Josh Colle
Josh Colle | |
|---|---|
 Colle in 2010 | |
| Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 15) Eglinton—Lawrence | |
| In office December 1, 2010 – December 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Moscoe |
| Succeeded by | Mike Colle (Ward 8) |
| Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission | |
| In office December 1, 2014 – December 13, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Karen Stintz |
| Succeeded by | Jaye Robinson |
| Chair of the Planning and Growth Management Committee | |
| In office August 7, 2014 – November 30, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Milczyn |
| Succeeded by | David Shiner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 or 1973 (age 51–52) |
| Nationality | Italian Canadian |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Energy and Infrastructure Executive |
Josh Colle (ⓘ; born 1972 or 1973[1]) is a Canadian politician. He was the councillor for Ward 15 on Toronto City Council for the years 2010-2018.[2] Colle was the Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission during the period 2014-2018.[3]
Politics
As city councillor, Colle served as a director on many high profile city agency boards, including the board of Toronto Hydro. In March 2012, he was elected by Toronto City Council to serve as a commissioner of the Toronto Transit Commission and was subsequently made chair in December, 2014.[4]
He was instrumental in petitioning Metrolinx to include a station at Oakwood Avenue in their final plans for the Eglinton Crosstown line. It was confirmed that the Crosstown would feature a station at Oakwood in October 2012.[5]
In 2018, a month after registering as a candidate in the 2018 municipal election, Colle withdrew his registration and announced his retirement from politics.[6] His father Mike Colle subsequently announced his candidacy for councillor in the 2018 municipal election and ran in the new enlarged Ward 8 Eglinton Lawrence, comprising the former Ward 15 held by his son and Ward 16 represented by Christin Carmichael Greb. Mike Colle defeated Greb in Ward 16.[7]
Later career
Effective July 15, 2024, Colle started work as Chief Strategy and Customer Service Officer at the Toronto Transit Commission. For several years, Colle had worked at various transit agencies in Canada and the United States.[8][9]
Election results
| 2014 Toronto election, Ward 15[10] | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Colle | 14,733 | 75.20% |
| Chani Aryeh-Bain | 2,410 | 12.30% |
| Ahmed Belkadi | 1,382 | 7.05% |
| Eduardo Harari | 645 | 3.29% |
| James Van Zandwijk | 422 | 2.15% |
| Total | 19,592 | 100% |
| 2010 Toronto election, Ward 15[11] | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Colle | 6,668 | 40.375% |
| Rob Davis | 5,399 | 32.691% |
| Ron Singer | 2,275 | 13.775% |
| Tony Evangelista | 1,173 | 7.103% |
| Giuseppe Pede | 472 | 2.858% |
| Eva Tavares | 464 | 2.81% |
| William Reitsma | 64 | 0.388% |
| Total | 16,515 | 100% |
References
- ^ Spurr, Ben; Rider, David (July 25, 2018). "TTC chair Josh Colle leaving politics — and his father is seeking his council seat". Toronto Star. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Changed council faces new mayor". Toronto Star, October 25, 2010.
- ^ Pelley, Lauren (July 25, 2018). "Mike Colle, former councillor, MPP hoping for council return as son Josh Colle retires from municipal politics". CBC News. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ "TTC The Board". Toronto Transit Commission.
- ^ "Modified LRT master agreement puts Oakwood station on the map: Colle". York Guardian, October 26, 2012.
- ^ "TTC chair Josh Colle retiring from politics after 8 years on city council". Toronto Star, July 25, 2018.
- ^ "Toronto election 2018: Ward 8 Eglinton–Lawrence - Toronto | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. October 13, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ "ACAT Meeting - July 25, 2024". Toronto Transit Commission. July 25, 2024. Archived from the original on September 9, 2024.
- ^ Munro, Steve (June 12, 2024). "Josh Colle Returning to TTC". Steve Munro. Archived from the original on June 17, 2024.
- ^ "City of Toronto 2014 elections result page" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^ City of Toronto elections page Archived 2010-10-26 at the Wayback Machine