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==Legacy== Supported by the Ward 3 incumbent, [[Stephen Holyday]], and the Ford family, in September 2017, then Toronto Mayor [[John Tory]] proposed renaming [[Centennial Park Stadium]] after Ford. The city council rejected the proposed renaming on October 4, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Star|title=No 'Rob Ford Memorial Stadium' in Toronto after council rejects renaming proposal|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2017/10/04/no-rob-ford-memorial-stadium-in-toronto-after-council-rejects-renaming-proposal.html|author=David Rider|date=October 4, 2017}}</ref> In 2023, Councillor [[Paul Ainslie]] put forward another motion to change the name to "Rob Ford Stadium". This motion passed 17β6, including with the support of Toronto Mayor [[Olivia Chow]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Freeman |first=Joshua |date=December 15, 2023 |title=Toronto council votes to name stadium after former mayor Rob Ford |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/toronto-council-votes-to-name-stadium-after-former-mayor-rob-ford-1.6689492?cache=yesclipId10406200text%2Fhtml%3Bcharset%3Dutf-80404%2F7.626236%2F7.425272 |access-date=January 25, 2024 |website=CP24}}</ref> Ford's drug scandal was dramatized in the Canadian film ''[[Run This Town (film)|Run This Town]]''.
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