Ford issues apology, won't step down

CBC News reports, that the embattled mayor of Toronto issued the apology on his weekly radio talk show on Newstalk 1010 in Toronto.

 

Despite the calls for him to take a leave of absence, Ford stated that he will stay in office and serve out his current term, which ends next year.

 

Deputy mayor Norm Kelly believes that with mayor Ford admitting to making mistakes in the past, he is taking the first step to rebuilding his reputation.

 

Ford's public image took anther nosedive when a video showing him smoking crack cocaine at a summer festival in Toronto was posted online by blog site Gawker last week for the second time this year.

 

Investigators in the case will be looking at the video for evidence, but it will fall into the hands of the courts to decide whether that evidence is made public.