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| Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday |
Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday has held an impromptu news conference today (Friday, May 24, 2013) saying that members of executive committee will be releasing a letter to Mayor Ford asking him to make a clear statement about the allegations that there is video showing him smoking crack cocaine. Mr. Holyday’s statement coincides with media reports that he and other allies of the mayor on council are preparing to run the city in Mr. Ford’s absence if for any reason he is unable to perform his duties. The mayor has not directly addressed the drug-use allegations publicly. Also Friday morning, the mayor’s chief of staff Mark Towhey is reported to have given the mayor a choice courses. They are: go to rehabilitation, resign or make a definitive denial of the allegations. As posted below, Mr. Towhey was fired yesterday.
