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Ford announced her candidacy to be an MP in [[Etobicoke North]] at a People's Party of Canada GTA candidates event. The People's Party of Canada is a federal party founded by former Conservative cabinet minister [[Maxime Bernier]]. The seat is currently held by Science Minister [[Kirsty Duncan]]. Renata Ford is the sister-in-law of Ontario Premier [[Doug Ford]] and aunt of Toronto City Councilor Michael Ford, both of whom have made statements wishing good luck to all candidates involved without making any endorsements.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/renata-ford-will-be-a-candidate-for-maxime-bernier-s-people-s-party-of-canada-1.5184851|title=Renata Ford will be a candidate for Maxime Bernier's People's Party of Canada|last=Pelley|first=Lauren|date=June 21, 2019|website=CBC|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> |
Ford announced her candidacy to be an MP in [[Etobicoke North]] at a People's Party of Canada GTA candidates event. The People's Party of Canada is a federal party founded by former Conservative cabinet minister [[Maxime Bernier]]. The seat is currently held by Science Minister [[Kirsty Duncan]]. Renata Ford is the sister-in-law of Ontario Premier [[Doug Ford]] and aunt of Toronto City Councilor [[Michael Ford (politician)|Michael Ford]], both of whom have made statements wishing good luck to all candidates involved without making any endorsements.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/renata-ford-will-be-a-candidate-for-maxime-bernier-s-people-s-party-of-canada-1.5184851|title=Renata Ford will be a candidate for Maxime Bernier's People's Party of Canada|last=Pelley|first=Lauren|date=June 21, 2019|website=CBC|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:11, 22 August 2019
Renata Ford (nee Brejniak) is the widow of former Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford. She is currently running as a People's Party of Canada candidate in the 2019 Federal election.[1][2]
Personal life
Brejniak married Rob Ford in 2000, having met Ford in high school.[3] In 2008, charges were laid against Rob Ford for allegedly making threats, although they were later dropped. In 2011, Renata Ford's mother called police alleging that Rob Ford took their children to Florida, against the wishes of Renata Ford.[4] In 2018, she filed a $16M lawsuit against Doug Ford alleging financial impropriety in the handling of Rob Ford's estate, alleging that Doug Ford and his brother Randy Ford improperly withheld a $220k life insurance policy, and charged unreasonable expenses against Rob Ford's estate.[5][6]
Ford pleaded guilty to a charge of impaired driving in June 2018 related to a 2016 incident and was sentenced to 3 years probation and 100 hours of community service.[7]
PPC Candidate
Ford announced her candidacy to be an MP in Etobicoke North at a People's Party of Canada GTA candidates event. The People's Party of Canada is a federal party founded by former Conservative cabinet minister Maxime Bernier. The seat is currently held by Science Minister Kirsty Duncan. Renata Ford is the sister-in-law of Ontario Premier Doug Ford and aunt of Toronto City Councilor Michael Ford, both of whom have made statements wishing good luck to all candidates involved without making any endorsements.[8]
References
- ^ "Renata Ford to run in federal election for People's Party of Canada | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "Renata Ford, widow of Rob Ford, to run for the People's Party of Canada". Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "The woman behind the mayor: who is Renata Ford?". Toronto Life. 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ "Rob Ford's wife Renata makes rare public appearance to stand by her man - Toronto | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ "Rob Ford's widow sues Doug Ford, alleging he has deprived her and her children of millions | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ "Rob Ford's widow sues Doug Ford over family business days before Ontario election". Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ "Renata Ford, Rob Ford's widow, gets 3 years probation in impaired driving case". CBC. June 20, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Pelley, Lauren (June 21, 2019). "Renata Ford will be a candidate for Maxime Bernier's People's Party of Canada". CBC.
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