Shirtless protesters crash Rob Ford news conference, heckle Toronto mayor
TORONTO - A group of shirtless protesters crashed a news conference by Rob Ford today, heckling the Toronto mayor by shouting for him to resign.
Ford was speaking about his opposition to a transit plan but was nearly drowned out by a small but vocal group of demonstrators
The group, inspired by a shirtless jogger whose rant at Ford during a Canada Day event touched off a social media frenzy, stood around Ford and shouted that he should step down.
Ford said he wasn't bothered by the demonstrators — at one point stopping his speech to chuckle — and said "they can protest all they want."
Since Ford returned last week from two months in rehab he has given a handful of interviews, but has not taken questions from city hall journalists about the circumstances surrounding his alcohol and drug use, the company he kept and offensive remarks he has made.
At the end of today's news conference he said he would take questions on the transit proposal and answered two about that issue and one about the protesters before leaving.
Shirtless protesters crash Rob Ford news conference, heckle Toronto mayor - Penticton Herald: National News
I just watched it live on the news and the protester just plain looked silly repeating the same word over and over.......
TORONTO - A group of shirtless protesters crashed a news conference by Rob Ford today, heckling the Toronto mayor by shouting for him to resign.
Ford was speaking about his opposition to a transit plan but was nearly drowned out by a small but vocal group of demonstrators
The group, inspired by a shirtless jogger whose rant at Ford during a Canada Day event touched off a social media frenzy, stood around Ford and shouted that he should step down.
Ford said he wasn't bothered by the demonstrators — at one point stopping his speech to chuckle — and said "they can protest all they want."
Since Ford returned last week from two months in rehab he has given a handful of interviews, but has not taken questions from city hall journalists about the circumstances surrounding his alcohol and drug use, the company he kept and offensive remarks he has made.
At the end of today's news conference he said he would take questions on the transit proposal and answered two about that issue and one about the protesters before leaving.
Shirtless protesters crash Rob Ford news conference, heckle Toronto mayor - Penticton Herald: National News
I just watched it live on the news and the protester just plain looked silly repeating the same word over and over.......