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It sounded like he was joking, but on Wednesday Mayor Rob Ford suggested his brother, Councillor Doug Ford, should be the next chair of the Toronto Transit Commission.

Councillor Karen Stintz is leaving the post to run for mayor and next week city council will pick a replacement. Councillors Josh Colle and Maria Augimeri, who both sit on the commission, are vying for the job.

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“We could nominate really anyone,” Mayor Ford told reporters. When asked who he wants as chair, the mayor replied: “Put Doug Ford in charge of the TTC and he’ll straighten things up pretty fast.”

Asked if it was a threat, he said, “it’s not a threat, it’s a fact. I guarantee he’ll turn it around. Obviously the present chair is not doing it so we’ll get a businessman to change it. Yeah, I’d put my brother in charge and there would be no nonsense, guaranteed.”

Councillor Doug Ford said there is no point in talking about it, because he knows council will not support him as TTC chair.