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Dan Leckie (1949 - May 30, 1998) was a Canadian politician, who served on Toronto City Council from 1994 to 1997.〔"Former councillor Dan Leckie a man of vision". ''Toronto Star'', May 31, 1998.〕 Born in Sarnia, Ontario, he studied political science at the University of Toronto.〔 After graduating, he ran for a seat on the Toronto District School Board in the 1972 election, winning the seat and serving on that body until 1978.〔 He was chair of the board in the final year of his term.〔"Metro trustees pass $786 million budget School boards butt heads over refusal of $800,000". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 15, 1978.〕 He then served as a policy advisor in the office of mayor John Sewell.〔 After Sewell's defeat in the 1980 election, Leckie ran as an Ontario New Democratic Party candidate for St. George in the 1981 provincial election,〔"Party lines in St. George vanish, candidates rush to fill vacuum". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 10, 1981.〕 but lost to Susan Fish of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party. He then worked in the offices of MP Dan Heap from 1981 to 1986,〔"Job creation plan consolidation creates confusion, MP charges"]. ''The Globe and Mail'', January 30, 1994.〕 and city councillor Jack Layton from 1986 to 1991.〔"Hospitals in a fight for funds". ''Toronto Star'', March 27, 1987.〕 In the 1991 municipal election, he was campaign manager for Layton's unsuccessful run for Mayor of Toronto.〔"Rowlands has power on her team while Layton relies on experience". ''Toronto Star'', November 8, 1991.〕 When Heap announced in 1991 that he would not run for reelection in the 1993 election, Leckie was considered a possible new NDP candidate for his seat in Trinity—Spadina.〔"MP Heap decides not to run again in next election". ''Toronto Star'', December 14, 1991.〕 He did not run, but was instead campaign manager for Winnie Ng.〔"Ng a lifebuoy for sinking party". ''The Globe and Mail'', September 25, 1993.〕 Leckie ran for the Ward 5 seat on Toronto City Council in the 1994 municipal election.〔"Tight fights brewing in Toronto ward races". ''Toronto Star'', September 26, 1994.〕 Early in his term, he faced criticism from budget chief Tom Jakobek when he used a $10,000 surplus from the office budget of his predecessor Liz Amer to hire temporary staff for his office in the first month of his term;〔"Rookie's use of surplus budget cash `outrageous': Jakobek vows to change system before next vote". ''Toronto Star'', March 3, 1995.〕 although this use of the funds was entirely legal according to the city budget rules, Jakobek called the expense unfair because not all new councillors had similar budget surpluses available to them, and vowed to change the budget allocation rules to prevent such spending in the future.〔 While serving on council, Leckie championed environmental initiatives,〔"Toronto allots $100,000 for Honduras trees". ''Toronto Star'', November 15, 1995.〕 opposed the expansion of the Toronto Island Airport,〔"Only one way to go on Island airport". ''Toronto Star'', October 16, 1995.〕 supported proposals to replace the Gardiner Expressway with an underground tunnel to enable redevelopment of Toronto's waterfront,〔"Tolls may present a way to bury the Gardiner". ''Toronto Star'', July 21, 1996.〕 and was an active opponent of the municipal amalgamation of Toronto proposal in 1997.〔"Megacity foes go door-to-door: Residents fight Tory plan to `gut this city'". ''Toronto Star'', February 10, 1997.〕 Following the municipal amalgamation, Leckie did not run for reelection to the new "megacity" council in the 1997 municipal election, instead taking a position as chair of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund.〔"Canada's commitment on climate change: Cities reduce greenhouse-gas emissions with simple initiatives and no economic sacrifice". ''Montreal Gazette'', April 18, 1998.〕 On May 25, 1998, he suffered an aneurysm and collapsed,〔"Former Toronto politician falls ill". ''Toronto Star'', May 27, 1998.〕 and remained in hospital until his death on May 30.〔 In 2002, Toronto City Council passed a motion formally renaming part of Portland Street in the city as Dan Leckie Way.〔("Dan Leckie Way Dedication" ). ''Pedal'', November 1, 2002.〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dan Leckie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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