Another long-time Toronto councillor has decided to not seek re-election this fall.
Denzil Minnan-Wong, a member of City Council since 1998, announced the news in a July 13 note to Ward 16 residents, Mayor John Tory, and fellow councillors.
“I was first elected in 1994 and since then there have been many changes in the city. But in that election and each one since, I have been elected on a platform of Keeping Taxes Down,” he said. “Always my inspiration, I knew they wanted responsible government. A council that respected their tax dollars, and worked to provide quality municipal services,” he said.
Also a member of the city's Infrastructure Committee, the TTC and Toronto Hydro board, Minnan-Wong also said he and his team were “able to identify wasteful spending like the purchase of $12,000 umbrellas at the Waterfront. And we stopped Google from taking over Toronto’s Waterfront.” “I am also pleased that we are working as a community within the ward to address road safety issues in logical ways,” he said.
Other long-serving councillors who have decided to not seek re-election this year include John Filion and Ana Bailão .Former Toronto Board of Health Chair Joe Cressy left his job as the Spadina–Fort York councillor in April to pursue a new career at George Brown College. Cressy announced he would not be seeking re-election back in October 2021.
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