Ford, it's not my city that's a laughing stock. Shame to see it, but if you weren't on this forum with your risible defences of this, maybe I wouldn't have posted it. Somebody else would have, you can be guaranteed. Guess I'm just trolling you.
Would be fine coming from someone within Toronto or even someone with an interest in the situation. Your only interest is getting a reaction from people. Your motives are clear.
You're not trolling me, you're trolling the forum looking to post things to get a reaction or push your agenda. It's been your MO since day 1.Typical andy.
OnTheIce @ Sat May 25, 2013 2:03 pm
raydan raydan:
Finally, I'm not the only one here who trolls OTI... thanks Andyt.
You've already taken the award for 'Troll of the Year', you don't need to keep it going. You have it locked down already!
N_Fiddledog @ Sat May 25, 2013 2:03 pm
As to the story...
The Toronto Star, and an American gossip site were getting all the thunder lately with their unproven allegations of an alleged video, so Canada's Asswipe of Record said "Hey, unleash the unnamed sources. This is our territory. If there's Yellow Journalism to be done it will be done by us."
redhatmamma @ Sat May 25, 2013 2:39 pm
More yellow journalism with unnamed sources.. really... I wonder how many of these unnamed sources would be willing to testify in court. Doug Ford should sue.
Headlines screaming 'scandal' have become all too common whether the 'scandal' is real or the imagination of the headline editor.
The media no longer reports the news, the media invents the news.
Here’s a scandal for you, Emery says Justin Trudeau smoked hashish with him a few times.. where’s the media on this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOQqXOIwulw
Gunnair @ Sat May 25, 2013 2:39 pm
PluggyRug PluggyRug:
Yup...lets believe all the Grope & Fail tells us.
If the Sun were to have printed this, then what?
raydan @ Sat May 25, 2013 2:52 pm
If a newspaper prints something contrary to your beliefs, it's crap...
raydan @ Sat May 25, 2013 2:56 pm
Just learned that the Globe and Mail is regarded as Canada's "newspaper of record"... a term that typically refers to a major newspaper that has a large circulation and whose editorial and news-gathering functions are considered professional and typically authoritative. It may also be used to refer to a publicly available newspaper that has been authorized or maintained by a government to publish public or legal notices, and therefore serves as a "newspaper of public record".
Just as I thought, crap.
Freakinoldguy @ Sat May 25, 2013 2:58 pm
andyt andyt:
More lies from that leftwing tabloid, the Globe and Mail:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/tor ... e12153014/
Really, drug dealers are excellent businessmen, the kind of people we want running city council in an efficient manner. Hell, put one in as finance minister and we could probably kiss the deficit/debt goodbye.
$1:
This investigative report reveals that:
Doug Ford, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s brother, sold hashish for several years in the 1980s.
Another brother, Randy, was also involved in the drug trade and was once charged in relation to a drug-related kidnapping.
Their sister, Kathy, has been the victim of drug-related gun violence.
There were usually a number of dealers to choose from, some of them supplied by a mainstay at James Gardens – a young man with the hulk-like frame and mop of bright blond hair: Doug Ford. “Most people didn’t approach Doug looking for product. You went to the guys that he supplied. Because if Doug didn’t know you and trust you, he wouldn’t even roll down his window,” Justin said.
Today, Mr. Ford is a member of Toronto’s city council – and no ordinary councillor. First elected in 2010 as his brother was swept into the mayor’s office, he has emerged as a truly powerful figure at City Hall –– trying to overhaul plans for Toronto’s waterfront less than a year after arriving. He also has higher aspirations, and has said he wants to follow in the footsteps of his father, Doug Ford Sr., by running in the next provincial election as a Conservative.
Meanwhile, he serves as his brother’s de facto spokesman. As Toronto is gripped by allegations that its mayor was captured on a homemade video smoking what appears to be crack cocaine and his office descends into disarray – his chief of staff was fired on Thursday – Doug Ford has been the only person to mount a spirited public defence of his largely silent sibling. On Friday, after the Mayor finally made a statement about the accusation, he was the one who fielded questions from the press.
Well before the events of the past week, The Globe and Mail began to research the Ford brothers in an effort to chronicle their lives before rising to prominence in Canada’s largest city. Over the past 18 months, it has sought out and interviewed dozens of people who knew them in their formative years.
