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This has become the week of unearthed skeletons for Toronto’s mayoral candidates, starting with a series of revelations from Rob Ford’s campaign. The Post’

s Megan O’Toole asked other candidates to confess their own worst moments:

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Asked if anything else may emerge to derail his campaign after a series of explosive revelations this week, Mr. Ford smirked. “I might have been late in Grade 1 or Grade 2,” he said. “I might not have done my homework back in Grade 3.”

Mr. Ford has a history of making politically incorrect gaffes, but his criminal past came into sharp focus this week after a local newspaper confronted him with evidence of a 1999 marijuana possession charge. As it turns out, he was also convicted of a DUI offence in Florida at the same time, which he says was linked to his failure to provide a breath sample after Miami police pulled his car over. Mr. Ford was also charged twice with assault, once for a hockey fight as a teen and once after an incident with his wife two years ago, although charges were later dropped.