Cocaine, alcohol, sexual harassment and marijuana are not supposed to come to mind when one hears mention of people in high political office. These are the kind of things only to expect from people like Jordan Belfort, whose penny stock boiler room operation in the late 1980’s and over-the-top partying was brilliantly glorified by Leonardo DiCaprio’s performance in The Wolf of Wall Street.

Although to a much lesser extent, these controversial behaviors are much more commonplace for Toronto Mayor, Rob Ford. For months now, dozens of allegations of public drunkenness and drug use have plagued the round and boisterous Canadian. He was also accused of sexual harassment in March of last year. This was all before he admitted to smoking crack cocaine last November.

More recently, Ford has come under fire for allegedly drinking in a bar in Coquitlam, British Columbia past the 2 a.m. last call. He also reportedly went into the bathroom for an hour and came out speaking incoherently.

Toronto doesn’t have a recall process, so the city has had to put up with Ford’s unsuitable leadership and intolerable behavior for a while.

Regardless of being partially stripped of his power and completely ruining his political reputation, Ford felt undeterred from registering for re-election earlier this year. According to a poll from Forum Research, Ford’s approval rating among Toronto residents is at 45 percent, and 37 percent of residents will vote for him again in October. This begs the questions as to whether or not Ford is fit to hold office for another term.

Some feel sympathy for Ford because he apologized for his actions and wants to leave them in the past. The truth is, this isn’t the first time Ford has had to apologize for his actions to the public. Using the term “orientals,” insinuating that a reporter was a pedophile, smoking crack cocaine, and being “extremely inebriated” in a video released in November are among the many things Ford has apologized for.

This is not a man who can change his ways. From his history, it’s clear that Ford does not possess the self-control necessary to end his unruly behavior.

Ford himself claims that people should be judging him on his performance as mayor rather than his personal life, but with holding any public office comes a professional etiquette that shows that the public is being properly represented. Ford has broken this etiquette, not only losing the confidence of Toronto’s residents, but parading his poor decision making skills as mayor.

The problem doesn’t lie within the actual behaviors that sparked this controversy. The real problem is in Ford’s decision making. Whether he likes it or not, he is entitled with representing the city of Toronto and is responsible for its image in the media. Ford’s behavior has reflected poorly on the city’s image. Whether he likes it or not, his behavior does affect others.

Ford is not only a man incapable of running a city; he’s a man who is in need of help. If he won’t step down himself, then the people of Toronto will be more than happy to take on that responsibility this October by not voting for him.