What the mayor's been up to this week.
Wed., Feb. 1, 10:30 a.m.
West Humber Collegiate Institute, Martin Grove Road, near Finch. Delivers a five-minute motivational speech to a high-school assembly on the theme of respect. “The first time I ran in politics, I lost,” he says. But, “I knew one day I was going to be mayor. I got back up and just kept going and going, and going and going. And I didn’t sit there and argue back; I just said, ‘You know, fine, call me what you want, I’ll just keep going.’”
Wed., Feb. 1, 5 p.m.
Southeast corner of Eglinton and Victoria Park. Holds a press conference to repeat his demand that the Eglinton–Scarborough Crosstown LRT be buried on the eastern portion of Eglinton. “Look behind me. You cannot move,” he says, as traffic behind him flows smoothly. “Putting trains down the middle of a congested, jammed-up street—like the one behind us—is not the answer. It is wrong.”
Sun., Feb. 5, 9:40 a.m.
Across the street from the Sheraton Centre, Queen, near York. Speaks to reporters shortly after the announcement that the City of Toronto and the Toronto Civic Employees Union have reached a tentative settlement at the conclusion of all-night negotiations. According to The Globe and Mail, Mayor Ford had stayed overnight somewhere nearby.
Mon., Feb. 6, 2:30 p.m.
Mayor’s office, City Hall. Welcomes former Florida governor Jeb Bush to his office. A spokesperson for Bush (whose reason for being in Toronto is unclear) tersely explains that “Governor Bush’s visit with the Mayor was a courtesy call.”
