John Filion

John Filion born 1950 is a former Toronto city councillor represented Ward 18 Willowdale Although he had planned to retire in 2018 after the legislation from Premier Doug Ford which expanded ward boundaries he decided to run for reelection because he believes it makes it virtually impossible for a community activist known within one area to get elected He announced on June 10 2022 that he would not be running in the October 2022 Toronto municipal election retiring after 40 years in municipal politics He was considered a rare suburban progressive on Toronto council