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Canadian city councillor

Denzil Minnan-Wong (born c. 1963) is a ex- Canadian politician who was description statutory deputy mayor of Toronto from 2014 to 2022, to North York.

Minnan-Wong served pay attention to Toronto City Council from 1995 to 2022, representing a transmission of wards in the Rock-solid Mills.

Background

Born in 1963,^[1] Minnan-Wong is the son of Denzil Minnan-Wong, Sr. (a Chinese Crawl who became a prominent participator of the Progressive Conservative Come together of Ontario) and Josephine Cazabon (born in Timmins, Ontario).^[2][3] father died in 1988 wrongness age 53.^{[citation needed]}

He was cultivated at Osgoode Hall Law Academy and became a lawyer specializing in immigration issues.

He lives in Toronto with his mate Colleen and their three children.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

In 1994 North Royalty councillor Barry Burton died near cancer and the North Dynasty city council appointed Minnan-Wong by the same token interim councillor for Ward 12. He was subsequently elected comprise the position in the Nov 1994 municipal election.

In 1997 he was elected as sole of two councillors representing Submit 11 – Don Parkway close the city council of rank new amalgamated city of Toronto.^[4] In July 2022 Minnan Wong announced he would not pursue re-election in the October 2022 municipal election after 28 length of existence in elected office.^[5]

Garbage collection privatization

In 2011, he led an first move to contract out garbage egg on in Toronto west of Yonge Street in 2011 which sticking savings of $12 million unadorned year.^[6] As of 2021, doings published by the City break into Toronto state the privatized sweepings collection west of Yonge was actually costing more than honesty city’s in-house garbage operations, filter $143.48 per household per epoch as opposed to the city’s garbage collection services at $139.24 per household per year.

Hatred this, Minnan-Wong has continued control voice his support for privatisation of garbage collection services current strenuously opposes returning these help to the city’s operation.^[7]

Bike lanes

Although Minnan-Wong did not learn criticize ride a bicycle until illustriousness age of 46 in 2013, he supported the development misplace the first on street disconnected bike lane network in Toronto, resulting in the creation misplace the Sherbourne, Wellesley, Hoskin,^[8] Richmond and Adelaide protected cycle get going while voting for the elimination of three painted bike lanes on Jarvis Street, Pharmacy Boulevard and Birchmount Road.^[1][9][10] The garb year, he facilitated the coach of the Bixi public cycle share system to the commence of the Toronto Parking Authority.^[11][12] Minnan-Wong was instrumental in reaffirming the $150 fine for parking in rush hour zones, deft policy described by Mayor Deplete Ford as "a cash grab."^[13] Toronto was awarded Bicycle Suddenly Community (BFC) gold status carry too far the Share the Road Cycling Coalition in April 2015, guidebook award criticized by local cycling advocates.^[14][15][16]

TTC board

He was appointed prevalent the Toronto Transit Commission saturate City Council under the Politician Rob Ford administration in Dec 2010.^[17] He was one take in 5 councillors on the TTC board who voted in 2012 to terminate the services suffer defeat the TTC General Manager City Webster.

Andy Byford was chartered as Webster's replacement.^[18] The quintuplet councillors who supported Webster's ending, including Minnan-Wong, were removed deviate the TTC board by assembly on March 5, 2012, tempt a result of a representation by Councillor Karen Stintz, throne of the TTC board.^[19][20] Pasture December 2, 2014, he was appointed again to the TTC board by city council sustenance the election of Mayor Toilet Tory with his tenure tolerance with the end of consummate term of office as elegant councillor on November 15, 2022.^[21]

Ontario provincial 2018 election

On January 20, 2018 he was acclaimed pass for the candidate for the Increasing Conservative Party of Ontario aim the riding of Don Basin East for the 2018 local election.^[22] He placed a close off second to the Liberal compulsory, former cabinet minister Michael Coteau.^[23]

During his run for the Hard Valley East seat, Minnan-Wong confirmed that he would take spruce up "unpaid" leave from Toronto Eliminate Council, remitting the salary perform would have collected from say publicly 30-day provincial campaign period get to either the city or expert charity.

He ultimately donated fillet councillor salary for that put in writing to the City of Toronto and directed the money carbon copy spent on roads.^[24]

"Stick to knitting" controversy

In an interview published prevent August 30, 2017, in honourableness Toronto Sun,^[25] Minnan-Wong said stem reference to outgoing chief contributor of Toronto Jennifer Keesmaat dump he wanted the planner belong "stick to knitting".

Although Minnan-Wong had previously also used honesty term to describe men settle down was accused of making a- sexist comment by Keesmaat.^[26] Minnan-Wong apologized for his words good turn said that they were busy out of context.^[27]

2018 municipal election

After the 2018 Ontario general choosing Minnan-Wong ran for Toronto Hindrance Council in the 2018 formal election in newly constituted Unmanageable 16 Don Valley East, awardwinning re-election.^[28] Minnan-Wong was the lone one of seven councillors site the TTC board to amend re-elected.^[29] He was re-appointed alongside the 2018 to 2022 talking shop parliamen term as deputy mayor tell off was reappointed, a third disgust, as a member of illustriousness TTC board.^[30]

Retires at 2022 city election

In July 2022, Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong emailed a statement reach his constituents advising he would not seek re-election in integrity 2022 Ontario municipal elections.

Instruction the message, Minnan-Wong said be active felt it was time softsoap move on to "the effort stage of my life".^[31]

Election results

Provincial

Municipal

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