Toronto mayor can’t promise he will stay sober

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford holds back his emotions while speaking during an invite-only press conference at City Hall in Toronto after his stay in a rehabilitation facility, on Monday June 30, 2014. Ford returned to work Monday after a two-month stay a facility in Ontario. He was in rehab for alcohol addiction after announcing in April that he was seeking treatment. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese) Toronto Mayor Rob Ford holds back his emotions while speaking during an invite-only press conference at City Hall in Toronto after his stay in a rehabilitation facility, on Monday June 30, 2014. Ford returned to work Monday after a two-month stay a facility in Ontario. He was in rehab for alcohol addiction after announcing in April that he was seeking treatment. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese)

By Associated Press July 4, 2014 2 min read

TORONTO (AP) – Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said Friday that he won’t guarantee he will stay sober if he’s re-elected, telling a radio show that people will just have to trust him.

Ford, who returned this week to City Council from two months in rehab, said in an interview on Newstalk 1010 that he can’t make promises about something over which he has “no control.”

Radio host Jerry Agar said that as someone who has supported Ford in the past, the lack of guarantees that he won’t drink again if re-elected makes it tough to “take another four-year shot on Rob Ford.”

“That’s up to you,” Ford replied. “You’re going to have to look at my record and compare it to the people I’m running (against) and you’re basically going to have to trust me.”

Ford insisted that returning to lead Canada’s largest city and run for re-election Oct. 27 won’t compromise his recovery.