Doug Downey | |
|---|---|
 Downey in 2020 | |
| Attorney General of Ontario | |
| Assumed office June 20, 2019 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Caroline Mulroney |
| Member of theOntario Provincial Parliament forBarrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Orillia City Councillor | |
| In office 2000–2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Douglas Richard Downey (1970-02-02)February 2, 1970 (age 56) |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Barrie, Ontario |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Website | https://www.dougdowney.ca/ |
Douglas Richard DowneyKC MPP (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian politician who was elected to theLegislative Assembly of Ontario during the2018 general election. He represents the riding ofBarrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, and is a member of theProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario.[1][2][3] Downey was namedParliamentary Assistant toFinance MinisterVic Fedeli shortly after the government was sworn in.[4] He was appointed to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs on July 26, 2018, vice-chair of the Select Committee on Financial Transparency on October 3, 2018; deputy government whip on November 5, 2018 andAttorney General on June 20, 2019.[5]
Raised inBond Head, Ontario, Downey received a bachelor's degree in political science fromWilfrid Laurier University, an M.A. specializing in judicial administration fromBrock University, a law degree fromDalhousie University and a master of laws in municipal and development law throughOsgoode Hall Law School. Downey practiced law as a certified specialist in real estate at nearbyOrillia and served two terms on Orillia City Council. In 2007, he was appointed chair of the independent panel on the future of theTrent–Severn Waterway.[6][7][8]
In 1994 Downey was a court registrar with the Ontario Court General Division, now theOntario Superior Court of Justice. Before that, he worked in family court administrations during the summers of 1992 and 1993. After attending law school atDalhousie University, he articled with Crawford, McKenzie, McLean & Wilford atOrillia and was called to the bar in February 1999. He started his own law firm in 2001: Lewis, Downey, Tornosky & Lassaline, now Downey, Tornosky, Lassaline & Timpano Professional Corporation.[citation needed]
Downey has been very active in theOntario Bar Association. He was elected secretary 2009-2010 and treasurer 2010-2014. He served on several committees and remained active up until his election as MPP in 2018. He was chair of communications for theCanadian Bar Association from 2013 to 2015. He attended the Uniform Law Conference of Canada and was part of a working group on commercial leasing until his election as an MPP in 2018.[9]
He was a member of theLaw Society of Ontario Certified Specialist Board[10] and was active as a mentor and sat on several committees.
He was appointed by the provincial minister of government and consumer services as member of the panel on the regulation of home inspectors (2013); the provincial panel on business law reform (2015); and the Business Law Advisory Council (2016).[11]
Downey also taught the law of contracts; property; torts; constitutional and Charter law forLaurentian University atGeorgian College from 2005 to 2009.
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Downey was elected to theOrillia City Council in 2000. He was re-elected in 2003 and served until 2006. He was elected to the Ontario Small Urban Municipalities Board from 2003 to 2006. He served on several boards and commissions, including finance, Downtown Orillia Management Board, Stephen Leacock Museum and the Orillia Opera House.
He was a member of a joint municipal election compliance committee forNew Tecumseth,Essa,Adjala–Tosorontio,Innisfil, andBradford West Gwillimbury from 2010 to 2018.
| 2022 Ontario general election:Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Doug Downey | 16,631 | 42.10 | −2.64 | ||||
| Liberal | Jeff Lehman | 16,335 | 41.35 | +27.76 | ||||
| New Democratic | Beverley Patchell | 3,093 | 7.83 | −20.38 | ||||
| Green | Elyse Robinson | 1,699 | 4.30 | −7.42 | ||||
| New Blue | Hayden Hughes | 1,104 | 2.79 | |||||
| Ontario Party | Gerry Auger | 638 | 1.62 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 39,500 | 99.47 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 210 | 0.53 | -0.55 | |||||
| Turnout | 39,710 | 46.75 | -10.31 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,950 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | −15.20 | ||||||
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