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UPDATE: (8:50 p.m.) Doug Ford said in a post-debate scrum that he would not resign to let his brother run in a byelection.

TORONTO – Doug Ford told reporters following a Tuesday night debate that he would not resign if he was mayor to let his brother run in a byelection.

In post-debate scrum, Doug Ford now says "no" to stepping down so Rob Ford could run in mayoral byelection #TOPoli — Siobhan Morris (@siomo) October 22, 2014

His answer came roughly two hours after refusing to answer the question.

“Oh that’d be hindsight, I couldn’t say that. Let’s take one step at a time,” Ford said. “Let’s win this election, let’s get Rob’s health back, and that’s the most important thing.”

Mayor Rob Ford dropped out of the race for re-election in September when he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Right now, he’s undergoing multiple rounds of chemotherapy at Mount Sinai Hospital.

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But he hasn’t completely stepped away from municipal politics. The mayor is vying to reclaim his old council seat in Ward 2, Etobicoke-Centre.

Doug Ford has been vocal in the past about looking forward to leaving city politics in October and prior to his brother’s diagnosis had not been running for re-election.

But now, he said, he’s “running for the people.”