Rob Ford says John Tory has made some 'ridiculous' decisions

Mayor John Tory has barely been mayor for more than month, but already former mayor Rob Ford says he would run the city differently.

Ford appeared at a police graduation ceremony, which was also attended by Tory, on Thursday and spoke briefly to reporters.

"Some things he's done are just ridiculous," said the former mayor.

While it's unusual for a former mayor to criticize a successor, Ford is now a city councillor.

He has only made rare appearances, however, as he has been undergoing treatments to reduce the size of a tumour in his abdomen. It was this health crisis that forced him out of the mayor's race and into the election for Ward 2, Etobicoke North, which he won handily. (Before he was elected mayor, Ford had spent a decade as a councillor in this same ward.)

"I don't like some of the stuff he's doing," continued Ford, referring to Tory.

His main bone of contention is that Tory announced he planned to study the issue of garbage privatization, when Ford said it doesn't need study. "Just dot the I's and cross the T's," he said of the privatization deals.

Ford went on to criticize Tory on his conflict with the Toronto island airport expansion issue, since Tory's son does business with the airport. Ford called that "game-playing."

He then ridiculed Tory's parking enforcement policies, which Ford said are not new at all. "We've been doing that for years," he said.

The 45-year-old Ford also gave an update on his health, saying he's making improvements.

"We're going in the right direction," he said about the size of his tumour, which has been reduced from 13 centimetres in diameter to six centimetres after five radiation treatments.

Ford said he was invited by the police to attend the ceremony. Police say 88 new recruits graduated on Thursday.

The ceremony marked the last that will occur under Chief Bill Blair, whose contract expires in April. His successor has not yet been identified.

Tory has taken a seat on the police board.

Blair said Thursday that he's "very optimistic" that the police force will have a good relationship with city hall under Tory.

The new mayor will soon participate in his first budget process at council. That will include setting the budget for the police force — which is often a contentious topic at city hall.