Douglas Charles Holyday (born 1942) is a retired Canadian politician who served as the last mayor of Etobicoke from 1994 to 1998 and the deputy mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2013. Holyday was first elected to Etobicoke City Council as an alderman in 1982. After his term as mayor, he was elected to Toronto City Council, where he served until 2013, when he was elected as a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP).
Doug Holyday | |
|---|---|
 Holyday in 2010 | |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Etobicoke—Lakeshore | |
| In office September 9, 2013 – June 23, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Laurel Broten |
| Succeeded by | Peter Milczyn |
| Deputy Mayor of Toronto | |
| In office December 1, 2010 – August 21, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Pantalone |
| Succeeded by | Norm Kelly |
| Toronto City Councillor for Ward 3 (Etobicoke Centre) | |
| In office December 1, 2000 – August 21, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | New Ward |
| Succeeded by | Peter Leon |
| Toronto City Councillor for Ward 4 (Markland Centennial) | |
| In office January 1, 1998 – December 1, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | New Ward |
| Succeeded by | Ward Abolished |
| Mayor of Etobicoke | |
| In office December 1, 1994 – January 1, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Sinclair |
| Succeeded by | City Amalgamated |
| Chair of the Audit Committee | |
| In office June 27, 2005 – August 21, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Bas Balkissoon |
| Succeeded by | To Be Determined |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Douglas Charles Holyday 1942 (age 81–82)[1] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Franca |
| Children | Stephen Holyday David Holyday[2] |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Political career
editAn insurance broker by profession,[3] Holyday was first elected to Etobicoke City Council as an alderman in 1982. He was defeated in his bid for the Etobicoke Board of Control in the 1985 municipal election but returned as an Etobicoke city councillor, representing Ward 6, from, 1988 until 1994 when he was elected Mayor. He also served as a member of the Metropolitan Toronto Council from 1994 until 1997.
He was the last mayor of the former city of Etobicoke, defeating incumbent Bruce Sinclair in the 1994 municipal election. After a garbage strike in 1995, Holyday and Etobicoke council tendered the garbage collection contract, and inviting CUPE and private operations to bid. Holyday noted that "[CUPE's] price was nowhere near what the private sector offered us", and noted that the contractor did the job with 35 employees as opposed to the previous 71. The move saved Etobicoke $1 million annual at the time, with city officials estimating it at $2 million in 2009, plus private contractors had to post a performance bond and commit to a wage rate for the duration of a five-year contract, which protected the city from a strike. In 1996, Etobicoke also bought out its employees' accumulated sick plan, with new employees not eligible for sick day accumulation.[4][5]
Etobicoke was the only area in Toronto not affected by the 2009 garbage strike, with the sick day accumulation plan being one of the unresolved issues between the city and CUPE. Holyday also pointed out that 90 per cent of Canadian municipalities contract out garbage collection, with Oshawa being the only GTA municipality where garbage pickup is done by the city.[4][5]
Etobicoke was amalgamated into Toronto with the 1997 election. With the position of Mayor of Etobicoke abolished, Holyday ran and was elected to the new Toronto City Council representing Ward 4 (Markland Centennial). With redistribution, Holyday was elected to the new Ward 3 in 1999 which he continued to represent until stepping down from council in 2013
One of Toronto council's staunchest conservatives, he is noted for his fiscal conservatism and tendency to oppose public spending measures. For example, in 2008 Holyday proposed that taxpayers' money could be saved if Toronto city councillors reduced their office expenses, kept better track of business mileage, adopted more frugal newsletters, stopped donating to community groups and sports teams in their wards, and had to justify restaurant meals.[6] In addition to his fiscal conservatism, Holyday has also supported conservative policies in other fields. For example, he opposed banning gun clubs in Toronto, as well as a decision by council to ban the Toronto Sportsmen’s Show from the CNE (council later reversed its decision). He has proposed removing the homeless from Nathan Phillips Square, and was the only member of council not to vote for a resolution describing homelessness as a national disaster. He once criticized plans to close certain streets in downtown Toronto for a "car-free day", saying that that would have a negative impact on businesses. Holyday also supported reducing the number of councillors, and voted against childcare subsidies. In 2012, Holyday proposed that casino lobbyists be banned from city hall, stating "I think the fairest way to do it is to take that part out of the equation".[7]
Voters gave Holyday a clear majority in the 2003, 2006, and 2010 municipal elections, and no serious opponents came forward to challenge him.
Provincial politics
editIn 1987, Holyday ran for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1987 provincial election, but lost to Liberal Linda LeBourdais by over 6,000 votes. He was asked to run for the Tories in the 2003 provincial election, but declined.[8]
In July 2013, Holyday again ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the August 1, 2013 by-election to replace retiring Liberal Laurel Broten in the riding of Etobicoke—Lakeshore. Although he once argued that councillors who run for higher office should immediately resign from council, he instead elected to take a leave of absence without pay.[9] On election day, he defeated the Ontario Liberal Party's candidate, fellow councillor Peter Milczyn.[10]
On September 10, 2013 PC Leader Tim Hudak named Holyday as Tory Accountability critic.[11]
He was defeated by Peter Milczyn in the Ontario general election of 2014.
