Mayor Ford visits LKS

Mayor Ford graciously accepted an invitation from Stefanie Ford (no relation) in Ms. Walker's class and visited Lambton-Kingsway JMS on Thursday.    Stefanie met Mayor Ford in a restaurant and shared with him that she not only had the same name as his daughter, but also completed a class project on him.  They instantly bonded and began arranging a visit.

On Thursday, Mayor Ford spent about 45 minutes with the Grade 5 classes and discussed the different levels of Government and fielded some great questions from the students.  When asked what his most frustrating part of politics was, Mayor Ford replied "people not having an answering machine."  He went on to explain that he returns every call he receives and gets frustrated when he spends months trying to return calls because he is not able to leave a message.  Mayor Ford also fielded questions on some hot topics including the Casino debate and Transit in Toronto.  Mayor Ford ended his discussion with the students by encouraging them to become actively involved in politics by volunteering and by voting when they are able to.

A very big thank you to Mayor Ford for taking the time out of his busy schedule to visit LKS.  Also, thank you to Ms. Walker and Stefanie for organizing, and to the Grade 5 staff and students for being such welcoming hosts.