David Onley
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The Honourable David Charles Onley CM OOnt |
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| 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario | |
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In office September 5, 2007 – September 23, 2014 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
Michaëlle Jean David Johnston |
| Premier |
Dalton McGuinty Kathleen Wynne |
| Preceded by | James Bartleman |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Dowdeswell |
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David Charles Onley June 12, 1950 Midland, Ontario |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Ann Onley |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Religion | Evangelical Christian, Baptist |
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Viceregal styles of David C. Onley (2007-2014) |
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David Charles Onley,CM OOnt (born June 12, 1950) was the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 2007 until 2014.
Prior to his viceregal appointment Onley was a television journalist. He worked primarily for Citytv as a weather reporter, before moving on to cover science and technology stories. Later on, he worked with the 24-hour news station CablePulse 24 as a news anchor and host of a weekly technology series, Home Page. A published author, he was founding president of the Aerospace Heritage Foundation of Canada.
His seven-year term makes him the longest serving Lieutenant Governor of Ontario since Albert Edward Matthews (1937-1946) and the province's second longest serving viceroy since Confederation.
David Onley was born in Midland, Ontario, and raised in West Hill on Orchard Park Drive in Scarborough, now part of Toronto. He was educated at the University of Toronto Scarborough, served as student council president and graduated with a degree in political science.
Beginning at the age of three, Onley battled with polio, resulting in partial paralysis. However, as a result of extensive physical therapy, he regained the use of his hands and arms, and partial use of his legs. Onley is able to walk using leg braces and canes or crutches, but he generally prefers to get around using his electric scooter. He is able to drive a car using hand controls for acceleration and braking.
Onley began his career in radio, hosting a weekly science show for Toronto radio station CFRB, subsequently joining the CKO network in 1983. He then joined Citytv in 1984 as weather specialist, a position he held until 1989. In a 2004 interview with Link Up, a Toronto employment agency for people with disabilities, Onley stated that
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