David Edward Crombie (born 1936) is a Canadian politician and professor and consultant. 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Crombie was a lecturer in politics and urban affairs at Ryerson in the 1960s when he became involved in Toronto's urban reform movement. At the time, the city had a very pro-development city council that approved projects that levelled neighbourhoods to make way for the construction of huge apartment blocks and office towers. Crombie became a leader with John Sewell and other urban reformers in a grassroots pro-neighbourhood movement that favoured curtailing development in favour of improving social services and prioritising community interests. The term urban means cities and towns as distinct from rural areas. ... Photo of Ryersons Quad and Kerr Hall in downtown Toronto Ryerson University is located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... }|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Official Flag]]|Coat Image=[[Image:{{{Coat Image}}}|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Coat of Arms]]}} {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Location. ... A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ... John Sewell was the mayor of Toronto, Canada from 1978-1980. ...

Crombie was elected to Toronto's city council in 1970, and became Mayor of Toronto in 1972, ushering in a reform era inspired by thinkers such as Jane Jacobs. Under Crombie's leadership, the city council developed city plans to manage development, imposed a 40 foot limit on new buildings, promoted public transit, opposed the construction of new highways, and enhanced community input in local government. These measures were popular with downtown Toronto but this was a turning point in Metropolitan Toronto's (later City of Toronto after 1997) growth history; many businesses disliked Crombie's urban-reform measures which were seen as anti-development policies and began to migrate towards Peel Region and York Region where taxes were lower and where there were less restrictions and opposition to growth. In addition to successfully attracting development, Peel and York Regions have stayed mostly debt free while Toronto has slowly fallen into debt because of Jacobs and Crombie's policies. This is a list of mayors of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Jane Butzner Jacobs (born May 4, 1916) is a writer and activist born in the United States, but now residing in Canada. ... Motto: Working for you Area: 1,241. ... York Regional Municipality, also called York Municipality or York Region, is a municipality in south-central Ontario, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. ...

Crombie was enormously popular as mayor, being re-elected in 1974 and 1976 with large majorities. He was described as the city's "tiny, perfect mayor". He left City Hall in 1978 to move to federal politics, winning a by-election as a Progressive Conservative candidate that gave him a seat in the Canadian House of Commons. Crombie served as Minister of Health and Welfare in the short-lived minority government of Prime Minister Joe Clark which was elected in 1979 but lost power the next year. A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... For minority régime, see Apartheid. ... The Prime Minister of Canada, the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ... The Right Honourable Charles Joseph Clark, PC, CC, BA, MA (born June 5, 1939) was the sixteenth prime minister of Canada from June 4, 1979, to March 2, 1980, and a prominent Canadian politician until his retirement in 2004. ...

Crombie stood as a candidate at the 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership convention. He finished fourth and urged his supporters to vote for John Crosbie, rather than Brian Mulroney. This move probably hurt his chances at being appointed to a senior position in a future Tory cabinet. The 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership convention was held on June 11, 1983 in Ottawa, Ontario to elect a leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. ... John Crosbie The Honourable John Carnell Crosbie, PC , OC , QC, born January 30, 1931 in St. ... The Right Honourable Martin Brian Mulroney, PC , CC , GOQ , LL.D. (born March 20, 1939), was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993. ... W*nkers ... The Cabinet of Canada plays an important role in the Canadian government in accordance with the Westminster System. ...

After Mulroney led Conservaties to power in the 1984 election, Crombie became minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, and later Secretary of State and Minister of Multiculturalism. Frustrated in Ottawa, as a Red Tory in an increasingly conservative government, Crombie decided not to run in the 1988 election, and returned to urban affairs as head of the royal commission on the future of Toronto's waterfront. Crombie tried to find an alternative to Red Hill Creek Expressway but the Hamilton city council dismissed his compromise proposal out of hand as being insufficient. Crombie's pro-urban agenda only remains popular in downtown Toronto. The Canadian federal election of 1984 was called on July 4, 1984, and held on September 4 of that year. ... Red Tory is a nickname given to a political tradition in Canadas conservative political parties. ... Map of the Popular Vote with bar graphs showing seat totals in the provinces and territories The Canadian Parliament after the 1988 election The 1988 Canadian federal election was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. ... In countries that are members of the Commonwealth a Royal Commission is a major government inquiry into an issue. ... The Lincoln Alexander Parkway (called The LINC by locals) is a freeway in the city of Hamilton, Ontario. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Area: 1,117. ...

Throughout the 1990s, he served in various advisory capacities to city and provincial governments relating to urban issues in the Toronto area. He serves as CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ...

On May 13, 2004, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam meaning desiring a better country. ...

David Crombie is the father of actor Jonathan Crombie.

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