Personal life
editHolyday has lived his entire life in Etobicoke, and was an insurance broker before entering political life. Doug Holyday Received the Key to the City of Toronto on 20 August 2013 from Mayor Rob Ford.[12]
Election results
edit| 2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Milczyn | 23,950 | 47.14 | +4.84 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Doug Holyday | 17,402 | 34.25 | -12.50 | ||||
| New Democratic | P. C. Choo | 6,348 | 12.50 | +5.09 | ||||
| Green | Angela Salewsky | 2,083 | 4.10 | +1.85 | ||||
| Libertarian | Mark Wrzesniewski | 345 | 0.68 | +0.24 | ||||
| Freedom | Jeff Merklinger | 298 | 0.59 | +0.46 | ||||
| Socialist | Natalie Lochwin | 230 | 0.45 | |||||
| Moderate | Ian Lytvyn | 148 | 0.29 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 50,804 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +8.67 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[13] | ||||||||
| Ontario provincial by-election, Etobicoke—Lakeshore, August 1, 2013 Resignation of Laurel Broten | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Doug Holyday | 16,130 | 46.64 | +17.40 | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Milczyn | 14,513 | 41.96 | -9.06 | ||||
| New Democratic | P.C. Choo | 2,705 | 7.82 | -7.63 | ||||
| Green | Angela Salewsky | 780 | 2.26 | -0.42 | ||||
| Libertarian | Hans Kunov | 157 | 0.45 | +0.06 | ||||
| Special Needs | Dan King | 157 | 0.45 | +0.06 | ||||
| People's | Kevin Clarke | 85 | 0.25 | |||||
| Freedom | Wayne Simmons | 57 | 0.16 | -0.24 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 34,584 | |||||||
| Turnout | 34,584 | 38.62 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | -13.23 | ||||||
| 2010 Toronto election, Ward 3[14] | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Holyday | 13,521 | 71.9 |
| Peter Kudryk | 2,684 | 14.3 |
| Ross Vaughan | 1,585 | 8.4 |
| Roger Deschenes | 1,010 | 5.4 |
| Total | 18,800 | 100 |
| 2006 Toronto election, Ward 3[15] | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Holyday | 9,757 | 69.8 |
| Peter Kudryk | 2,172 | 15.5 |
| Lillian Lança | 1,391 | 9.9 |
| Ross Vaughan | 669 | 4.8 |
| 2003 Toronto election, Ward 3 | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Holyday | 12,207 | 70.80 |
| Ross Vaughan | 2,565 | 14.87 |
| Maurice Ferraro | 1,336 | 7.74 |
| Amber Saeed | 1,133 | 6.57 |
| 2000 Toronto election, Ward 3 | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Holyday | 12,639 | 83.8 |
| Nicholas Florio | 2,491 | 16.4 |
| 1997 Toronto election, Ward 4 (Markland Centennial[14] | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Holyday | 15,430 | 31.96 |
| Dick O'Brien | 10,410 | 21.57 |
| Agnes Ugolini Potts | 9,650 | 20.00 |
| Brian Flynn | 6,809 | 14.11 |
| Steve Deighton | 3,974 | 8.23 |
| Helen Bodanis | 799 | 1.65 |
| Mark Stanisz | 507 | 1.10 |
| Daphne Gabriel | 413 | 0.85 |
| Alexander P. Masur | 279 | 0.57 |
| Total | 48,271 | 100 |
| 1994 Etobicoke election, Mayor | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Holyday | 31,045 | 41.8 |
| Bruce Sinclair (incumbent) | 29,687 | 40.0 |
| Norm Matusiak | 10,508 | 14.1 |
| Tom Hollinshead | 1,910 | 2.5 |
| Herman Jardine | 1,146 | 1.5 |
| 1991 Etobicoke election, Ward 6 | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Holyday | acclaimed | 100.0 |
| 1988 Etobicoke election, Ward 6 | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Holyday | 3,801 | 54.43 |
| Ron Barr | 1,358 | 19.45 |
| John Woodroof | 1,314 | 19.81 |
| Tom Ferguson | 509 | 7.29 |
| Total | 6,982 | 100 |
| 1987 Ontario general election: Etobicoke West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Linda LeBourdais | 15,757 | 46.90 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Doug Holyday | 9,664 | 28.76 | |||||
| New Democratic | Phil Jones | 5,784 | 17.21 | |||||
| Family Coalition | Judy Johnson | 1,890 | 5.62 | |||||
| Libertarian | Robert Dunk | 498 | 1.51 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 33,593 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1985 Etobicoke election, Board of Control (4 elected) | ||
| Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Dick O'Brien (incumbent) | 34,248 | |
| Lois Griffin | 33,175 | |
| Leonard Braithwaite (incumbent) | 33,085 | |
| Morley Kells | 29,817 | |
| Chris Stockwell (incumbent) | 29,629 | |
| Doug Holyday | 28,982 | |
| James Shawera | 5,473 | |
References
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- ^ "Why I'm the best candidate: Doug Holyday". www.cp24.com.
- ^ "Mayors and Reeves of Etobicoke (1850 - 1998)". Etobicoke Historical Society. Etobicoke Historical Society. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ a b Tamara Shephard. Etobicoke: No garbage woes for city's west end. Toronto Community News. June 23, 2009. "InsideToronto Article". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
- ^ a b Peter Kuitenbrouwer. Private or public? Guess the winner. National Post. June 24, 2009. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Moloney, Paul (4 February 2008). "Penny-pincher offers plan". Toronto Star.
- ^ Peat, Don (11 May 2012). "Holyday wants council ban on casino lobbyists". Toronto Sun.
- ^ "Declaration of Results s. 55(4) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 2022 Municipal General Election Monday, October 24, 2022" (PDF). City of Toronto. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ Nickle, David (4 July 2013). "Holyday on leave of absence as byelection race begins in Etobicoke-Lakeshore". Etobicoke Guardian.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Hudak promotes Holyday, Fedeli to key critic postsCBC, September 10, 2013.
- ^ "Page Not Found". Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "General Election Results by District, 024 Etobicoke—Lakeshore". Elections Ontario. 2014. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ a b City of Toronto elections page Archived October 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ City Clerk's Official Declaration 2006 Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine