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Given the impact on the City of Toronto, the judge ruled that “the operation of this declaration shall be suspended for a period of 14 days from the release of these reasons.”

Mr. Ford said he will appeal.

“Absolutely I’m appealing… I’m going to appeal it and carry on with my job and we’ll take it from there. I’m a fighter and I’ve done a lot of great work for the city and sometimes you win, sometimes you lose,” the mayor told a crush of reporters.

The situation “comes down to left-wing politics,” Mr. Ford said.

“The left wing wants me out of here and they’ll do anything in their power to and I’m going to fight tooth and nail to hold onto my job, and if they do for some reason get me out, I’ll be running right back at them,” he said. “As soon as the next election is, if there’s a byelection, my name is the first one on the ballot.”

As his brother began speaking, Councillor Doug Ford barrelled through the crowd of journalists, jostling reporters and cameramen as he moved toward the mayor’s side.

“When I say excuse me, excuse me,” the visibly agitated councillor thundered.

Later, the mayor reiterated that he would continue to fight for Torontonians “as long as they want me here.”

“The people are going to speak. I’m not going to have people say you can’t do this, you can’t do that. I’m going to fight for the taxpayers like I always have. I want to thank them for their support,” Mr. Ford said in a second brief address to reporters later Monday. “The calls are coming in fast and furious now, telling me to fight it, telling me to run again.”