Rob Ford

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Canadian politician human

Rob Ford was a controversial Canadian politician known for his tumultuous tenure as Toronto’s mayor, marked by populist policies, substance abuse scandals, and intense media scrutiny.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian politician → human →
birthName	Robert Bruce Ford →
burialPlace	Toronto, Ontario, Canada →
campaignSlogan	Stop the gravy train →
causeOfDeath	pleomorphic liposarcoma →
controversy	conflicts of interest and ethics investigations → drug use allegations → public intoxication incidents →
countryOfCitizenship	Canada →
dateOfBirth	1969-05-28 →
dateOfDeath	2016-03-22 →
education	Scarborough Campus of Carleton University (attended, did not graduate) →
electedIn	2010 Toronto mayoral election →
electoralDistrict	Toronto City Council Ward 2 Etobicoke North →
employer	Deco Labels and Tags →
endTime	2014-11-30 →
familyName	Ford →
father	Doug Ford Sr. →
givenName	Robert →
heritage	English descent → Irish descent →
ideology	populism →
legacy	polarizing figure in Toronto municipal politics →
mediaAppearance	subject of extensive international news coverage over crack cocaine video →
mother	Diane Ford →
name	Rob Ford →
notableFor	admitting to smoking crack cocaine while in office → intense media scrutiny → populist policies as mayor of Toronto → substance abuse scandals →
notableWork	Toronto budget-cutting and “stop the gravy train” campaign →
numberOfChildren	2 →
occupation	businessperson → politician →
officeEndForMayorOfToronto	2014-11-30 →
officeStartForMayorOfToronto	2010-12-01 →
party	Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario →
placeOfBirth	Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada →
placeOfDeath	Toronto, Ontario, Canada →
positionHeld	Mayor of Toronto → Toronto City Councillor →
religion	Christianity →
residence	Toronto, Ontario, Canada →
sibling	Doug Ford → Kathy Ford → Randy Ford →
spouse	Renata Ford →
startTime	2010-12-01 →
unsuccessfulCandidacy	2014 Toronto mayoral election →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mayor of Toronto →	hasHadOfficeHolder
Ford →	hasNotableBearer
Rob Ford →	name
John Tory →	predecessor