TORONTO

Doug Ford says he will march in the city’s Pride parade if he’s elected mayor.

Ford told the Toronto Sun on Monday that he will “absolutely” take part in the annual parade. Rob Ford has refused to march in the parade every year since he was elected mayor in 2010, but his brother said he won’t skip the event if he wins the Oct. 27 election.

“I’ll be the mayor of all the people,” Doug Ford said during a meeting with the Sun’s editorial board.

Ford hinted the mayor’s refusal to take part in the parade every year led to fights between the two.

“Was I frustrated with Rob? We’d break into battles every year right around that time for a month,” he said.

Asked directly if he will march in the parade, Ford said, “Of course I will.”

“Do I approve of the nudity, of older men with potbellies walking around the street buck naked? No, I don’t approve of that,” he said.

Last month, Ford refused to say directly that he would march in the parade during a debate with John Tory and Olivia Chow.

“I have no problem with the Pride parade,” Ford said at the time without committing to marching.

During that debate, Tory vowed that he would be at the parade “every year as mayor.”

“The question is, Doug Ford will you?” Tory asked.