Last Week Tonight host John Oliver asks Toronto voters to give the rest of the year four more years of Ford-related comedy. John Oliver has a message for Toronto voters heading to the polls Monday: elect Doug Ford as mayor.
The Last Week Tonight host ended his satire program Sunday night with an appeal “on behalf of the rest of the world” for Toronto to continue providing late-night comedy fodder by electing the brother of Mayor Rob Ford — even if most Torontonians are ready to move on from the circus.
Oliver recounted some of the politician’s recent missteps on the campaign trail, including the bizarre claim that his wife is Jewish and allegedly calling a Toronto Star reporter a “little bitch,” and concluded another Ford mayoralty was simply too good to pass up.
“Please, please elect this man. Sure, his brother was fun but a certain point we felt bad laughing at him, whereas Doug Ford doesn’t have a drug problem — he’s just an asshole,” said Oliver.
“So please, Toronto, I beg you: Let us laugh at your asshole for another four years.”
Although Oliver (and many other late-night talk show hosts) may have their hearts set on “Ford more years,” it seems very unlikely another Ford will occupy the mayor’s chair. According to most recent polls, the race is John Tory’s to lose. The former businessman and leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives was polling at about 42 per cent going into election day; Ford had the support of some 32 per cent while former NDP MP Olivia Chow came in third with 23 per cent, according to polling analysis site ThreeHundredEight.com.
Polls are open Monday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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