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'''Sylvia Watson''' is a former ] ]. She was a ]lor for ] from 2003 to 2006 and the candidate for the ] in the 2006 ] and in the ].
==Life before Politics==
Watson and her family immigrated to Canada when she was a child as ] from ] following ]. The family settled in Toronto, but had difficulty finding secure employment and housing.


==Background==
===Wellesley Hospital in-house legal counsel===
Watson and her family immigrated to Canada when she was a child as ] from ] following ]. The family settled in Toronto.
In 1986 Watson was hired as the head of in-house legal services for ] in Toronto. This was the first time in Canada that a hospital had retained its own in-house legal counsel. During this period, the Ontario health care system faced with important new issues, such as the introduction of ] and ] laws and the emergence of ].


She studied at ] and ] and was called to the bar in 1981. She became corporate counsel for ] in 1986. In 1991 she was hired by the City of Toronto where she performed a number of roles including director of litigation and city solicitor.<ref name="ltb">, Landlord and Tenant Board, biography, last accessed September 24, 2011.</ref>
Consent and capacity law was enacted by the Ontario Liberal government under ] to protect the rights of patients by giving them the right to refuse treatment or, if they were found to be unable to make decisions for themselves, that a legitimate decision-maker would be appointed. Watson was tasked with interpreting and teaching consent and capacity law to physicians and nurses, and other hospital staff. In this role, Watson established hospital policy that a patient must consent to their treatment and that physicians have an obligation to inform their patients of the potential benefits and risks of this treatment.


==Municipal politics==
Watson also sat on the ethics committee that created policies for handling the emerging crisis of HIV AIDS. Watson’s role on this committee was to provide ethical and legal advice regarding the issues of mandatory testing and disclosure of positive findings. Through this committee the hospital became one of the first to enact a formal policy against mandatory testing for the disease. The committee also directed the hospital to enact a policy that prohibited the notification of a patient’s sexual partner following a positive test for the disease without the patient’s consent. Instead, the committee adopted a policy to promote public awareness, including how HIV AIDS is transmitted, of ] techniques and of the benefits of regular testing. Wellesley hospital was one of the first public institutions to take this approach to HIV AIDS, though it is now widely accepted.
In ], Watson ran for city council in ] to replace retiring councillor ].<ref>{{cite news | last =Byers | first =Jim | title =Diverse ward a tale of two parks; From High Park homes to Parkdale rooming houses Voter concerns include crime, lack of services | publisher =] | date = 2003-11-04| page = B2}}</ref> Even though she didn't live in the ward, she was known for participating in an affordable housing initiative called the ''Parkdale Pilot Project''. She beat her nearest rival, Ed Zielinski (who was endorsed by Korwin-Kuczynski) by 3,988 votes.<ref>{{cite news | title = Miller's city council boosted by fresh faces, ambitious ideas | pages =B12 | publisher =] | date =2003-11-11}}</ref>


During her three years as councillor, she chaired the Administration Committee, and served as vice-chair of the Budget Advisory Committee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.toronto.ca/toronto_history/councillors/2004-2006/watson1.htm |title=Former City Councillor Sylvia Watson |publisher=City of Toronto |accessdate=September 24, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607001659/http://www.toronto.ca/toronto_history/councillors/2004-2006/watson1.htm |archivedate=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
===City Solicitor, ]===


==Provincial politics==
In 1991 Watson left Wellesley hospital to become a litigator for the City of Toronto. She was then promoted to Director of Litigation and then was appointed to the position of ] – the head of legal services for the municipal government. Watson was the first woman to be act as City Solicitor in Toronto’s history.


===By-election, 2006===
As City Solicitor, Watson oversaw municipal government operations from the perspective of maintaining compliance with laws and best practices. This included rigorous reviews of contracts signed by and on behalf of the city. Watson required her staff to be exacting in examining city business and to report any suspected problems.
On June 27, 2006, Watson announced that she would run in a provincial by-election to replace ] who was moving on to federal politics.<ref>{{cite news | title = Councillor Watson to seek Liberal nod | pages = B4 | publisher = The Toronto Star | date = 2006-06-27}}</ref> Watson based her campaign on the Liberal government's record of investing in education and health care but acknowledged that she was in a tight race considering that the provincial riding encompassed only half her former city riding.<ref>{{cite news | title = Where compassion hides its face | pages = A20 | publisher = The Toronto Star | date =2006-09-01}}</ref>


The campaign became contentious when the Liberals issued a press release claiming that NDP rival, United Church minister ] had compared the media treatment of ] as "comparable to the persecution of Jesus Christ."<ref>{{cite news | title = By-election gets down and dirty | pages = A17 | publisher = The Toronto Star | date =2006-09-13}}</ref>
Watson also had the responsibility of advising City Council on all bills and reports. Specifically, Watson was required to certify the ] and ] of these documents. It is standard practice for a City Solicitor to reviews bills and reports in order to ensure that they follow proper legal form, but Watson’s policy of also requiring the certification of content was uncommon, neither practiced by her predecessor or successor, or by many other City Solicitors in other jurisdictions. By certifying a bill or report’s contents, Watson personally reviewed its likelihood of being invalidated by the Courts or leading to lawsuits against the city.


DiNovo won the election by 2,288 votes.
During this time Watson was involved in numerous important city government decisions, such as the creation of the ], the new amalgamated City of Toronto government. Watson played a central role facilitating the transition from 6 distinct city governments into one much larger organization.


===Provincial general election, 2007===
As City Solicitor, Watson also was involved in the attempted conversion of two apartment buildings at 104 and 105 Westlodge Ave. into ]. These two buildings were put into ] by the municipal government, which Watson oversaw. The buildings were re-purchased by the original owners, who were able to present the highest bid for them, and so a community based plan to convert them into co-ops did not occur. However, the owners were required to meet new conditions by the city that significantly upgraded the buildings’ facilities.


On May 11, 2007, the Liberals nominated Watson to stand again as their candidate in Parkdale—High Park for the ].<ref>{{cite web | title =Parkdale-High Park: Sylvia Watson | work =Candidate Details | publisher =] | date =2007-05-11 | url =http://ontarioliberal.ca/en/Riding2007/Details.aspx/068 | accessdate =2007-08-12 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> She was again defeated by DiNovo, this time by an increased margin.<ref>{{cite web | title =Parkdale-High Park: Election 2007 | work =Results | publisher =] | date =2007-10-11 | url =http://www.ctvnews.ca/?68+ | access-date =2007-10-11 | url-status =live | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20071012084408/http://www.ctv.ca/mini/ontarioElection2007/hub/hubRiding.html?68+ | archive-date =2007-10-12 }}
==City Council, City of Toronto==
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==After politics==
After leaving her post with the municipal government, Watson made the unusual decision to seek election to public office instead of finding more lucrative employment in a private sector law firm. She was elected in the 2003 municipal election replacing the long serving ] who retired from politics.<ref>{{cite news
As of 2011, Watson is employed as an adjudicator for the provincial Landlord and Tenant Board.<ref name="ltb"/>
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| accessdate = 2007-08-12}}</ref> She handily beat a field of seven other candidates.<ref>{{cite news
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| accessdate = 2007-08-12}}</ref> Watson handily beat a field of seven other candidates, with a total of 53% of the vote, more than double her closest rival.


==Electoral record==
Once elected, Watson opened the first constituency office in ] in 25 years and held a record number of community meetings: over 60 during her 30 months as a City Councillor. Watson also published a popular weekly newsletter that informed citizens about city politics and government programmes.
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{{CANelec|ON|NDP|]| 18,136| 44.6| +3.6}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Sylvia Watson| 11,900| 29.3| -3.7}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|David Hutcheon| 6,013| 14.8| -2.5}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Bruce Hearns| 3,937| 9.7| +3.5 }}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Zork Hun| 327| 0.8| +0.2 }}
{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|Marilee Kidd| 322| 0.8| -0.5 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 40,635|100.0 | | }}
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{{Wikinews|New Democrats score upset in Ontario's Parkdale-High Park by-election}}
===Accomplishments===
Watson's voting record established her as independently-minded. On many positions she was left-leaning, supporting mayor ]'s initiatives. At other times, Watson was willing to go against the mayor if she did not endorse his policies. In voting on the Council and in the other activities she undertook, Watson was outspoken in following her own beliefs about what was good public policy and what was in her constituency’s interests and chose not to align herself with any particular block of Councillors.


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During her tenure, Watson accomplished several important policy goals that had been desired from her constituents for many years.
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{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Sylvia Watson| 9,387| 33.0| -24.8}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|David Hutcheon| 4,921| 17.3| +1.1}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green |]| 1,758| 6.2| -0.7}}
{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition| Stan Grzywna| 366| 1.3| -0.25}}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian| Jim McIntosh| 162| 0.6| }}
{{CANelec|ON|Freedom|Silvio Ursomarzo| 111| 0.4| 0.0}}
{{CANelec|XX|Independent|]| 77| 0.3| }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|28,457 |100.0 | | }}
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Watson was able to have the city install a traffic light at the corner of Jameson Ave. and Queen St. This intersection does not align with the ] and Lansdowne Ave. (link) intersection that is half a block to its East and continues North. Since Jameson Ave. flows North off of the ] and ], it experiences heavy North-South traffic and had been the cause of serious congestion and safety concerns for many years.


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Watson led the expropriation of a long-abandoned building on Queen Street, east of Dunn Ave.. This expropriation of property was a first by the municipal government and was viewed negatively by people who saw property rights as unlimited. However, community members argued that the building, which had been abandoned for years and was in a state of disrepair, promoted crime. This region of Parkdale had not experienced the same level of gentrification as other areas and
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Watson also pushed the municipal government to revoke the liquor licenses of two bars on Queen St. that were associated with narcotics use and trafficking (link). In following Watson’s direction, the city took exceptional action. The closing-down of these businesses was even more unusual because it took place in Parkdale, which for years had been associated with narcotics and related criminal activities. Following the closing of these bars retail businesses have opened in these locations.
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The park at the corner of Sorauren and Wabash Ave.s had been at the center of a long-running dispute between former Councillor Korwin-Kuczynski and the owner of a building beside it. The owner had sold the building to the city, which planned to turn it into a recreation centre. When these plans appeared to stall because of a lack of money, Watson was able to get the city to clean the environment around the building and renovate a smaller building also on the property so that it could be turned into a field house for the park. The recreation centre has still not been built, but the park is uncontaminated and has better resources for the surrounding community.
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However, in 2004 Watson voted against a citywide pesticide ban, despite the recommendation of the city's medical officer of health, to the dismay of many who considered this a progressive policy.<ref>{{cite news
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|David Smaller ||635 ||4.48%
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|Mark Chmielewski ||210 ||1.48%
Another decision that was highly controversial was Watson’s support for the creation of a parking lot on the median of Lakeshore Boulevard in order to service the ]. Watson’s supporters argued that without a parking lot the historic landmark, which had recently been condemned, would be torn down. On the other hand, her detractors argued that it was anti-environmental to pave-over grass and up-root trees. Watson took the stand that even if it was controversial she believed it was for the long-term benefit of the community and she would support it. Ultimately, because a parking lot was promised by the city, a new tenant was found for the heritage site who invested approximately $3.5 million dollars to renovate it and paid for landscaping of the parking lot, thereby avoiding the loss of a single tree, the planting of new vegetation and also avoiding the use of pavement. A stoplight was also added to Lakeshore Boulevard at the entrance of the parking lot, which is also a dangerous curve with a hidden u-turn point.
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|Ed Veri ||95 ||0.67%
==Provincial ], 2006==
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In June 2006, Watson withdrew her candidacy for re-election to city council in order to run unsuccessfully as an Ontario Liberal Party candidate to succeed ] in the Parkdale—High Park by-election. The Liberals fully supported her candidacy, with eleven ministers making visits to her riding, including Premier ] who made three trips there. Kennedy, who had resigned to contest the federal Liberal leadership, and ], a long-time resident of the riding, who had represented it before in the provincial legislature as the Premier of the NDP government, and was now also running for the leadership of the federal Liberal Party, also made campaign stops in the riding.<ref name="howlett0915">{{cite news
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Some saw the election as indicating a differential between the Liberals' popularity and Kennedy's personal popularity. Kennedy's work as food bank director and education minister appealed to the many NDP voters in the riding. However, by-elections are typically understood to be a test of government’s approval rather than of a newly selected candidate’s popularity. Indeed, Watson was apparently unable to tap into Kennedy’s popularity. Pushed into defending the McGuinty government's record of education and health care, her opponents targeted numerous Liberal broken promises, including delaying the replacement of coal-fired power plants, and the addition of the $2.4-billion health premium after campaigning on a pledge to not raise taxes.<ref name="howlett0915"/> As a result, Watson was largely unable to inform constituents outside of Parkdale of her record as a City Councillor and what she had accomplished before this.
In the last week of the election, falling behind in polls, her campaign released a number of controversial press releases attacking NDP candidate ]. These releases made reference to DiNovo's LSD use at a younger age and alleged that she endorsed the church ordination of ]s and axe murderers in ''Qu(e)erying Evangelism''. They also claimed that DiNovo had made past comments in which she compared Canadian murderer ] to a ]-like figure. Education minister ] said "DiNovo's comments do not reflect the views of any candidate who should be running for office". Both NDP and Conservative candidates for the riding denounced the press releases as mudslinging, saying that DiNovo's comments were taken out of context. The backlash extended to the Premier himself, with NDP MPPs accusing him of condoning and even orchestrating the smear attacks. McGuinty himself claimed that he was unaware of the press releases.<ref>{{cite news
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==Provincial General Election, 2007==

On ], ], the Liberals nominated Watson to stand again as their candidate in Parkdale—High Park for the ].<ref>{{cite web
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Sylvia Watson
Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 14) Parkdale–High Park
In office
December 1, 2003 – November 30, 2006
Preceded byChris Korwin-Kuczynski
Succeeded byGord Perks
Personal details
BornAustria
NationalityCanadian
OccupationLawyer

Sylvia Watson is a former Canadian politician. She was a Toronto City Councillor for Ward 14 Parkdale-High Park from 2003 to 2006 and the candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party in the 2006 by-election and in the 2007 general election.

