Candidate Rob Ford -National Post
Ford now has the difficult job of converting his promises to action and getting on with reforms. Among his them include cutting back taxes and reducing debt. He also promises to cut back on the municipal government payroll by reducing the number of city councillors by half to 22, saving $9 million annually.
He said his first act as mayor will be eliminating a car registration tax.
Rob Ford has become well-known for his opinions on bike lanes and his controversial comments on HIV/AIDS in 2006, “If you are not doing needles and you are not gay, you wouldn’t get AIDS probably.”
In the final results of the elections, Ford received about 47% of the votes cast while his primary opponent, Smitherman got around 36%.
In Ottawa at the same time, former MPP Jim Watson became city mayor for the second time.