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Just before the dinner hour, Mr. Ford’s mother and sister took the unprecedented step of sitting down with a television interviewer to address the crisis that has rocked the city. Diane and Kathy Ford said Mayor Ford needs to lose weight, get a breathalyzer to start his car and see a counsellor, but he doesn’t need to go to rehab and he doesn’t need to resign. “My heart breaks for my son,” Diane Ford said on CP24.

Diane Ford said her son’s biggest problem wasn’t substance abuse.

“He’s got a problem … he’s got a huge weight problem,” She said. She then went on to say how his whole outlook would change if he lost a little bit of weight.

The mayor, who said after his crack admission he had nothing left to hide, himself seemed at a loss for words following this latest damaging revelation.

“I was very, very inebriated, and um,” he said outside his office, moments after the video’s release. “I…I it’s just, ah, all I can say is again, again I’ve made mistakes. All I can do is reassure the people that, ah, I don’t know what to say.”

He provided no explanation for what he was talking about in the video, and ignored questions about why he will not step aside.

“I just wanted to come out and tell you that I saw a video. It’s extremely embarrassing, the whole world’s gonna see it. You know what, I don’t have a problem with that, and I don’t know what to say… when you’re in that state… I hope none of you have ever or will ever be in that state.”