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Mike Colle
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'''Michael (Mike) Colle''' (born
February 1,
1945 in
Foggia,
Italy) is a
politician in
Ontario,
Canada. He is currently a member of the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the
riding of
Eglinton—Lawrence for the
Ontario Liberal Party.
Colle moved to Canada at a young age, and was educated at
Carleton University. He worked as a teacher of history and economics for eighteen years, including several terms at
St. Michael's College School in
Toronto. Colle served on the City of
York, Ontario York municipal council from
1982 to
1985, and on the Metro Toronto Council as a York representative from
1988 to
1994. He was also chair of the
Toronto Transit Commission from
1991 to
1994.
Colle was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the
Ontario general election, 1995 provincial election of 1995, defeating incumbent
New Democratic Party of Ontario New Democrat Tony Rizzo in the riding of
Oakwood (electoral district) Oakwood by about 1000 votes. (Rizzo had previously helped to defeat his own government's same-sex benefits plan, and received little assistance from the Toronto NDP organization.) In the
Ontario general election, 1999 provincial election of 1999, Colle defeated incumbent
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Progressive Conservative John Parker (Ontario politician) John Parker by about 9,000 votes in the redistributed riding of
Eglinton—Lawrence. The Progressive Conservatives won both elections, and Colle sat in opposition during this period. In
1996, Colle supported
Dwight Duncan's unsuccessful bid to become Liberal Party leader.
Colle has championed environmental causes during his time in the legislature (including the protection of the
Oak Ridges Moraine), and is not generally regarded as a right-wing Liberal. Despite this, he was a co-chair of
Mel Lastman's
1997 bid to become
Mayor of Toronto. Lastman was also supported by prominent members of the Progressive Conservative Party in Toronto, and was opposed by members of the
social democratic New Democratic Party.
The Liberals won the
Ontario general election, 2003 2003 election, and Colle was re-elected by over 10,000 votes in his own riding. Despite having been a prominent member of the opposition, and some public speculation, he was not initially appointed to the
cabinet by
Premier of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty. On
October 23,
2003, he was named
Parliamentary Assistant to
Greg Sorbara, the provincial
Minister of Finance (Ontario) Finance Minister.
Colle was promoted to cabinet on
June 29,
2005 as
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (Ontario) Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. Coincidentally, his federal riding counterpart
Joseph Volpe holds the same portfolio in the
Cabinet of Canada federal cabinet.
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Category:Carleton University alumni Colle, Mike
Category:Italian Canadians Colle, Mike
Category:Liberal Party of Ontario MPPs Colle, Mike
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