Howard Sokolowski

Howard Sokolowski OOnt is a property developer, philanthropist and sport business owner from Toronto. He is the husband of Linda Frum and was the former co-owner of the Toronto Argonauts with David Cynamon from 2003 to 2010. His parents, Henry and Eva Sokolowski, were Holocaust survivors from Poland.

Sokolowski grew up in Toronto and attended York University. Upon graduation he went into property development, eventually founding Tribute Communities. Over the next 25 years, the company went on to develop more than 30,000 homes. Later, Sokolowski founded another property development company, Metropia.

He is married to the Honourable Linda Frum, an author, journalist and a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada. They have 5 children and live in Toronto. Together they give to charity, such as a $5 million gift to Jewish community centres in Toronto, and a $5 million gift to Mount Sinai Hospital to name The Sokolowski/Frum Reception, Triage and Waiting Area. In 2011, Sokolowski was appointed to the Order of Ontario for 'his contributions to the arts, healthcare and education'.

On 5 November 2003, Sokolowski with David Cynamon purchased the Toronto Argonauts from the Canadian Football League for $2 million. Immediately, on assuming control of the club, they sought moving the team into a smaller stadium. The Rogers Centre (formerly called the SkyDome until 2005) has a capacity of over 50,000 and although attendance at games increased during their ownership, it rarely was over 25,000. This made the stadium cavernous and unappealing to supporters. Discussions were made to play games at either University of Toronto, York University or at BMO Field but all of them fell through.

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