Background

Watson and her family immigrated to Canada when she was a child as displaced person from Austria following World War II. The family settled in Toronto.

She studied at York University and Osgoode Law School and was called to the bar in 1981. She became corporate counsel for Wellesley Hospital in 1986. In 1991 she was hired by the City of Toronto where she performed a number of roles including director of litigation and city solicitor.

Municipal politics

In 2003, Watson ran for city council in (Ward 14), Parkdale–High Park to replace retiring councillor Chris Korwin-Kuczynski. Even though she didn't live in the ward, she was known for participating in an affordable housing initiative called the Parkdale Pilot Project. She beat her nearest rival, Ed Zielinski (who was endorsed by Korwin-Kuczynski) by 3,988 votes.

During her three years as councillor, she chaired the Administration Committee, and served as vice-chair of the Budget Advisory Committee.

Provincial politics

By-election, 2006

On June 27, 2006, Watson announced that she would run in a provincial by-election to replace Gerrard Kennedy who was moving on to federal politics. Watson based her campaign on the Liberal government's record of investing in education and health care but acknowledged that she was in a tight race considering that the provincial riding encompassed only half her former city riding.

The campaign became contentious when the Liberals issued a press release claiming that NDP rival, United Church minister Cheri DiNovo had compared the media treatment of Karla Homolka as "comparable to the persecution of Jesus Christ."

DiNovo won the election by 2,288 votes.

Provincial general election, 2007

On May 11, 2007, the Liberals nominated Watson to stand again as their candidate in Parkdale—High Park for the 2007 Ontario election. She was again defeated by DiNovo, this time by an increased margin.

After politics

As of 2011, Watson is employed as an adjudicator for the provincial Landlord and Tenant Board.

Electoral record

2007 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Cheri DiNovo 18,136 44.6 +3.6
Liberal Sylvia Watson 11,900 29.3 -3.7
Progressive Conservative David Hutcheon 6,013 14.8 -2.5
Green Bruce Hearns 3,937 9.7 +3.5
Libertarian Zork Hun 327 0.8 +0.2
Family Coalition Marilee Kidd 322 0.8 -0.5
Total valid votes 40,635 100.0
Ontario provincial by-election, September 14, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Cheri DiNovo 11,675 41.0 +25.2
Liberal Sylvia Watson 9,387 33.0 -24.8
Progressive Conservative David Hutcheon 4,921 17.3 +1.1
Green Frank De Jong 1,758 6.2 -0.7
Family Coalition Stan Grzywna 366 1.3 -0.25
Libertarian Jim McIntosh 162 0.6
Freedom Silvio Ursomarzo 111 0.4 0.0
Independent John Turmel 77 0.3
Total valid votes 28,457 100.0

2003 Toronto Election, Ward 14,

Candidate Votes %
Sylvia Watson 7,441 52.51%
Ed Zielinski 3,453 24.37%
Walter Jarsky 847 5.97%
Neil Webster 782 5.51%
Steven Aspiotis 705 4.97%
David Smaller 635 4.48%
Mark Chmielewski 210 1.48%
Ed Veri 95 0.67%

References

  1. ^ Sylvia Watson: Member, Landlord and Tenant Board, biography, last accessed September 24, 2011.
  2. Byers, Jim (2003-11-04). "Diverse ward a tale of two parks; From High Park homes to Parkdale rooming houses Voter concerns include crime, lack of services". The Toronto Star. p. B2.
  3. "Miller's city council boosted by fresh faces, ambitious ideas". The Toronto Star. 2003-11-11. pp. B12.
  4. "Former City Councillor Sylvia Watson". City of Toronto. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  5. "Councillor Watson to seek Liberal nod". The Toronto Star. 2006-06-27. pp. B4.
  6. "Where compassion hides its face". The Toronto Star. 2006-09-01. pp. A20.
  7. "By-election gets down and dirty". The Toronto Star. 2006-09-13. pp. A17.
  8. "Parkdale-High Park: Sylvia Watson". Candidate Details. Liberal Party of Ontario. 2007-05-11. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
  9. "Parkdale-High Park: Election 2007". Results. CTV. 2007-10-11. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2007-10-11.

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