Toronto city council strips 'crack-smoking' mayor Rod Ford of most powers

Disgraced Toronto Mayor Rob Ford faced another setback after the City Council voted to strip him of his remaining powers in a council meeting.

The council voted overwhelming in a series of votes to cut the scandal-plagued mayor's office budget by 60 percent and allow mayoral staff to join the deputy mayor.

According to Fox News, Ford now effectively has no legislative power as he would no longer chair the executive committee.

Ford retains his title and ability to represent Toronto at official functions.

Moments before voting, Ford likened the council's actions to Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait.

The council does not have the power to remove Ford from office, barring a criminal conviction.

In interviews with police, Ford's former staffers have made further accusations, saying the mayor drank heavily, sometimes drove while intoxicated and pressured a female staffer to engage in oral sex, the report said.

Ford had earlier admitted to excessive drinking and buying illegal drugs.