Premier Doug Ford’s Nephew to Run for Conservatives in Toronto Riding

Toronto councillor Michael Ford speaks at a tribute to his uncle, the late Toronto mayor Rob Ford, in Etobicoke, Ont., March 22, 2017.The Canadian Press/Cole Burston

Michael Ford, the nephew of Premier Doug Ford, will run for the Ontario Progressive Conservatives in the provincial election in June.

He’s the Tories’ nominee for York South-Weston in northwestern Toronto, a part of the city where his family has deep roots.