Jump to content

Ford family (Canada): Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
 
(11 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown)
Line 26: Line 26:
== Notable members ==
== Notable members ==


* [[Doug Ford Sr.]] (1993 – 2006)<ref>{{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=}}</ref> Canadian businessperson<ref>{{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}}</ref> and [[Ontario]] politician. He was a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 1995 to 1999 representing the riding of [[Etobicoke—Humber (provincial electoral district)|Etobicoke—Humber]].<ref name="tlife">[http://torontolife.com/city/toronto-politics/rob-ford-family-tree/ Rob Ford family tree] at torontolife.com</ref> He was the father of Rob Ford, and Doug Ford.
* [[Doug Ford Sr.]] (1933 – 2006)<ref>{{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=}}</ref> Canadian businessperson<ref>{{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}}</ref> and [[Ontario]] politician. He was a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 1995 to 1999 representing the riding of [[Etobicoke—Humber (provincial electoral district)|Etobicoke—Humber]].<ref name="tlife">[http://torontolife.com/city/toronto-politics/rob-ford-family-tree/ Rob Ford family tree] at torontolife.com</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He represents the [[Toronto]] [[Electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[Etobicoke North (provincial electoral district)|Etobicoke North]] in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
* [[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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He represents the [[Toronto]] [[Electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[Etobicoke North (provincial electoral district)|Etobicoke North]] in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
* [[Rob Ford]] (1969 – 2016)<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.
* [[Rob Ford]] (1969 – 2016)<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 former Canadian professional [[women's American football]] player<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> and [[conspiracy theorist]].<ref name="DiMatteo">{{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}}</ref> She is a daughter of Doug Ford.<ref name=":0" /> She was the captain the [[Legends Football League]] team [[Toronto Triumph]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
* [[Krista Haynes]] ([[née]] Ford; born 1991) is a former Canadian professional [[women's American football]] player<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> and [[conspiracy theorist]].<ref name="DiMatteo">{{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 }}</ref> She is a daughter of Doug Ford.<ref name=":0" /> She was the captain the [[Legends Football League]] team [[Toronto Triumph]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
* [[Michael Ford (politician)|Michael Ford]] (born Michael Douglas Aldo Ford Stirpe; 1994)<ref>{{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}}</ref> is a Canadian politician who has been the [[Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism|Ontario minister of citizenship and multiculturalism]] since June 24, 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-24 |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=2022-06-25 |issn=0319-0781}}</ref> A member of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative (PC) Party]], he has represented [[York South—Weston (provincial electoral district)|York South—Weston]] in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-03 |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=2022-04-04 |website=CP24 |language=en}}</ref> Ford previously served on [[Toronto City Council]] from 2016 to 2022.<ref name=":1">{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1" /> He is the nephew of Doug Ford and Rob Ford.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
* [[Michael Ford (politician)|Michael Ford]] (born Michael Douglas Aldo Ford Stirpe; 1994)<ref>{{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}}</ref> is a Canadian politician who has been the [[Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism|Ontario minister of citizenship and multiculturalism]] since June 24, 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-24 |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=2022-06-25 |issn=0319-0781}}</ref> A member of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative (PC) Party]], he has represented [[York South—Weston (provincial electoral district)|York South—Weston]] in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-03 |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=2022-04-04 |website=CP24 |language=en}}</ref> Ford previously served on [[Toronto City Council]] from 2016 to 2022.<ref name=":1">{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1" /> He is the nephew of Doug Ford and Rob Ford.<ref>{{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}}</ref>


== Ancestry ==
== Ancestry ==
The family have [[English people|English]] heritage.<ref name=":2">{{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}}</ref> The Toronto Sun cited online sources indicating that Doug and Rob Ford's paternal grandfather Ernest Ford moved from England to Canada in 1902 at the age of 11 as part of the [[Home Children]] immigration scheme.<ref name=":2" />
The family have [[English people|English]] heritage.<ref name=":2">{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":2" />


== Offices held ==
== Offices held ==
Line 48: Line 48:
** 1995 – 1996 (Doug Ford Sr.)
** 1995 – 1996 (Doug Ford Sr.)
** 2018 – present (Doug Ford)
** 2018 – present (Doug Ford)
⚫
** 2022 – present (Michael Ford)
* [[Premier of Ontario]]
* [[Premier of Ontario]]
** 2018 – present
** 2018 – present
Line 55: Line 56:
** 2010 – 2014
** 2010 – 2014
* [[Toronto City Council|Toronto city councillor]]
* [[Toronto City Council|Toronto city councillor]]
** 2010 – 2014 (Doug Ford Sr.)
** 2000 – 2010, 2014 – 2016 (Rob Ford)
⚫
** 2000 – 2010 (Rob Ford)
** 2010 – 2014 (Doug Ford)
** 2010 – 2014 (Doug Ford)
** 2018 – 2022 (Michael Ford)
** 2018 – 2022 (Michael Ford)
Line 74: Line 74:
{{authority control}}
{{authority control}}


[[Category:Canadian families]]
[[Category:Political families of Canada]]
[[Category:Political families of Canada]]
[[Category:Ford political family]]
[[Category:Ford family (Canada)| ]]
[[Category:Politicians from Toronto]]

Latest revision as of 07:52, 24 December 2024

Ford
Political family
Current regionOntario
Place of originEngland
Titles

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

[edit]

Ancestry

[edit]

The family have English heritage.[15] 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.[15]

Offices held

[edit]
Rob Ford, as mayor of Toronto in 2011
Doug Ford as Ontario Premier in 2022

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Rob Ford's ancestor landed in Canada for being 'unruly'". July 31, 2012.
  2. ^ Doolittle, Robyn; McArthur, Greg (October 10, 2014). "Doug Ford at Deco: The inside story". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  3. ^ Rob Ford family tree at torontolife.com
  4. ^ Daubs, Katie (February 3, 2014). "5 things you didn't know about Rob Ford's family: Revelations from the book Crazy Town". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  5. ^ Goldsbie, Jonathan (May 8, 2012). "The Rob Ford walking tour". Thegridto.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  6. ^ Staff. "Anniversary notice of the death of Douglas Bruce Ford (Sr.)". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  7. ^ a b Seitz, Patrick (July 30, 2011). "Tech-media-tainment: Lingerie Football League needs stars".
  8. ^ DiMatteo, Enzo (December 21, 2021). "Why we need to talk about Doug Ford's daughter's anti-vaccine views". Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  9. ^ "Mayor's niece makes first cut in Lingerie Football League". Toronto Star. April 30, 2011.
  10. ^ "Michael Ford". Twitter.com. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  11. ^ "There are seven new faces — including a former CFLer — in Doug Ford's cabinet". The Toronto Star. 2022-06-24. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  12. ^ "Toronto councillor Michael Ford running as candidate in Ontario PC party". CP24. 2022-04-03. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  13. ^ a b Fox, Chris (May 4, 2016). "Michael Ford announces intention to seek election in Ward 2". CP24. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  14. ^ DeClerq, Katherine (June 9, 2020). "Toronto Coun. Michael Ford, Ontario premier's nephew, tests positive for COVID-19". Ctvnews.ca.
  15. ^ a b Don Peat (July 31, 2012). "Rob Ford's ancestor landed in Canada for being 'unruly'". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Ford_family_(Canada)&oldid=1264941986"