ABout Mike

Mike Colle immigrated to Canada from his native Italy at the age of five and grew up in Downtown Toronto’s College Street area. He went on to serve the people of Eglinton-Lawrence as a municipal councillor and local MPP for three decades.

As MPP for Eglinton-Lawrence, Mike spearheaded campaigns to save historic heritage sites like, the Eglinton Theatre, Postal Station K and the Columbus Centre. As a former Metro Councillor and TTC chair, Mike lead the charge to build the Eglinton Subway, fought to get it funded, and restarted as the Eglinton Crosstown which is presently under construction.

Prior to being elected MPP in 1995, Mike served as a councillor for the City of York and Metropolitan Toronto, where he served in roles as TTC commissioner, TTC Chair from 1988 to 1994. Prior to public service, Mike taught history and economics at Michael Power High school and St. Michael’s college School, where he coached football for 18 years.

Mike and his wife Sharon have four children and seven grandchildren. Mike is a life-long marathon runner, with a personal best time of 3:29. He continues to run in the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon each year.

As Your City Councillor some of Mike’s proudest accomplishments are:

Continuing to stand up for residents and businesses affected by Metrolinx’s ongoing delays to the Eglinton LRT;
Successfully passing a unanimous motion in Council to enact Mobile Mental Health Crisis Response Teams across the City;
Creating an Anti-Auto Theft Task Force to take stronger action against the rise in auto theft across the City;
Leading the way for the Revitalization and Community Building (including increased community safety measures) in Lawrence Heights;
Fighting to Save our Ravines through public engagement, removal of invasive species and securing funding;
Continuing his mission of turning more parking lots into parks;
Working to improve Bathurst Street from Glencairn Avenue to Highway 401 to make Bathurst Greener and Better;
Standing against the Province’s proposed upload of the TTC Subway.