Ford family (Canada)

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The Ford family is a Canadian political family, who have English heritage. It includes the former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and current Ontario Premier and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Doug Ford.

Notable members

  • Doug Ford Sr. (1933 – 2006){{cite web |date=July 31, 2012 |title=Rob Ford's ancestor landed in Canada for being 'unruly' |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2012/07/31/rob-fords-ancestor-landed-in-canada-for-being-unruly |publisher=}} Canadian businessperson{{cite news |last1=Doolittle |first1=Robyn |last2=McArthur |first2=Greg |date=October 10, 2014 |title=Doug Ford at Deco: The inside story |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/doug-ford-at-deco/article21067584/#dashboard/follows/ |accessdate=October 16, 2014}} and Ontario politician. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999 representing the riding of Etobicoke—Humber.[http://torontolife.com/city/toronto-politics/rob-ford-family-tree/ Rob Ford family tree] at torontolife.com He was the father of Rob Ford, and Doug Ford.
  • Doug Ford (born 1964) Canadian politician and businessperson who has served as the 26th and current premier of Ontario since June 2018 and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario since March 2018.{{cite web |last=Daubs |first=Katie |date=February 3, 2014 |title=5 things you didn't know about Rob Ford's family: Revelations from the book Crazy Town |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/02/03/5_things_you_didnt_know_about_rob_fords_family_revelations_from_the_book_crazy_town.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228210514/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/02/03/5_things_you_didnt_know_about_rob_fords_family_revelations_from_the_book_crazy_town.html |archive-date=February 28, 2021 |access-date=May 27, 2014 |work=Toronto Star}} He represents the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
  • Rob Ford (1969 – 2016){{cite web |last=Goldsbie |first=Jonathan |date=May 8, 2012 |title=The Rob Ford walking tour |url=http://toronto.curbed.com/maps/the-ultimate-toronto-walking-tour-in-pretty-map-form/rob-fords-childhood-home |access-date=November 6, 2013 |publisher=Thegridto.com}}{{cite news |author=Staff |title=Anniversary notice of the death of Douglas Bruce Ford (Sr.) |work=The Globe and Mail |location=Toronto |url=http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Announcements.20100922.93242769/BDAStory/BDA/births |url-status=dead |access-date=November 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028055117/http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Announcements.20100922.93242769/BDAStory/BDA/births |archive-date=October 28, 2014}} was a Canadian politician and businessperson who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. Before and after his term as mayor, Ford was a city councillor representing Ward 2 Etobicoke North. He was first elected to Toronto City Council in the 2000 Toronto municipal election, and was re-elected to his council seat twice.
  • Krista Haynes (née Ford; born 1991) is a Canadian former professional women's American football player{{Cite web |last=Seitz |first=Patrick |date=July 30, 2011 |title=Tech-media-tainment: Lingerie Football League needs stars |url=https://techmediatainment.blogspot.com/2011/07/lingerie-football-league-needs-stars.html}} and conspiracy theorist.{{Cite web |last=DiMatteo |first=Enzo |date=December 21, 2021 |title=Why we need to talk about Doug Ford's daughter's anti-vaccine views |url=https://nowtoronto.com/news/we-need-to-talk-about-doug-fords-daughters-anti-vaccine-views |access-date=January 12, 2023 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223023123/https://nowtoronto.com/news/we-need-to-talk-about-doug-fords-daughters-anti-vaccine-views |url-status=dead }} She is a daughter of Doug Ford. She was the captain the Legends Football League team Toronto Triumph.{{Cite news |date=April 30, 2011 |title=Mayor's niece makes first cut in Lingerie Football League |newspaper=Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/04/30/mayors_niece_makes_first_cut_in_lingerie_football_league.html}}
  • Michael Ford (born Michael Douglas Aldo Ford Stirpe; 1994){{cite web |title=Michael Ford |url=https://twitter.com/MichaelFordTO?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor |access-date=June 4, 2022 |website=Twitter.com}} is a Canadian politician who served as the Ontario minister of citizenship and multiculturalism from 2022 to 2025.{{Cite news |date=June 24, 2022 |title=There are seven new faces — including a former CFLer — in Doug Ford’s cabinet |language=en-CA |work=The Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2022/06/24/there-are-seven-new-faces-including-a-former-cfler-in-doug-fords-cabinet.html |access-date=June 25, 2022 |issn=0319-0781}}{{cite news |title=Ontario MPP Michael Ford says he won't run in next provincial election |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-mpp-michael-ford-will-not-run-provincial-election-1.7441133 |access-date=March 17, 2025 |agency=CBC News |date=January 24, 2025}} A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, he represented York South—Weston in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2022 to 2025.{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2022 |title=Toronto councillor Michael Ford running as candidate in Ontario PC party |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/toronto-councillor-michael-ford-running-as-candidate-in-ontario-pc-party-1.5846541 |access-date=April 4, 2022 |website=CP24 |language=en}} Ford previously served on Toronto City Council from 2016 to 2022.{{cite news |last=Fox |first=Chris |date=May 4, 2016 |title=Michael Ford announces intention to seek election in Ward 2 |publisher=CP24 |url=http://www.cp24.com/news/michael-ford-announces-intention-to-seek-election-in-ward-2-1.2888128 |access-date=May 8, 2016}} First elected as a Toronto District School Board trustee in 2014, he later won a 2016 by-election for the council seat which was vacated upon the death of Rob Ford, before he was elected as a member of Provincial Parliament in 2022. He is the nephew of Doug Ford and Rob Ford.{{cite web |last=DeClerq |first=Katherine |date=June 9, 2020 |title=Toronto Coun. Michael Ford, Ontario premier's nephew, tests positive for COVID-19 |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-coun-michael-ford-ontario-premier-s-nephew-tests-positive-for-covid-19-1.4976923 |website=Ctvnews.ca}}

Ancestry

The family have English heritage.{{cite news |author=Don Peat |date=July 31, 2012 |title=Rob Ford's ancestor landed in Canada for being 'unruly' |newspaper=Toronto Sun |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2012/07/31/rob-fords-ancestor-landed-in-canada-for-being-unruly |url-status=live |access-date=June 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409001255/http://www.torontosun.com/2012/07/31/rob-fords-ancestor-landed-in-canada-for-being-unruly |archive-date=April 9, 2016}} The Toronto Sun cited online sources indicating that Doug and Rob Ford's paternal grandfather Ernest Ford was moved from England to Canada in 1902 at the age of 11 as part of the Home Children immigration scheme.

Offices held

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See also

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Category:Political families of Canada

Category:Politicians from Toronto