John Henry (Ontario politician)

For the Ontario politician in the 1920s, see John Henry Mitchell.
For other people named John Henry, see John Henry (disambiguation).

John Henry
Henry in 2023
Mayor of Oshawa, Ontario
In office
December 1, 2010 – November 30, 2018
Preceded byJohn Gray
Succeeded byDan Carter
Councillor, Ward 5, Oshawa, Ontario
In office
2006–2010
Preceded byCathy Clarke
Succeeded byPosition abolished[note 1]
Personal details
Born (1960-07-30) July 30, 1960 (age 64)
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
ProfessionBusiness Owner

John G. Henry (born July 30, 1960) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was mayor of Oshawa from 2010 to 2018 and is currently chair of the Regional Municipality of Durham.[1]

Background

Henry was born in Oshawa. The son of General Motors workers, he attended RS McLaughlin CVI High School. Henry is a graduate of Durham College, George Brown College and Panasonic's Corporate School. Henry trained as an Industrial Fire Fighter at the Louisiana State University, Ice Rescue Specialist at the Rochester Police Academy, Dive Rescue Specialist, Level 1 at the University of Michigan. Henry represented Canada at the First International Dive Rescue Program at the University of Colorado.[2]

He is the owner of Office Products and Services, an Oshawa company serving Durham Region and the GTA.[2]

City Councillor

Henry ran for the position of Oshawa councillor Ward 5 in 2003 but was defeated by incumbent Cathy Clarke by 734 votes.[3] He tried again in 2006 this time defeating her by 349 votes.[4] His campaign focused on city hall accountability, developing new sources of revenue and managing spending.[5]

In 2007, Oshawa council voted to do away with the ward system that had been in place since 1985. Henry voted to return the election to a system of electing councillors at-large, which had been the historical system from 1933 to 1985. The vote was a result of a referendum held the previous year where a majority of voters preferred the old system. Henry said, "I'm not prepared to say people's vote doesn't matter...anything short of supporting this would be an insult to the residents of this city."[6]

During his time as councillor, Henry unlike other councillors paid for his municipal expenses out of his own pocket.[7]

Mayor of Oshawa

Henry speaking at a Remembrance Day ceremony as Mayor, in 2013.

In 2010, Henry ran for Mayor of Oshawa. He defeated the incumbent John Gray by 6,295 votes.[8] There was widespread dissatisfaction with Gray's record including his decision to drive a taxpayer funded vehicle, a 2010 Camaro SS and for approving use of city funds to pay MBA education expenses for his executive assistant and another councillor.[9] Due to Henry's expense policy for his election campaign and his previous councillor work he was dubbed "Rob Ford East" by the Toronto Sun.[10]

On September 3, 2013, a raucous council meeting resulted in two members of the public being arrested. The issue being discussed at the meeting was a report by the city's auditor general about a real estate deal. When city security staff tried to deal with them, a struggle ensued. Undercover Durham Regional Police officers who were also sitting in the room then arrested two men and charged them with assault.[11][12] The charges against them and the security men involved were all withdrawn at a later date.[13]

In April 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that reciting the Lord's Prayer in a Quebec municipal council meeting violated that province's Charter of Rights. While several cities outside of Quebec also decided to discontinue the practice, Henry said that it would continue in Oshawa, despite constitutional opinions that said the ruling likely also applied to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Henry said, "We ask that people please join in the Lord's Prayer or take a moment of reflection... I am open to debate, but in the meantime at the next council meeting we will continue with the practice." A recent Ontario Ombudsman investigation found Henry had "illegal meetings", this "shameful" decision was well documented in all local newspapers like Oshawa this week and Oshawa express."[14][15]

On April 25, 2018, Oshawa residents Jeff Davis and former mayoral candidate Lou DeVuono delivered documents to the DRPS downtown station highlighting what they say is evidence of criminal wrongdoing at city hall, particularly in connection to a much maligned land purchase in 2013 for a new city works depot at 199 Wentworth Street East.[16]

An initial investigator was given a computer at city hall complete with an F Drive that contained the information and reports that would be relevant to his investigation. In a recent Freedom of Information request for the drive the city claimed the drive had been deleted.

References

Notes

  1. ^ Oshawa voted in 2007 to change councillor elections from a ward system to an at-large system.

Citations

  1. ^ "Outgoing Oshawa mayor John Henry elected Durham regional chair in landslide". Toronto Star, October 22, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "John Henry". This Week. Oshawa, Ontario. September 22, 2006. p. 1.
  3. ^ "GTA Votes: Durham Region". Toronto Star. November 11, 2003. p. B8.
  4. ^ "Ajax". Toronto Star. November 14, 2006. p. B8.
  5. ^ Follert, Jillian (November 14, 2006). "Two new faces on council". This Week. Oshawa. p. 1.
  6. ^ Follert, Jillian (May 1, 2007). "Good bye ward system". This Week. Oshawa. p. 1.
  7. ^ Follert, Jillian (September 3, 2010). "Oshawa council spends expense cash on BlackBerries, advertising, meals, galas". This Week. Oshawa. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Municipal Elections: 2010 Election Results". City of Oshawa. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  9. ^ Fraser, Tim (October 27, 2010). "Results from across the GTA; The Ontario tally". National Post. p. A15.
  10. ^ Strobel, Mike (October 25, 2010). "Rob Ford East' wins in Oshawa". Toronto Sun.
  11. ^ Peter Kuitenbrouwer (December 3, 2013). "'Reign of terror' and arrests at Oshawa council makes a Toronto boy feel right at home". National Post. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  12. ^ Szekely, Reka (September 4, 2013). "Oshawa mayor happy about plainclothes cops at council meeting". Oshawa This Week.
  13. ^ "Charges dropped against second Oshawa activist arrested during council meeting". Oshawa This Week. January 10, 2014.
  14. ^ oshawa this week , July 25, 2016
  15. ^ Grewal, San (April 15, 2015). "Oshawa mayor John Henry plans to keep Lord's Prayer". Oshawa This Week. Metroland Media.
  16. ^ "Durham police investigating fraud allegations at Oshawa city hall". The Oshawa Express. May 2, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

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