I wish I could find the footage of Ford deriding David Miller for travelling to other cities as gravy. He said so in at least two debates that I attended and I believe I heard him say it on a YouTube video as well. That video would be very appropriate right now to demonstrate his hypocrisy.
A Mayor is the City's representative to the world. They should absolutely go out and make inter-Mayoral connections. It's great that Ford realized that -- despite being 2 years into his term -- but some people I've chatted with think that this was one of his brilliant and innovative ideas all along.
God this is creepy:
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/09/18/rob-ford-on-chicago-trip-its-jobs-jobs-jobs
Watch the video, at about 20sec in, Ford talks to a young lady. She extends her hand to leave and Ford gives her a card and semi-whispers: "If you're ever in Toronto". Did
that just happen? Also in the video, I found it funny how a Chicagoan who's been a tourist could tell Ford more about Toronto than he was able to tell a reporter at the airport who asked how he would sell the city. That same tourist told Ford that he loves that Toronto is a walkable city...
I'm genuinely embarrassed for our city.