Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, right, smiles as he walks past (L-R) City Manager Joesph Pennachetti, Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday, and TTC Chair Karen Stintz, following a news conference announcing that the city will pursue a subway extension into Scarborugh, subject to provincial and federal funding, in Etobicoke, July 12 2013. (J.P. MOCZULSKI For The Globe and Mail)