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John Campbell (Ontario Politician)
John Campbell is a Canadian politician and Etobicoke councillor for Ward 4 (Etobicoke Centre). He was elected on October, 27, 2014 in the Toronto municipal election.



Early Life and Education
Campbell has lived in Etobicoke for over 35 years and attended John G. Althouse Middle School and Martingrove Collegiate Institute before graduating from the University of Toronto with a degree in Political Science and Economics. In 1999, while managing his own business, Campbell decided to go back to school and earned his MBA from Schulich School of Business in Finance and Strategic Management. He is married and has two daughters who are currently in post-graduate studies.

Career
Before becoming a politician, Campbell spent over 30 years in consumer goods sales management and marketing. In 2008 he started his own company that represents and distributes products for companies in Canada, the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom to national retailers.

Additionally, Campbell was a Trustee for the Toronto District School Board for seven years (2003-2010) where he was Chair of the Board from 2008-2009 and Chair of the Administration, Finance and Accountability Committee for three years.

Politics
Campbell made the transition to politics when he ran for Councillor in 2010, where he lost to Gloria Lindsay Luby by 309 votes. In 2014, Luby did not seek reelection and Campbell won with 34.4% of the vote, beating Niels Christensen by 1,380 votes. Since the election in October 2014, Campbell has represented Etobicoke Centre Ward 4.

Political Platform
Campbell believes that Etobicoke's top issue is high density intensification through condominium developments and build-ons to apartment green space. His main concerns lie within the Humbertown neighbourhood and residents at Royal York Road and Eglinton where condominium development has been very active in recent years. On January, 13, 2015 the first Etobicoke York Community Council meeting since the election was held where Campbell moved the Council reject the decision regarding 43 low rise apartments surrounding the Humbertown area. Campbell instead recommended that the Phase 2 of the Site and Area Specific Policy (SASP) be completed by the City Planning department, rather than an independent planning group. On February 11, 2015, the revised motion presented by Campbell was voted on and passed at the City of Toronto Council's meeting.

As well as in Etobicoke, Campbell sees the City of Toronto's top issue as being public transit and commuting. He has said he supports the extension of Toronto's subway system to the suburbs and is in favour of light rail systems, only if they do not disrupt current traffic.