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   October 4, 2014 - Globe and Mail   
      
   Tory admits to donating to Doug Ford's 2010 campaign   
      
      
   Mayoral candidate apologizes for denying during a debate Friday he gave $300   
   for Ford's Ward 2 campaign   
      
   John Tory has apologized for denying that he contributed to Doug Ford's 2010   
   campaign, telling reporters Saturday that he doesn't remember the donation.   
      
   At a debate Friday evening, Mr. Tory denied giving a donation to Mr. Ford, whom   
   he is now running against for mayor.   
      
   In fact, City of Toronto records show that Mr. Tory gave $300 toward Mr. Ford's   
   2010 campaign for Ward 2 councillor.   
      
   But Saturday morning, after rival candidate Olivia Chow issued a press release   
   slamming Mr. Tory, he apologized to reporters saying he didn't remember   
   donating to Mr. Ford.   
      
   "Frankly, even to this moment, I don't recall donating to Doug Ford's campaign.   
   I may well have done. I've tried to support people in public life of all   
   different stripes," he said.   
      
   "If I said to her that I didn't donate and I was incorrect, then I apologize."   
      
   Mr. Tory added that after the 2010 campaign, he also made contributions to the   
   three leading mayoral candidates at the time -- Rob Ford, Rocco Rossi and Sarah   
   Thomson -- to help them pay off their campaign debts. "I hope people will focus   
   on that," he said.   
      
   "Two times I've gone out ... and I helped to raise money to get rid of debt for   
   people who had run for public office in good faith."   
      
   In a statement, Ms. Chow criticized Mr. Tory for his "demonstrably false and   
   misleading" comments.   
      
   "John Tory will, it's obvious, say anything," she said.   
      
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