Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe TORONTO, April 9 (UPI) -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has enlisted the help of two more people to assist him with his bid for reelection -- a former sprinter with ties to steroids, and an actor from a TV show about trailer park life. Ben Johnson and Sam Tarasco join Ford’s brother and campaign manager, Doug Ford, as part of the mayor’s team. Advertisement Rob Ford, Ben Johnson and a Trailer Park Boy walk into a bar Bartender says "Is this some kinda joke? RS— Ron Sexsmith (@RonSexsmith) April 8, 2014 Johnson was stripped of a gold medal he won at the 1988 Summer Olympics after testing positive for a banned substance. The Canadian athlete was banned from competing for life following a second failed test in 1993. “You know what? I support Ben 100 percent,” Ford told the Toronto Star. “We’ve all made mistakes in life. I’ve supported him from day one. And that’s the bottom line.” On Trailer Park Boys, Tarasco plays Sam Losco, a character who is often part of illegal activities that involve drugs and guns -- as are many of the other characters on the show. Advertisement Ever get the feeling we are all unwitting participants in a Trumanesc reality show #topoli http://t.co/J2exHeMm4T— anthony valenti (@smackraman) April 9, 2014 Tarasco also works for an events company called The Substance Group, and he was responsible for setting up the get-together. “As we obviously got to talking about the project, personal lives come out, all that kind of stuff, and they seemed to kind of bond,” said Substance Group owner Neil Forester. Neither Johnson nor Tarasco revealed why they had chosen to endorse Ford. Rob Ford hiring Ben Johnson and a Trailer Park Boy lends credence to the theory that this is all just a really long piece of performance art— Matt Elliott (@GraphicMatt) April 8, 2014 [Toronto Star] Read More Julia Louis-Dreyfus covers Rolling Stone naked 10 Chicago children hospitalized after being served booze-spiked punch at pizza party Ukrainian intel service claims detention of Russian spy NWF oil spill report 'cherry picks' data, BP says London: Scotland may face huge energy bills alone