Gloria Lindsay Luby

Gloria Lindsay Luby
Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 4) Etobicoke Centre
In office
December 1, 2000 – December 1, 2014
Preceded byWard Created
Succeeded byJohn Campbell
Deputy Speaker of Toronto City Council
In office
December 1, 2006 – December 1, 2010
Preceded byPosition Created
Succeeded byJohn Parker
Chair of the Government Management Committee
In office
December 1, 2006 – September 28, 2009
Preceded byPosition Created
Succeeded byBill Saundercook
Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 3) Kingsway Humber
In office
January 1, 1998 – December 1, 2000
Preceded byWard Created
Succeeded byWard Abolished
Etobicoke City Councillor for Ward 7
In office
December 1, 1985 – January 1, 1998
Succeeded byCity Amalgamated
Personal details
NationalityCanadian
Children3
Residence(s)Etobicoke, Ontario
OccupationBusinesswoman

Gloria Lindsay Luby is a former Canadian politician. Lindsay Luby was a Toronto city councillor and Deputy Speaker of Toronto City Council in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for Ward 4 Etobicoke Centre. She represented one of the two Etobicoke Centre wards. Lindsay Luby is also a former chair of the Government Management Committee.

Career

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Lindsay was a businesswoman and consultant before entering politics. She first served as a trustee on the Etobicoke school board, and then became an Etobicoke city councillor. When Etobicoke was merged with the City of Toronto and four other municipalities in 1997, she was elected to the Toronto City Council. She was a member of the Toronto Police Services Board from December 2000 to December 2003. She served as acting chair of the Toronto Police Services Board from June to November 2013 after Norm Gardner stepped aside as board chair. Lindsay Luby also served as chair of the Economic Development and Parks Committee.

A member of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, she publicly mused about running in the 2003 provincial election to replace Chris Stockwell as the local Member of Provincial Parliament, and was courted by PC leader Premier Ernie Eves.

Resignation

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On September 28, 2009, Lindsay Luby resigned from the executive committee claiming that she felt marginalized and didn't agree with Toronto Mayor David Miller's agenda. She said, "I never felt part of that small inner circle" referring to other members of the executive committee who had closer ties to the mayor. She denied that her resignation had anything to do with Miller's recent announcement to not seek a third term as mayor. "I was reluctant to take this step while all the attention was focused on the mayor's re-election prospects," she said.[1]

On August 28, 2014, Lindsay Luby announced that she would not seek re-election for her ward.[2]

Personal life

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Lindsay Luby's holds a degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Education degree from the University of Toronto. She and her husband have three children. She is of Ukrainian heritage.

Election results

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2010 Toronto election, Ward 4[3]
Candidate Votes %
Gloria Lindsay Luby 9,789 46.9
John Campbell 9,480 45.4
Daniel Bertolini 1,602 7.7
Total 20,871 100
2006 Toronto election, Ward 4[4]
Candidate Votes %
Gloria Lindsay Luby 9,979 68.5
Shane Daly 4,108 28.2
Sam Mehta 471 3.2

References

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  1. ^ Vincent, Donovan (September 28, 2009). "Lindsay Luby quits Miller's executive committee". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Coun. Gloria Lindsay Luby won't seek re-election this fall". CBC News. Toronto, Ontario. August 28, 2014. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  3. ^ City of Toronto elections page Archived October 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ City Clerk's Official Declaration 2006 Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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