TORONTO - Ford Nation is still a political force in Toronto's west end, where the nephew of the late Rob Ford will soon take a seat at city council.
Michael Ford easily defeated 11 other candidates yesterday to become city councillor for Ward 2.
The byelection was triggered when his uncle, the former Toronto mayor, died in March from a rare and aggressive form of cancer.
Ford opened a big lead early and finished with 69.5 per cent of the vote compared with 20.5 per cent for second-place Jeff Canning, a small business owner.
The 22-year-old campaigned on the same themes as his uncles Rob and Doug -- customer service and lower taxes -- and said he would emulate them by returning constituent phone calls and showing up at their doors if necessary.
