Toronto mayor can’t promise he will stay sober

By Washington Examiner

Published July 4, 2014 7:58pm ET

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Toronto mayor can’t promise he will stay sober — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford holds back his emotions while speaking during an invite-only press conference at City Hall in Toronto after his stay in a rehabilitation facility, on Monday June 30, 2014. Ford returned to work Monday after a two-month stay a facility in Ontario. He was in rehab for alcohol addiction after announcing in April that he was seeking treatment. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese) | Darren Calabrese

TORONTO (AP) — Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said Friday that he won’t guarantee he will stay sober if he’s re-elected, telling a radio show that people will just have to trust him.

Ford, who returned this week to City Council from two months in rehab, said in an interview on Newstalk 1010 that he can’t make promises about something over which he has “no control.”

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