Frances Nunziata

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Nunziata in 2011 (on the right)

Frances Nunziata (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell, Script error: No such module "IPA".; born Template:C.) is a Canadian politician who has served as the speaker of Toronto City Council since December 1, 2010. Nunziata presently represents Ward 5 York South—Weston.

She is the sister of former member of Parliament (MP) John Nunziata and aunt of Toronto District School Board Trustee Patrick Nunziata.

Background

An accounting clerk, she became head of the Harwood Ratepayers Association. She was first elected to office in 1985 as school board trustee for the City of York School Board.

Political career

City of York

In 1985 she was elected as school board trustee for the City of York School Board. In 1988, she was elected to the York City Council, ousting incumbent Gary Bloor.[1]

On city council, she was involved in the Fairbank Park affair as a whistleblower. Nunziata leaked material to the press illustrating irregularities in the process, leading to a police investigation of several local politicians.[1][2] After he reportedly threatened her, Nunziata took councillor Nicolo Fortunato to court. Fortunato also filed charges against Nunziata.[3]

In the 1994 election, Nunziata challenged incumbent York mayor Fergy Brown and was elected. As mayor, her main cause was an unsuccessful campaign to construct a subway line under Eglinton avenue.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Toronto City Council

The amalgamation of Toronto, in 1998, led to Nunziata being elected to Toronto city council. On city council, she mostly concerned herself with law and order issues, like advocating for the city to have the power to impound the vehicles of men caught soliciting street prostitutes.[4]

On December 7, 2010, she was elected as Speaker of Toronto City Council.[5]

In 2021, she stopped an effort by councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam to get details on city expenditures and decision-making associated with the controversial clearing of park encampments for the homeless.[6]

Committees & Boards

  • Audit Committee
  • Budget Committee
  • Civic Appointments Committee
  • Collective Bargaining Subcommittee
  • Etobicoke York Community Council
  • General Government and Licensing Committee
  • George Bell Arena Board
  • Planning and Housing Committee
  • Striking Committee
  • Toronto Community Housing Corporation
  • Toronto Police Services Board

Nunziata also serves on the Weston Village BIA, the Mount Dennis BIA, Rockcliffe-Smythe NAP, York South-Weston NAP, Weston Village Residents Association, the Syme 55+ Centre Board of Directors and the George Bell Arena Board of Management.[1]

Controversies

Discrimination Claims

In 2010, George Berger, an executive assistant who worked for her in 2005 brought her before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, claiming harassment and discrimination during his employment. Berger claims that he was targeted due to a disability. Nunziata’s lawyer argued that there was no discrimination on the basis of disability. Berger was asking for monetary compensation and an apology.[7]

While Nunziata’s alleged conduct toward him was found to be “clearly rude and demeaning”, the judge ruled that his disability and her conduct were not related. However, the Ontario’s human rights tribunal found the City of Toronto had violated his rights.[8]

Code of Conduct Violation

In July 2024, the City of Toronto's Integrity Commissioner released a report that Nunziata "violated Articles 5 and 7 of the Code of Conduct"[9] for city councillors by using constituent contact information for election purposes without permission, during the 2022 Toronto municipal elections. Though the Integrity Commissioner determined that Nunziata "had no intention to mislead my office" and "did not know the truth until my investigation revealed it.", the Integrity Commissioner determined that Nunziata was ultimately responsible for the conduct of her staff in the matter.[10][11] The election was hotly contest with the runner up, Chiara Padovani, losing by 94 votes.[12]

Electoral record

Candidate Vote %
Frances Nunziata (X) 10,077 47.61
Chiara Padovani 9,983 47.16
Gabriel Takang 1,107 5.23
2018 Toronto municipal election, Ward 5 York South—Weston
Candidate Votes Vote share
Frances Nunziata 8,425 32.18%
Frank Di Giorgio 5,674 21.67%
Chiara Padovani 5,358 20.47%
Lekan Olawoye 3,889 14.85%
Deeqa Barre 1,172 4.48%
Keaton Austin 467 1.78%
Luis Portillo 352 1.34%
Fred Fosu 245 0.94%
Joey Carapinha 241 0.92%
Cedric Ogilvie 189 0.72%
Harpreet Gulri 168 0.64%
Total 26,180
100%
Source: City of Toronto[13]
2014 Toronto election, Ward 11
Candidate Votes %
Frances Nunziata 13,201 71.334
Jose Garcia 3,212 17.357
Dory Chalhoub 2,093 11.310
Total 18,506 100%

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2010 Toronto election, Ward 11
Candidate Votes %
Frances Nunziata 10,544 66.789
Fulvio Sansone 2,290 14.506
Leo Marshall 1,718 10.882
Abdi Hashised 1,235 7.823
Total 15,787 100%

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2006 Toronto election, Ward 11
Candidate Votes %
Frances Nunziata 6,469 49.601
Paul Ferreira 4,812 36.896
Rocky Gualtieri 1,235 9.469
Pansy Mullings 526 4.033
Total 13,042 100%

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2003 Toronto election, Ward 11
Candidate Votes %
Frances Nunziata 9,819 77.984
Rosemarie Mulhall 2,772 22.016
Total 12,591 100%

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References

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  7. ↑ Anna Mehler Paperny. Nunziata awaits rights tribunal verdict in he-said, she-said case The Globe and Mail. February 1, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  8. ↑ City violated rights of disabled ex-aide The Toronto Star. March 31, 2011.
  9. ↑ [1] Report on Councillor Frances Nunziata’s Use of Constituent Contact Information
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  11. ↑ [3] Two Toronto councillors used constituent contact info for election purposes without permission: integrity commissioner
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