The seemingly never-ending speculation over whether Doug Ford will seek the leadership of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party could be coming to an end.

Ford, who lost to John Tory in last month’s mayoral election by about 64,000 votes, told reporters at city hall on Friday morning that he “more than likely will” announce his intentions at some point next week.

The deadline for candidates to register is Jan. 30.

“This is the biggest decision of my life and I gotta make the right decision,” Ford said on Friday. “My wife is pushing me, Rob (Ford) is pushing me but we will see what happens.”

Ford has openly discussed a need for renewal in the Progressive Conservative party in the past, suggesting that the Tories need an “enema” in a series of interviews following the last provincial election in June.

Recently, Ford has also started to discuss his vision for the party, telling CP24 last week that he would welcome union members back into the party and get back “to the grassroots of meeting the people” as leader.

On Friday, Ford insisted that he still hasn’t made a decision, but he did note that he received his first campaign donation while celebrating his 50th birthday on Thursday night.

The donor? None other than Mayor Rob Ford.

“He gave me a little contribution at the dinner table for my candidacy. It made me laugh,” he said. “I think it was half joking, half not joking. Rob is always anxious and he wants us to continue on.”

Anxious is right.

“He should be putting down his deposit right now,” Rob Ford told reporters at city hall on Friday. “He dithers all the time, that is his problem. All the time he dithers.”

So far, Tory MPP’s Vic Fedeli, Christine Elliott, Monte McNaughton and Lisa MacLeod as well as Conservative MP Patrick Brown have thrown their hats into the ring for the leadership of the PC party.

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