Saturday, May 25, 2013

Open Letter to Mayor Rob Ford

Dear Mayor Ford,

It is with great concern for our wonderful city that I am writing this open letter to you.

I listened to your response today about the allegations that have been made about your possible substance abuse and was very disappointed with your public statement.  While you addressed the crack cocaine issues, you completely avoided the broader issue of possible substance abuse, or other personal issues, that may be of concern to the citizens of Toronto.  These are concerns not only raised by the media, but also by members of your council and your inner circle.

You, as the Mayor, should be representing our city in a professional and positive manner.  You are not doing this by being evasive.  You are only creating more questions, and in doing so, are doing a great disservice to our city.

Further to this point, you have not been representing us, your constituents, in a positive manner for quite some time.  You always look completely dishevelled and often look like you have had too much to drink, or have some other problem that creates that appearance.

There is no excuse for a person in your position of importance to not be well dressed, and to present themselves in best light, when publicly representing the city of Toronto.

You are a person of reasonable wealth, so there is no excuse for you to not have clothing that fits properly and looks good.  Quite frankly, your public appearance is a disgrace.

If you want to continue to represent our city it should be your duty to ‘clean up your act’ both in the way you look and in the way that you behave.

I am proud of Toronto, but I am not proud of the Mayor, neither the ways he looks nor the way he behaves.

Your obligation should be to clean up your act, or quit!

Sincerely,


Armand Gilks

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