Josh Colle
{{short description|Canadian politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Josh Colle
| image = Josh Colle portrait, 2010 (S2311 fl3153 it0001).jpg
| caption = Colle in 2010
| office = Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 15) Eglinton—Lawrence
| term_start = December 1, 2010
| term_end = December 1, 2018
| predecessor = Howard Moscoe
| successor = Mike Colle (Ward 8)
| office1 = Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission
| term_start1 = December 1, 2014
| term_end1 = December 13, 2018
| predecessor1 = Karen Stintz
| successor1 = Jaye Robinson
| office2 = Chair of the Planning and Growth Management Committee
| term_start2 = August 7, 2014
| term_end2 = November 30, 2014
| predecessor2 = Peter Milczyn
| successor2 = David Shiner
| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|45|2018|7|25}}
| birth_place =
| occupation = Energy and Infrastructure Executive
| spuser =
| children = 3
| nationality = Italian Canadian
| website =
}}
Josh Colle ({{Audio-nohelp|Joshcolle-mg.ogg|listen}}; born 1972 or 1973{{Cite news |last=Spurr |first=Ben |last2=Rider |first2=David |date=July 25, 2018 |title=TTC chair Josh Colle leaving politics — and his father is seeking his council seat |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/city-hall/ttc-chair-josh-colle-leaving-politics-and-his-father-is-seeking-his-council-seat/article_f96f9daa-a65d-5e5b-bd50-f57e950b58a0.html |access-date=December 2, 2024 |work=Toronto Star}}) is a Canadian politician. He was the councillor for Ward 15 on Toronto City Council for the years 2010-2018.[https://www.thestar.com/news/elections/article/881076--changed-council-faces-new-mayor "Changed council faces new mayor"]. Toronto Star, October 25, 2010. Colle was the Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission during the period 2014-2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mike-colle-former-councillor-mpp-hoping-for-council-return-as-son-josh-colle-retires-from-municipal-politics-1.4760824|title=Mike Colle, former councillor, MPP hoping for council return as son Josh Colle retires from municipal politics|last=Pelley|first=Lauren|date=Jul 25, 2018|work=CBC News|access-date=Apr 10, 2019}}
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.[http://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_information/index.jsp "TTC The Board"]. Toronto Transit Commission.
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.[http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/1313358-modified-lrt-master-agreement-puts-oakwood-station-on-the-map-colle/ "Modified LRT master agreement puts Oakwood station on the map: Colle"]. York Guardian, October 26, 2012.
In 2018, a month after registering as a candidate in the 2018 municipal election, Colle withdrew his registration and announced his retirement from politics.[https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2018/07/25/ttc-chair-josh-colle-retiring-from-politics-after-8-years-on-city-council.html "TTC chair Josh Colle retiring from politics after 8 years on city council"]. Toronto Star, July 25, 2018. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4545061/toronto-election-2018-ward-8-eglinton-lawrence/|title=Toronto election 2018: Ward 8 Eglinton–Lawrence - Toronto {{!}} Globalnews.ca|date=2018-10-13|website=globalnews.ca|language=en|access-date=2019-04-10}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.ttc.ca/All-public-meetings/advisory-committee-on-accessible-transit---acat/2024/Meeting-408-July-25 |title=ACAT Meeting - July 25, 2024 |publisher=Toronto Transit Commission |date=2024-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909175653/https://www.ttc.ca/All-public-meetings/advisory-committee-on-accessible-transit---acat/2024/Meeting-408-July-25?tab=0 | archive-date=2024-09-09 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://stevemunro.ca/2024/06/12/josh-colle-returning-to-ttc/ |title=Josh Colle Returning to TTC |publisher=Steve Munro |first=Steve |last=Munro |date=2024-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617170048/https://stevemunro.ca/2024/06/12/josh-colle-returning-to-ttc/ |archive-date=2024-06-17 |url-status=live }}
Election results
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| Colspan="3" align="center"|2014 Toronto election, Ward 15{{Cite web |url=http://www1.toronto.ca/City%20Of%20Toronto/City%20Clerks/Elections/Library/Files/Results%20PDFs/2014%20Election/2014-Councillor.pdf |title=City of Toronto 2014 elections result page |access-date=September 20, 2015 |archive-date=August 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820171955/http://www1.toronto.ca/City%20Of%20Toronto/City%20Clerks/Elections/Library/Files/Results%20PDFs/2014%20Election/2014-Councillor.pdf |url-status=dead }} | ||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="150px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Votes ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Josh Colle | align=right| 14,733 | align=right| 75.20% |
| Chani Aryeh-Bain | align=right| 2,410 | align=right| 12.30% |
| Ahmed Belkadi | align=right| 1,382 | align=right| 7.05% |
| Eduardo Harari | align=right| 645 | align=right| 3.29% |
| James Van Zandwijk | align=right| 422 | align=right| 2.15% |
| Total||align=right| 19,592 ||align=right| 100% |
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| Colspan="3" align="center"|2010 Toronto election, Ward 15[http://election.toronto.ca/epr/textlist.html City of Toronto elections page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026084116/http://election.toronto.ca/epr/textlist.html |date=2010-10-26 }} | ||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="150px" | Candidate
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Votes ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Josh Colle | align=right| 6,668 | align=right| 40.375% |
| Rob Davis | align=right| 5,399 | align=right| 32.691% |
| Ron Singer | align=right| 2,275 | align=right| 13.775% |
| Tony Evangelista | align=right| 1,173 | align=right| 7.103% |
| Giuseppe Pede | align=right| 472 | align=right| 2.858% |
| Eva Tavares | align=right| 464 | align=right| 2.81% |
| William Reitsma | align=right| 64 | align=right| 0.388% |
| Total||align=right| 16,515 ||align=right| 100% |
References
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External links
- {{TorontoCouncillor|ID=colle1}}
- {{official website|http://joshcolle.ca/}}
{{Toronto City Councillors}}
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Category:Canadian people of Italian descent
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