Toronto Sun columnist Joe Warmington on Ford’s leave

By News Staff

Posted May 1, 2014 9:07 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Joe Warmington spoke to Mayor Rob Ford Wednesday, before the mayor announced he would be taking a leave to seek professional treatment for substance abuse.

Warmington told Breakfast Television’s Kevin Frankish that he’d been told by mayor and others Ford is going into a “top flight,” “full scale” rehab program.

Click here to read Ford’s full statement.

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