Ford was an hour late for his own speech to the Economic Club of Canada after getting stuck in a freight elevator for 45 minutes on his way to the speech.
It wasn’t clear where Ford was as the crowd of around 190 people waited for him to speak over the lunch hour on Thursday. A handful of attendees left the event after getting tired of waiting for the mayor to show up and with no explanation provided.
Just after 1 p.m. — about 50 minutes after his speech was supposed to start — Ford arrived and was swarmed by media.
After Ford ran into a washroom, his press secretary Amin Massoudi informed reporters they had been trapped in an elevator for 45 minutes.
“I want to thank the Economic Club of Canada for hosting today’s event and getting me locked in the elevator for 45 minutes,” Ford said as he began his speech.
Economic Club president Rhiannon Traill confirmed she was with Ford, his staff and Hilton employees when they got stuck in the hotel’s freight elevator between floors.
“It was unfortunate, he was very gracious about it,” Traill said. “We finally got out and he was able to deliver his speech.”
What did they talk about for almost an hour?
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/01/23/ford-addresses-economic-club-of-canada
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