What type of cancer did rob ford die from

Rob Ford
Ford in
In office December 1, &#;– November 30,
Deputy
Preceded by	David Miller
Succeeded by	John Tory
In office December 1, &#;– March 22,
Preceded by	Doug Ford
Succeeded by	Michael Ford
In office November 14, &#;– November 30,
Preceded by	Ward created
Succeeded by	Doug Ford
Born	Robert Bruce Ford ()May 28, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Died	March 22, () (aged&#;46) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Resting place	Riverside Cemetery
Political party	Independent (–)
Other political affiliations	Progressive Conservative[1]
Spouse(s)	Renata Brejniak &#; (m.&#;)&#;
Relations
Children	2

Robert Bruce "Rob" Ford (May 28, &#; March 22, ) was a Canadianpolitician and businessman.

He was the sixty-fourth Mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Before he was elected mayor, Ford was a city councilor. He was first elected to Toronto City Council in the Toronto municipalelection.

Rob ford biography toronto mayor john This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 January Canadian politician (–) For other people named Robert Ford, see Robert Ford. Rob Ford Ford in 64th Mayor of Toronto In office December 1, – November 30, Deputy Doug Holyday (–) Norm Kelly (–) Preceded by David Miller Succeeded by John Tory.

He was re-elected to his council seat twice. Ford was elected mayor in the mayoral election and he took office in December

On September 10, , Ford was taken to the Humble River Hospital in North York, Ontario, Canada. Ford suffered severe stomach pains for 3 months before. It was revealed that Ford suffered an abdominal tumor.

After being rushed to the hospital, Ford announced he would not be running for Mayor, but for his old seat in the City Council. Ford's term as mayor ended when John Tory succeeded Ford as mayor on December 1,

On September 17, , it was announced that Ford had liposarcoma.^[2]

Ford served as a Toronto City Councillor for Etobicoke North (Ward 2) from December 1, until his death.

Early life

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Rob Ford was born in Etobicoke, Ontario in ^[3] He is the youngest son of Doug Ford, Sr. ()^[3] and his wife Diane.^[4] Ford attended the public Scarlett Heights high school in Etobicoke. There he played center for the school's football team.^[4] Ford wanted to play professional football.

His father treated him to summer football camps with the Washington Redskins and the University of Notre Dame.^[4] After graduating from high school, Ford went to Carleton University in Ottawa to study political science. Ford made the football squad, but did not play in any games.^[5] Ford started a sales job after Carleton at Deco Labels and Tags, the family business.

Political career

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Ford served three terms as City Councillor from until October Ford was elected mayor in with , votes (47%).^[7] Among his accomplishments Ford arranged an agreement with the city's largest union to outsource garbage collection west of Yonge Street to a private contractor.^[8] This was done with no work stoppage.

When he ran for mayor Ford proposed to make the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) an 'essential service'.

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Robert Bruce Ford (May 28, – March 22, ) was a Canadian politician and businessman who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from to Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor representing Ward 2 Etobicoke North.

Under Ontario law, an essential service prevents its workers from going on strike. The Toronto City Council approved of the decision in January The Government of Ontario introduced The Toronto Transit Commission Labour Disputes Resolution Act in February ^[9] and it became law in March ^[10] Another campaign promise was to cancel the annual $60 personal vehicle registration tax.

The council approved and it went into effect on January 1, ^[11]

His first budget () was balanced with no increase in taxes. A planned TTC hike was cancelled after Ford objected to it.^[12] In , the city budget increased to $ billion for operating expenses and $ billion for capital projects. The budget did not use surplus monies to balance the budget.^[13] Before the budget, Ford's office staff was shrunk and his responsibilities and committee controls were reduced.^[14]

In September 12, , it was announced that Ford would not run for mayor because of health issues.

He was succeeded by John Tory on December 1, Ford served as a Toronto City Councillor for Etobicoke North (Ward 2) from December 1, until his death.

Personal life

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In , Ford married Renata Brejniak. Ford lived with Renata, their daughter Stephanie and son Doug in Etobicoke.^[3] After Doug Ford Sr.'s death in , the Ford family retained ownership of the firm through the Doug Ford Holdings corporation.^[15] Ford, along with his brothers and his mother were directors of the company.^[15] Renata became the candidate for Etobicoke North for the federal election.

She will represent the People's Party of Canada.^[16]

Health and death

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A week after being hospitalized for an abdominal tumor, Ford was diagnosed with liposarcoma, a type of cancer.^[2] In late , the cancer spread to his bladder. In March , staffers said that Ford's cancer was not responding to chemotherapy treatments.

On March 21, , Ford's family said that he was put in palliative care.^[17] The day after, on March 22, , Ford died from the disease at a hospital in Toronto. He was aged ^[18]

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