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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admits he bought illegal drugs

Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admits he has bought illegal drugs and says he understands the embarrassment he has caused every Toronto resident but cannot change the past Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admitted, during a heated City Council debate on Wednesday, he had bought illegal drugs in the past two years, but he firmly refused to step down from his job even after nearly every councillor stood up to ask him to take a leave of absence. The mayor made the confession under direct questioning by a councillor who had introduced a motion asking Mr Ford to take a leave of absence and get help for his admitted drug use. Mr Ford publicly admitted last week he smoked crack cocaine last year in a "drunken stupor," but his comments on Wednesday marked the first time he acknowledged having bought illegal drugs. "I sincerely apologise. I understand the embarrassment I caused every member of this council. I understand the embarrassment that I've caused every resident in this city. I'm humiliated by it, but I cannot change the past," he said. But he then turned defiant, saying he was not an addict of any sort and rebuffed suggestions from council members that he should seek help. Moments earlier, all but two of the 43 councillors present for the debate voted to accept an open letter asking Mr Ford to step aside. Although it was a stark demonstration of his political isolation, the vote was symbolic because the City Council does not have the authority to force the mayor from office unless he is convicted of a crime. Mr Ford's brother Doug turned on Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong, who proposed the vote, asking if he had ever smoked marijuana. With no clear legal path to force him out, the Council is grasping for ways to shunt the larger-than-life leader aside and govern without him until next year's municipal elections. Toronto police said last month they had obtained a long-sought video of Ford apparently smoking from a crack pipe, but that it does not constitute enough evidence to charge him. Source: APTN Get the latest headlines http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Subscribe to The Telegraph http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Like us on Facebook   / telegraph.co.uk   Follow us on Twitter   / telegraph   Follow us on Google+ https://plus.google.com/1028913550727... Telegraph.co.uk and    / telegraphtv   are websites of The Daily Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.