Toronto's mayor Rob Ford is a polarizing figure in the city's politics. Since his election in 2010, the conservative, deficit-reducing and brash but folksy politician has made the headlines.
For good, bad and the ugly, Ford's pubilc stunts, gaffes and near-removal from office have given him wide press beyond the borders of Canada's biggest city of 2.6 million.
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U.S. website Gawker and The Toronto Star thrust the mayor into the spotlight again on Thursday night with some bombshell reports of a video a man was trying to sell the media organizations.
For our HuffPost international readers, and for those Canadians still unfamiliar with Rob Ford, we present a brief history of Rob Ford.
A History Of Rob Ford
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