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Ford family (Canada)

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Ford
Political family
Current regionOntario
Place of originEngland
Titles

The Ford family is a Canadian political family, who have English heritage. It includes the former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and current Ontario Premier and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Doug Ford.

Notable members

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Ancestry

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The family have English heritage.[15] The Toronto Sun cited online sources indicating that Doug and Rob Ford's paternal grandfather Ernest Ford moved from England to Canada in 1902 at the age of 11 as part of the Home Children immigration scheme.[15]

Offices held

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Rob Ford, as mayor of Toronto in 2011
Doug Ford as Ontario Premier in 2022

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rob Ford's ancestor landed in Canada for being 'unruly'". July 31, 2012.
  2. ^ Doolittle, Robyn; McArthur, Greg (October 10, 2014). "Doug Ford at Deco: The inside story". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  3. ^ Rob Ford family tree at torontolife.com
  4. ^ Daubs, Katie (February 3, 2014). "5 things you didn't know about Rob Ford's family: Revelations from the book Crazy Town". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  5. ^ Goldsbie, Jonathan (May 8, 2012). "The Rob Ford walking tour". Thegridto.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  6. ^ Staff. "Anniversary notice of the death of Douglas Bruce Ford (Sr.)". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  7. ^ a b Seitz, Patrick (July 30, 2011). "Tech-media-tainment: Lingerie Football League needs stars".
  8. ^ DiMatteo, Enzo (December 21, 2021). "Why we need to talk about Doug Ford's daughter's anti-vaccine views". Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  9. ^ "Mayor's niece makes first cut in Lingerie Football League". Toronto Star. April 30, 2011.
  10. ^ "Michael Ford". Twitter.com. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  11. ^ "There are seven new faces — including a former CFLer — in Doug Ford's cabinet". The Toronto Star. 2022-06-24. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  12. ^ "Toronto councillor Michael Ford running as candidate in Ontario PC party". CP24. 2022-04-03. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  13. ^ a b Fox, Chris (May 4, 2016). "Michael Ford announces intention to seek election in Ward 2". CP24. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  14. ^ DeClerq, Katherine (June 9, 2020). "Toronto Coun. Michael Ford, Ontario premier's nephew, tests positive for COVID-19". Ctvnews.ca.
  15. ^ a b Don Peat (July 31, 2012). "Rob Ford's ancestor landed in Canada for being 'unruly'". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2018.