1. In March 2023, Mike Layton became Chief Sustainability Officer at York University.
12 Facts About Mike Layton
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Mike Layton has a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and environmental management from the University of Toronto, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, and a Master of Environmental Studies from York University.
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Mike Layton was the coordinator for the Green Energy Act Alliance.
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Mike Layton worked as a bartender and manager at a restaurant on King Street West for six years.
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Mike Layton won the election with more than double the vote total of his closest rival, Karen Sun.
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In 2011, Mike Layton opposed spending cuts by Mayor Rob Ford.
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Mike Layton worked to preserve a women's shelter and a community pool in Stanley Park.
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In 2011, Mike Layton took issue with an advertisement for the Toronto Argonauts.
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Mike Layton was a critic of plans to build a casino resort in downtown Toronto in 2012.
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In July 2022, Mike Layton announced he would not stand for re-election as ward 11 city councillor, citing family reasons.
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Mike Layton married his wife Brett Tryon, a program coordinator for the charity Environmental Defence Canada, on Toronto Island in August 2012, near the location where Jack Mike Layton and Olivia Chow were married in 1988.
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Mike Layton is the great-great-great-nephew of William Steeves, a Father of Confederation.