Todd McCarthy (politician)

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The Honourable
Todd McCarthy
KC MPP
Todd McCarthy Elected.jpg
McCarthy in 2022
Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 22, 2023
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Lawyer
Website toddmccarthympp.ca

Todd J. McCarthy KC MPP is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has been the Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement since September 22, 2023. A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, McCarthy was elected in the 2022 provincial election to represent Durham in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

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Education

McCarthy attended Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Elementary School from 1967-1976 and went on to Senator O'Connor College School graduating in 1981. He majored in Political Science at the University of Toronto St. Michael's College earning a Bachelor of Arts degree with Distinction in 1984. He studied Law at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University earning a Bachelor of Laws in 1987. After articling and completing the 30th Bar Admission Course, McCarthy was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1989. He went on to practice law as a Barrister & Solicitor and was a leading trial lawyer throughout the Province of Ontario for 33 years before being elected to Provincial Parliament in June 2022. He was one of the youngest certified Specialists in Civil Litigation when recognized as such in 1996 by the Law Society of Upper Canada as it then was.

Career

McCarthy joined the law firm of what is now Flaherty McCarthy LLP in 1994. The firm was founded that same year by the Late Honourable Jim Flaherty, former Deputy Premier, Christine Elliott and Mr. Justice Grant Dow. In addition to a successful career as a trial and appellate lawyer, McCarthy served as a School Board Trustee from 1993-1997 with the Durham Region Separate School Board. He was elected in 1994 winning by just 3 votes and serving as Vice-chair in 1996-1997. From 2002-2011, McCarthy served as a Deputy Judge of the Small Claims Court in Durham Region. McCarthy served as a Director at the Canada Revenue Agency. He was also an adjunct professor at Durham College in 2010 and at the Faculty of Law Queen's University from 2011-2019. In 2021, he appeared before the House of Commons Justice Committee to address delays in the Justice system and proposed solutions. He is a fearless defender of the Right to Trial by Jury in civil cases. McCarthy has written and spoken out extensively both on this subject in 2020 and in 2021 [4] on Canada's unique Constitutional provisions.

Awards

McCarthy has been recognized as a leading Ontario Lawyer. In 2019, he was recognized as the Defence Honouree of the Year by the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association. In 2021, he received an Insurance Law Award of Excellence from the Ontario Bar Association. His contributions to the Administration of Justice include many articles, lectures and seminars in relation to continuing legal education. McCarthy appeared as Trial Counsel in over 100 jury and non-jury trials throughout Ontario and in numerous appeals before the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Divisional Court. Many of these appearances resulted in precedent setting decisions which have contributed to the development of a significant body of published Case Law.

Political career

McCarthy ran unsuccessfully in 2011 and 2014 to become the member of parliament for the riding of Ajax-Pickering and lost in the riding of Whitby in the 2019 federal election.

in 2021, McCarthy was nominated to be the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidate for Durham. He then went on to win a seat in the riding of Durham the 2022 Ontario General Election winning by over 10,000 votes. He has since been appointed a Parliamentary Assistant to the President of the Treasury Board, Deputy Government Whip and as a Member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.

McCarthy briefly served as the Associate Minister of Transportation from September 4 to September 22, 2023 and was later shuffled to be the Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery on September 22, 2023 after the resignation of Kaleed Rasheed.

Personal life

McCarthy was born in Scarborough, Ontario to Canadian born parents of Irish Catholic heritage, Mary and John McCarthy. He is one of their three sons. His brother John McCarthy is a Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and his brother Gerry is a member of the Social Security Tribunal of Canada. McCarthy married Kathy Azzopardi on July 25, 1987 at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. They purchased their first home in Durham Region in 1989. The McCarthys continue to live in Durham Region. Kathy McCarthy recently retired as a psychometrist after 33 years with the Durham Catholic District School Board. The couple have three adult children. Meaghan McCarthy (born in 1992) is a Lawyer. Brendan McCarthy (born in 1995) is a Story Editor at TSN. Jake McCarthy (born in 1998) is a special needs young adult who survived osteosarcoma and is on the autism spectrum.

Electoral record

2022 Ontario general election : Durham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Todd McCarthy 22,61445.85−1.14
Liberal Granville Anderson 12,27624.89+8.06
New Democratic Chris Borgia9,16818.59−13.07
Green Mini Batra1,9814.02+0.14
New Blue Spencer Ford1,8983.85 
Independent Tony Stravato6971.41 
Ontario Party Lou De Vuono6861.39 
Total valid votes49,320100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots242
Turnout49,56243.71
Eligible voters112,487
Progressive Conservative gain from Independent Swing −4.60
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
"Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2019 Canadian federal election : Whitby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Ryan Turnbull 30,18243.7-1.25$90,618.58
Conservative Todd McCarthy 24,56435.5-6.59$114,623.57
New Democratic Brian Dias9,76014.1+3.75$6,319.41
Green Paul Slavchenko3,7355.4+3.23$28,189.54
People's Mirko Pejic8601.2$3,185.65
Total valid votes/expense limit69,101100.0
Total rejected ballots415
Turnout69,51670.8
Eligible voters98,190
Liberal hold Swing +2.67
Source: Elections Canada [2] [3]
2014 Ontario general election : Ajax—Pickering
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joe Dickson 26,25751.06+3.72
Progressive Conservative Todd McCarthy 14,99929.17−6.17
New Democratic Jermaine King8,27416.09+1.72
Green Adam Narraway1,5893.09+1.06
Libertarian Kyle Stewart3010.59−0.13
Total valid votes 51,420 100.0 +23.94
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 580 1.12 +0.71
Turnout 52,000 50.18 +5.38
Eligible voters 103,629  +11.74
Liberal hold Swing +4.95
Source(s)
Elections Ontario. "Official Return from the Records, 001 Ajax—Pickering" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2015.
2011 Ontario general election : Ajax—Pickering
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joe Dickson 19,60647.34−1.74
Progressive Conservative Todd McCarthy 14,71835.54+1.19
New Democratic Evan Wiseman5,95214.37+6.28
Green Steven Toman8432.04−5.54
Libertarian Andrew Delis2990.72
Total valid votes 41,418 100.0 +2.36
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 172 0.41 −0.07
Turnout 41,590 44.8   −4.5  
Eligible voters 92,745   +12.53
Liberal hold Swing −1.47
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate – October 6, 2011 General Election" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Nov 18, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
"Statistical Summary – General Elections 2011" ( .xlsx icon.svg XLS Spreadsheet). Elections Ontario. October 1, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2014.

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References

  1. ↑ "Meet the candidates: Todd McCarthy of the Ontario PC party". The Toronto Star. 19 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
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