Josh Colle () is a Canadian politician. He was the councillor for Ward 15 on Toronto City Council for the years 2010-2018."Changed council faces new mayor"
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'', October 25, 2010. Colle was the Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission during the period 2014-2018.

Politics

As city councillor, Colle served as a director on many high profile city agency boards, including the board of Toronto Hydro. In March 2012, he was elected by Toronto City Council to serve as a commissioner of the Toronto Transit Commission and was subsequently made chair in December, 2014. He was instrumental in petitioning

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to include a station at Oakwood Avenue in their final plans for the

Eglinton Crosstown Line 5 Eglinton (also known as the Eglinton Crosstown or the Crosstown) is a light rail line that is under construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Owned by Metrolinx and operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), the line will be part o ...

line. It was confirmed that the Crosstown would feature a station at Oakwood in October 2012. In 2018, a month after registering as a candidate in the 2018 municipal election, Colle withdrew his registration and announced his retirement from politics. His father

Mike Colle Michael Colle ( "Cole"; born February 1, 1945) is a Canadian politician who has represented Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence on Toronto City Council since the 2018 election. Colle served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2018 and ...

subsequently announced his candidacy for councillor in the 2018 municipal election and ran in the new enlarged Ward 8 Eglinton Lawrence, comprising the former Ward 15 held by his son and Ward 16 represented by

Christin Carmichael Greb Christin Carmichael Greb is a Canadian realtor and former politician who represented Ward 16 Eglinton—Lawrence on Toronto City Council from 2014 to 2018. Background She is the daughter of former Don Valley West Member of Parliament John Ca ...

. Mike Colle defeated Greb in Ward 16.

Election results

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Colle, Josh Living people Canadian people of Italian descent Toronto city councillors Year of birth missing (living people)