Doug Ford supporter allegedly threatens Ward 2 candidate's aunt
Andray Domise, Ward 2 city councillor candidate, 'furious' over incident
A Ward 2 city councillor candidate says his aunt was physically and verbally threatened Friday evening by one of Doug Ford's supporters while canvassing on behalf of her nephew.
Joan Domise, the aunt of Andray Domise who is running to represent Ward 2, was canvassing support for her nephew around 7:30 p.m. at an apartment building in the ward when a Doug Ford supporter allegedly verbally threatened her.
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"If you're not a Ford supporter, you're not allowed to be in this building," the Ford supporter allegedly said, according to a press release from Cynthia Amsden on behalf of Andray. "If you don't leave, I will remove you."
The Ford supporter, who is not named in the release, is allegedly the superintendent of the apartment building at 75 Irwin Road.
If you don't leave, I will remove you.- Ford supporter allegedly said to Joan Domise
It is unclear from the statement what the physical threat involved.
Joan, who was accompanied by Andray's mother and another campaign team member at the time, called the police but did not wait after being placed on a priority hold.
When the Ford supporter was made aware of the police call, he left the scene in his car, according to the statement released on behalf of Andray.
A CBC reporter asked Doug Ford about the allegations. He said the media shouldn't focus on the incident.
His spokesman Amin Massoudi told CBC News the campaign would not release a statement addressing the allegations.
The reporter also knocked on the superintendent's door, but there was no answer.
Candidate 'furious' over threats
Andray tweeted about the incident, saying he was "furious" about what happened.
Andray and his aunt say they will go to 23rd Division on Saturday to make a full police report in person.
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In Ward 2, Etobicoke North, Andray is running against 13 other candidates, including Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, Doug's younger brother.
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The younger Ford brother was initially running for re-election as mayor, however he withdrew his name from contention when he fell ill and was subsequently diagnosed with liposarcoma.
He then entered the race in Ward 2, where he served as a city councillor for a decade before being elected mayor in 2010.
His brother, Doug, entered the race for mayor in his name shortly before the nomination deadline.
Torontonians head to the polls on Monday. Advance voting closed last Sunday. Over six days, 161,147 voters cast their ballots between Oct. 14 and 19.
In the last mayoral election, in 2010, 77,391 advance poll ballots were cast.