Andy Pringle

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Andrew Pringle (born 1949/1950) [1] is a retired bond trader and political activist linked with the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario and the Conservative Party of Canada.

He was first appointed a member of the Toronto Police Services Board in 2011, was elected vice-chair of the board in January 2015, and, since the July 31, 2015 retirement of Alok Mukherjee, held the office of chair of the TPSB, [2] until his retirement on September 30, 2019. He was reappointed to the board by Toronto City Council in 2015 by a vote of 28 to 11 with Councillor Michael Thompson leading the opposition to Pringle's reappointment saying: "He consistently rubber-stamped police actions, proposals and initiatives that were not in the best interest of the community... I would dare say that Mr. Pringle's silence on all the major issues that the board has faced has in fact been deafening." [3]

Pringle was the chief of staff for John Tory when he was Leader of the Opposition as leader of the Progressive Conservatives in the Ontario legislature. [4] He is also a longtime fundraiser for the party [5] and former chair of its fundraising arm, the PC Ontario Fund. [4] Pringle is the former managing director at RBC Capital Markets, [5] and former chairman of RP Investment Advisors.

He is a former chair of the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR), of the board of governors of Upper Canada College and of the Shaw Festival. [4] Since August 2020 he has been the chair of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection board of trustees. [6]

In 2013, when Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford was under intense police scrutiny, his brother, then Toronto City Councillor Doug Ford called for Pringle's resignation alleging that he was in a conflict of interest as he went on a fishing trip with Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair. [4] [5]

Pringle was the Progressive Conservative candidate in Etobicoke Centre during the 2007 provincial election, [5] placing second with 34.13% of the vote.

In 2016, Pringle was reported to be a fundraiser for the federal Conservative Party of Canada leadership campaign of Kellie Leitch. [7]

His wife is broadcaster Valerie Pringle. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Councillors urged to reject Andy Pringle on police board". Toronto Star. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Pringle poised to succeed Mukherjee on police board: James". Toronto Star. June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Council reappoints Andy Pringle to police board". Toronto Star. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Who is Andrew Pringle?". Toronto Star. November 5, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Doug Ford's broadside at police board member seen as calculated strike on a Tory ally". Globe and Mail. November 5, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ "The McMichael Board of Trustees Announces New Chair Andrew Pringle". 11 August 2020.
  7. ↑ Proudfoot, Shannon. "Behind Kellie Leitch's 'sort-of' campaign for Conservative leader". Maclean's. Maclean's. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
Preceded by
Alok Mukherjee
2005 – 2015
 Chair of the Toronto Police Services Board
July 2015 – September 30, 2019		Succeeded by
Jim Hart
2019 – present
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