He's Back

It is official, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will return to work by the end of the month. Ford, who has been in rehab treating his alcohol addiction, filed notice with the city clerk's office stating he would return to city hall "in the later portion" of the afternoon on June 30.

"Kindly be advised that I will be returning to City Hall on Monday, June 30th 2014, in the later portion of the afternoon, to resume my duties as Mayor of Toronto," Ford wrote to city clerk Ulli Watkiss, in a letter.
"Please make the necessary arrangements for my office locks to be restored to their state prior to my departure, for 1:00 PM on the date of my return.
"If you require further detail, please speak with my Chief of Staff, Dan Jacobs."

The letter includes Ford's signature, as well as an underlined "Mayor Ford" written in all capital letters.
Ford and his re-election campaign manager, brother Doug Ford, had both previously hinted that he would leave the GreeneStone Rehab facility and return to Toronto around the end of the month, so this perhaps doesn't come as much of a surprise.

Ford has missed several debates since he took a leave of absence on May 1 amid fresh allegations of recent crack use. He will return to a mayoral campaign in which he has slipped to third place in polls behind Olivia Chow and John Tory.
Karen Stintz and David Soknacki remain behind Ford in those polls, though both have recently suggested Ford's return would have little impact on their campaign.
In an interview with Yahoo Canada News, Soknacki said Ford has the democratic right to rejoin the campaign, though he expects supporters will question whether he is the best candidate to protect their pocketbook.
"He will be there and we will carry on. The electors of the city will decide their position," he said.

Stintz, meanwhile, told Yahoo Canada News that she expects the first thing Ford will do is apologize.
"I don't predict Rob Ford anymore, truth is stranger than fiction in this case" she said in a recent interview. "But I would expect that Rob will offer some sort of apology to the city for the last few months or years that he has not been dedicated to or focused on his job as mayor. He'll try to convince the city that he has reformed and he is going on the path of redemption."

Political scientists have also suggested Ford will likely return to the campaign with a message of redemption and personal growth. While the strategy may or may not succeed, the belief is that Ford will begin with an apology and, at least briefly, show some evidence of contrition.
But truth is stranger than fiction, so we'll have to see what comes next in the ongoing saga. At least now, we know when the next chapter will begin: At some point in the later portion of the afternoon on June 30th.

Thanx Yahoo