

Chris Fox, CP24.com





Mayor Rob Ford is expected to make an announcement on his radio show this afternoon amid a growing controversy over alleged drug use.

Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly met with Ford in private for about an hour Saturday at the Scarborough Civic Centre to relay the concerns of other councillors regarding the scandal that has surrounded Ford in recent days.

Following the meeting, Kelly told CP24 that Ford would “announce his position” during Newstalk 1010’s “The City” on Sunday, but declined to provide further details.

“I believe they will at least address some of the news that took place this week but I am not sure how deep they will get into it,” Newstalk 1010 Program Director Mike Bendixen told CP24 Sunday morning. “Largely I would imagine a lot of it will be fly by the seat of their pants last-minute decisions and as Rob often does he’ll probably shoot from the hip.”

CP24.com will have a live stream of the show beginning at 1 p.m.

Ford has been under fire since Police Chief Bill Blair confirmed on Thursday that officers have recovered a video that reportedly shows the mayor smoking from a glass pipe.

The announcement followed the release of hundreds of pages of court documents which detailed an exhaustive investigation into the activities of Ford friend Alexander “Sandro” Lisi.

The investigation resulted in Lisi being charged with extortion for alleged efforts to recover the video.

Ford has not fully addressed the allegations against him, but on Saturday told reporters at city hall that he has no intention to resign.

“No, as I told you before I am not resigning,” Ford said

In the event that Ford elects to resign or take a leave of absence Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly would assume his responsibilities, according to a City of Toronto spokesperson.

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