Rob Ford video scandal: Mayor’s two communications aides resign

Source: Toronto Star

The crisis around Toronto Mayor Rob Ford deepened Monday with the resignation of both members of his communications staff.

... George Christopoulos, Ford’s press secretary, and Isaac Ransom, Ford’s deputy press secretary, both resigned and walked out of city hall Monday, a source with knowledge of their departure told the Star.

Sources said both men resigned on principle because they felt they could not continue in good conscience after Ford's statement on Friday.

... The resignations appeared to take Ford by surprise. In full view of journalists watching through a glass window, Ford, trailed by a city hall security guard, paced around the mayor’s suite looking into empty offices, appearing agitated.

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