A policy advisor for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has resigned, 麻豆影视 has learned.
Ford's office confirmed in an email to 麻豆影视 that Brooks Barnett is "no longer" with the mayor's office. No further details were provided.
Barnett's departure comes a day after Ford announced that he smoked crack in a "drunken stupor" approximately one year ago.
In a press conference outside his office Tuesday afternoon, Ford told reporters that he had used the drug in the past.
"Yes I have smoked crack cocaine. But I am not an addict," he said. "Have I tried it? Probably in one of my drunken stupors."
Later in the afternoon, Ford read a prepared statement in which he "sincerely" apologized for his actions, but said he would not be resigning or stepping down.
鈥淚 love my job, I love this city, I love saving taxpayers鈥� money and I love being your mayor,鈥� he told reporters at city hall Tuesday afternoon.
鈥淔or the sake of the taxpayers... we must get back to work immediately鈥� I was elected to do a job and that鈥檚 exactly what I鈥檓 going to continue doing.鈥�
Many of Ford's colleagues at city hall have called for his resignation since Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair announced last Thursday that police had recovered a previously deleted video in which the mayor appears to be smoking crack.
Last May, U.S. website Gawker and the Toronto Star published reports that a number of their employees had been shown a video in which Ford was seen smoking crack.
Immediately following the reports, Ford responded, saying he does not use crack cocaine and could not comment on a video that does not exist.
