Doug Holyday

Doug Holyday
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Etobicoke—Lakeshore
In office September 9, 2013 – June 23, 2014
Preceded by	Laurel Broten
Succeeded by	Peter Milczyn
10th Deputy Mayor of Toronto
In office December 1, 2010 – August 21, 2013
Preceded by	Joe Pantalone
Succeeded by	Norm Kelly
Toronto City Councillor for Ward 3 (Etobicoke Centre)
In office December 1, 2000 – August 21, 2013
Preceded by	New Ward
Succeeded by	Peter Leon
Toronto City Councillor for Ward 4 (Markland Centennial)
In office January 1, 1998 – December 1, 2000
Preceded by	New Ward
Succeeded by	Ward Abolished
Mayor of Etobicoke
In office December 1, 1994 – January 1, 1998
Preceded by	Bruce Sinclair
Succeeded by	City Amalgamated
Chair of the Audit Committee
In office June 27, 2005 – August 21, 2013
Preceded by	Bas Balkissoon
Succeeded by	To Be Determined
Personal details
Born	Douglas Charles Holyday 1942 (age 74–75)
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse(s)	Franca
Children	Stephen Holyday David Holyday
Occupation	Businessman

Douglas Charles Holyday (born 1942) is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Etobicoke—Lakeshore for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario before being defeated by Peter Milczyn in the Ontario general election of 2014.

Prior to his election to the legislature, Holyday was a longtime Toronto City Councillor and deputy mayor, representing Ward 3 in Etobicoke Centre, and was the last mayor of the suburban city of Etobicoke prior to the municipal amalgamation of Toronto.

Holyday was first elected to Etobicoke City Council as an alderman in 1982. He was defeated in his bid for the Etobicoke Board of Control in the 1985 municipal election but returned as an Etobicoke city councillor, representing Ward 6, from, 1988 until 1994 when he was elected Mayor. He also served as a member of the Metropolitan Toronto Council from 1994 until 1997.

He was the last mayor of the former city of Etobicoke, defeating incumbent Bruce Sinclair in the 1994 municipal election. After a garbage strike in 1995, Holyday and Etobicoke council tendered the garbage collection contract, and inviting CUPE and private operations to bid. Holyday noted that "[CUPE's] price was nowhere near what the private sector offered us", and noted that the contractor did the job with 35 employees as opposed to the previous 71. The move saved Etobicoke $1 million annual at the time, with city officials estimating it at $2 million in 2009, plus private contractors had to post a performance bond and commit to a wage rate for the duration of a five-year contract, which protected the city from a strike. In 1996, Etobicoke also bought out its employees' accumulated sick plan, with new employees not eligible for sick day accumulation.

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