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Controversial Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was stripped of many of his powers after a heated city council debate. The Guardian reports the meeting came in the heels of the mayor’s recent drug abuse revelations and allegations of drunk driving and meeting with a prostitute. Although the city council cannot remove Ford from office unless he is convicted of a crime, it can remove some of his powers as mayor. The council voted to cut Ford’s office budget by 60%, allowed his staff to transfer to the deputy mayor, and stripped him of his power to chair the council’s executive committee. The decision came after a chaotic meeting where Ford paced around the council chamber, heckled the public, and knocked over a council member as he charged at the gallery. Ford said the council’s decision stems from their opposition to his agenda to save taxpayers’ money.
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