TORONTO

Mayor Rob Ford isn’t letting chemotherapy get in the way of the election.

Ford — who is running for council in Etobicoke North (Ward 2) while his brother Doug Ford is running for mayor — was spotted out canvassing in Etobicoke Friday night.

Resident Mike Sauvageot posed for a photo with Ford and posted it on his Instagram account just before 9 p.m. Ford also signed Sauvageot’s arm and chatted with his brother about the Michael Power football team.

It’s the first time Ford has been spotted in public since Sept. 9.

The day after Ford participated in an evening mayoral candidates’ debate, he went to hospital where he was later diagnosed with cancer.

Ford has been out of Mt. Sinai Hospital since Tuesday after undergoing three days of chemotherapy.

“I was at home and Rob Ford was just walking around the streets,” Sauvageot told the Toronto Sun on Friday night. “My brother’s friend actually called him saying he knocked on his door … me and my brother walked over.

“He was actually really, really friendly to everyone.”

Sauvageot said Ford was going door-to-door with a group of around four or five people.

“It was actually pretty surprising,” Sauvageot said. “One guy when he opened the door, he was so shocked to see him.

“He wouldn’t shake anyone’s hand just because he said he had had chemo treatment. He was staying away from that but he was fine with pictures.

“He was in a great mood actually. He seemed a little bit tired but he was in full spirits out there.”

Although Sauvageot said he’s “not too much of a fan” of Ford, he was impressed to see him out on the campaign trail.

“I think it is amazing — it shows that he’s really dedicated,” he said. “It shows he’s putting a lot of effort into it.”

The mayor's office confirmed that Ford was out door-knocking in Etobicoke on Friday.

And Doug Ford said Ford was out and about to get some fresh air.

“The doctor told Rob to get out,” Ford told the Sun late Friday night. “That’s what he did.”

Asked if the mayor was canvassing door-to-door, Doug Ford said he wouldn’t put it past him.

“You can’t keep a good man down,” he said.

He also confirmed Mayor Ford will be at Ford Fest in Etobicoke on Saturday night and will be delivering a speech.