Jamaal Myers

Jamaal Michael Anthony Myers (born 1982 or 1983) is a Canadian politician who has represented Ward 23 Scarborough North on Toronto City Council since the 2022 Toronto Municipal election. He was appointed chair of the Toronto Transit Commission on August 11, 2023. Before entering politics, he worked as a corporate lawyer.

Early life and education Jamaal Michael Anthony Myers was born in 1982 or 1983 in Scarborough to Jamaican parents and raised in Toronto Community Housing.

He attended the University of Western Ontario, graduating in 2006 with a bachelor's in political science, before completing a master's in comparative politics and research methodology at the London School of Economics in 2007. Myers earned a Juris Doctor degree from the New York University School of Law in 2013.

Career Myers was previously employed at TD Bank and was promoted to senior legal counsel in 2020, with his work focusing on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG).

He served as vice-chair of TAIBU Community Health Center and director of the Scarborough Business Association. Moreover, he was a volunteer with HousingNowTO and Scarborough Transit Action. Due to her death, Lai's votes were not counted.

Myers ran on a platform of affordable housing, easier access to healthcare, increased funding and more buses for the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) in wake of the Line 3 Scarborough closure, as well as maintaining the ActiveTO program. He was endorsed by the Toronto Star, Toronto & York Region Labour Council, and Progress Toronto.

Myers began his first term on council by releasing a statement alongside other councillors opposing the Better Municipal Governance Act, 2022, which is a controversial provincial legislation which would give the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa the power to pass local bylaws with only a third of city council’s support.

Myers was appointed as chair of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Board on August 11, 2023, by Mayor Olivia Chow.

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