What has emerged is a portrait of a family once deeply immersed in the illegal drug scene. All three of the mayor’s older siblings – brother Randy, 51, and sister Kathy, 52, as well as Doug, 48 – have had ties to drug traffickers.
Ten people who grew up with Doug Ford – a group that includes two former hashish suppliers, three street-level drug dealers and a number of casual users of hash – have described in a series of interviews how for several years Mr. Ford was a go-to dealer of hash. These sources had varying degrees of knowledge of his activities: Some said they purchased hash directly from him, some said they supplied him, while others said they observed him handling large quantities of the drug.......
Doug Ford, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s brother, sold hashish for several years in the 1980s.
Another brother, Randy, was also involved in the drug trade and was once charged in relation to a drug-related kidnapping.
Their sister, Kathy, has been the victim of drug-related gun violence.
There were usually a number of dealers to choose from, some of them supplied by a mainstay at James Gardens – a young man with the hulk-like frame and mop of bright blond hair: Doug Ford. “Most people didn’t approach Doug looking for product. You went to the guys that he supplied. Because if Doug didn’t know you and trust you, he wouldn’t even roll down his window,” Justin said.
Today, Mr. Ford is a member of Toronto’s city council – and no ordinary councillor. First elected in 2010 as his brother was swept into the mayor’s office, he has emerged as a truly powerful figure at City Hall –– trying to overhaul plans for Toronto’s waterfront less than a year after arriving. He also has higher aspirations, and has said he wants to follow in the footsteps of his father, Doug Ford Sr., by running in the next provincial election as a Conservative.
Meanwhile, he serves as his brother’s de facto spokesman. As Toronto is gripped by allegations that its mayor was captured on a homemade video smoking what appears to be crack cocaine and his office descends into disarray – his chief of staff was fired on Thursday – Doug Ford has been the only person to mount a spirited public defence of his largely silent sibling. On Friday, after the Mayor finally made a statement about the accusation, he was the one who fielded questions from the press.
Well before the events of the past week, The Globe and Mail began to research the Ford brothers in an effort to chronicle their lives before rising to prominence in Canada’s largest city. Over the past 18 months, it has sought out and interviewed dozens of people who knew them in their formative years.
What has emerged is a portrait of a family once deeply immersed in the illegal drug scene. All three of the mayor’s older siblings – brother Randy, 51, and sister Kathy, 52, as well as Doug, 48 – have had ties to drug traffickers.
Ten people who grew up with Doug Ford – a group that includes two former hashish suppliers, three street-level drug dealers and a number of casual users of hash – have described in a series of interviews how for several years Mr. Ford was a go-to dealer of hash. These sources had varying degrees of knowledge of his activities: Some said they purchased hash directly from him, some said they supplied him, while others said they observed him handling large quantities of the drug.......
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/tor ... e12153014/
Really, drug dealers are excellent businessmen, the kind of people we want running city council in an efficient manner. Hell, put one in as finance minister and we could probably kiss the deficit/debt goodbye.
So what's the problem? The left wants the Gov't in the drug business but now when it comes to light that it was a right wing politician dealing, it's problem?
Maybe Ford's just a visionary who was paving the way for left's ultimate wet dream.
andyt @ Sat May 25, 2013 2:59 pm
It certainly is all anonymous sources. But a paper like the Globe doesn't print stuff like this unless it's been vetted by their lawyers and they think they're on pretty solid ground. Guess the other explanation is there's a whole army of former Ford buddies out there hatching a cornspiracy to get the Fords now. Wonder what these people get out of it?
To me it's just delicious because OTI is such a Ford Nation guy and so vehemently anti-drugs. Since Ford hasn't been convicted of anything recently, if drugs were legal and he just came out and said he used them, it would be no big deal. Tho hanging with people that have access to crack, that still doesn't sit well with me even if it were legal.
Zipperfish @ Sat May 25, 2013 3:05 pm
A couple of days ago Out To Lunch was going on about how Ford should get help. Now it's back to blaming the media.
Too bad for Toronto. Insetad of a government they've got a circus. Maybe the prefer it that way.