TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, battling for votes in the crucial suburbs of Toronto just two days before a tight election, rallied supporters on Saturday at a raucous event promoted by controversial former Toronto mayor Rob Ford.
Despite awkward optics for the law-and-order Conservative leader, it was the second time in a week that Harper rubbed elbows with Ford, who gained global notoriety in 2013 after admitting he used crack cocaine while in office.
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