Andrew Pringle (born ) is a retired bond trader and political activist linked with the

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and the

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. He was first appointed a member of the

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in 2011, was elected vice-chair of the board in January 2015, and, since the July 31, 2015 retirement of

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, held the office of chair of the TPSB, until his retirement on September 30, 2019. He was reappointed to the board by

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in 2015 by a vote of 28 to 11 with Councillor Michael Thompson leading the opposition to Pringle's reappointment saying: "He consistently rubber-stamped police actions, proposals and initiatives that were not in the best interest of the community... I would dare say that Mr. Pringle's silence on all the major issues that the board has faced has in fact been deafening." Pringle was the chief of staff for

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when he was

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as leader of the Progressive Conservatives in the

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. He is also a longtime fundraiser for the party and former chair of its fundraising arm, the PC Ontario Fund. Pringle is the former managing director at RBC Capital Markets, and former chairman of RP Investment Advisors. He is a former chair of the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR), of the board of governors of

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and of the

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. Since August 2020 he has been the chair of the

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board of trustees. In 2013, when

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was under intense police scrutiny, his brother, then

lor

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called for Pringle's resignation alleging that he was in a conflict of interest as he went on a fishing trip with Toronto Police Chief

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. Pringle was the Progressive Conservative candidate in Etobicoke Centre during the 2007 provincial election, placing second with 34.13% of the vote. In 2016, Pringle was reported to be a fundraiser for the federal

leadership campaign of Kellie Leitch. His wife is broadcaster

Valerie Pringle Valerie Pringle (née Whittingham, born 5 September 1953) is a Canadian television host and journalist, hosting the Canadian edition of '' Antiques Roadshow'' on CBC since 2006. Pringle was born in Windsor, Ontario. Pringle began her career in ...

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