Who Is Doug Holyday

Councillor Doug Holyday mentioned in the previous post was Mayor of Etobicoke before the city's amalgamation
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He is a frequent spokesperson for Mayor Ford. He is securely in the Mayor's corner and  is undoubtedly a valuable resource  to the Ford brothers.

A complaint was filed against him and  Rob Ford , I think ,because they routinely did not declare expenses against the Councillors $75,000  expense allowance,

The complainant, who spent all of his allowance, complained the two  made the other Councillors  look bad.

They said they had few expenses and paid  for them themselves. 

The Integrity Commissioner  decided  for the complainant.  He ordered  the pair to declare expenses.

The people of Etobicoke must feel confident the Ford administration will not do anything outrageous as long as Councillor Holyday has an influence. He was Mayor when  Etobicoke privatised garbage collection. He knows how to negotiate.

A union organiser told me once, the reason management  have problems negotiation contracts is because they have no respect for the process so they don't think  they need  expertise.

Private business can close down the operation and walk away. The  public sector cannot do that.

At the week-end ,Councillor Holyday was  the calm and deliberate spokesperson for the administration explaining to the people of Toronto why management rights need to be protected.

He is impressive.