TORONTO -- Christopher Peloso, the husband of former Ontario cabinet minister George Smitherman, has been found dead.
Smitherman said in a statement on Twitter early today that police had confirmed Peloso's death. Police also issued a statement saying Peloso had been found dead. It gave no details.
"We will celebrate his life and we will find comfort somehow in knowing that he has found peace from the depression that has wreaked havoc on his mind," Smitherman said.
The 40-year-old was last seen around 11 a.m. Sunday in west end Toronto (in the Bloor Street West and Lansdowne Avenue area).
Peloso, who married Smitherman in 2007, also went missing in September and was found by a police dog two days later in a wooded area near train tracks.
Smitherman served as the province's deputy premier, health minister and energy minister before he stepped down to run for Toronto mayor in 2010.
Mayor Rob Ford, who ran against Smitherman and won later that year, released a statement today expressing his condolences.
"It is with great sadness that I have learned of the passing of Mr. Christopher Peloso, husband to Mr. George Smitherman, and loving father," said Ford's statement.
"I would ask all Torontonians to extend their condolences to the family during this difficult time."
Peloso is survived by Smitherman and their two children