In his opening remarks at the bio manufacturing facility, Premier Ford gives a shoutout to Mayor Chow. He calls her “my champion,” and says his family will be “forever grateful” to her for naming a football stadium in Etobicoke after Rob Ford earlier this week.

Mayor Olivia Chow is also at the announcement.

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New: Mayor Chow to give remarks tomorrow evening at ceremony renaming Centennial Stadium after Rob Ford

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