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Introduction
Josh Matlow is a Canadian politician. He has served on the Toronto City Council since 2010 and is currently representing Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul’s. Matlow was a Toronto District School Board (TDSB) trustee between 2003 and 2010 before his election to the council representing St. Paul’s. He was elected to City Council following the 2010 municipal election and was re-elected in 2014, 2018 and 2022.
Early life
| Name | Josh Matlow |
| Net Worth | $3 million |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Age | 47 years |
| Height | 1.75m |
Josh Matlow was born on November 27, 1975 (age 47 years) in Toronto. He is the son of Canadian parents. His father, Ted Matlow, was a federally appointed judge and his mother, Elaine Mitchell, was a retired high school teacher. He was a co-director of Earthroots, an Ontario environmental non-governmental organization. He also worked for the Canadian Peace Alliance, organizing against the war in Iraq.
Matlow has written articles for several local newspapers including the Toronto Sun and Toronto Star. He hosted a call-in radio show on the University of Toronto station CIUT, and was a weekly contributor and co-host on Toronto talk-radio station AM 640 and CFRB. He hosted a talk radio show called The City with Josh Matlow on Toronto radio station Newstalk 1010 and was a weekly columnist for the Toronto Star.
Political career
Josh Matlow was asked in 2002 when he was age 26 by the Ontario Liberal Party to run as their candidate in Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey in a by-election against Progressive Conservative Premier Ernie Eves. He lost by 3,560 votes. In 2003, Matlow was elected to the Toronto District School Board as a trustee and re-elected to the same position in 2006.
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Matlow worked on a number of initiatives including the installation of solar panels on school rooftops, keeping Toronto’s school pools open, and helping students to achieve ‘economic literacy’. He spoke against a proposal to create an Africentric school in Toronto.
In 2010, Matlow was elected to Toronto City Council where he has become known as a political centrist and has been working on issues such as creating a Toronto Seniors Strategy, a regional transit plan, removing the Ontario Municipal Board’s (OMB) purview over Toronto planning decisions, and combating gridlock.
In 2014, Josh Matlow was re-elected to Toronto City Council with the highest vote count (24,347) and highest winning percentage (86.2%) of any councilor candidate across the city. Matlow supports the seven-stop Scarborough LRT over the three-stop subway. He refers to the LRT as the “evidence-based” transit option, as it serves more people within walking distance and won’t require an additional $1 billion in debt and taxes from the City of Toronto.
He submitted five administrative inquiries in February 2014 asking city staff to address unanswered questions. The Toronto Star wrote an editorial stating that “City Councillor Josh Matlow is right to press for answers on the ill-judged Scarborough Subway Extension with even basic numbers still unknown.” The city manager’s response confirmed that city staff still do not know how many people will ride the Scarborough subway, where it will go, or how much it will cost.
On March 9, 2020, Josh Matlow became the first known Canadian politician to go into quarantine after coming into close contact with a person who had tested positive for COVID-19.
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In 2020, Matlow put forward a motion in Toronto City Council to defund the Toronto Police Service by 10 percent and allow the city council to read the line-by-line police budget they vote on. “It’s time to defund the police budget and re-balance our use of public funds”. The motion was defeated.
Wife
Josh Matlow is currently married to his wife Melissa Matlow, they had their wedding in Toronto. His wife is a private-sector worker and they have a beautiful daughter together. He stands at an appealing height of 1.75m and has a good body weight which suits his personality. As of February 2023, Josh and his wife Melissa and daughter Molly live in Toronto.
Josh Matlow net worth
How much is Josh Matlow worth? Josh Matlow net worth is estimated at around $3 million. His main source of income is from his primary work as a politician. Josh Matlow’s salary per month and other career earnings are over $380,000 dollars annually. His remarkable achievements have earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. He is one of the richest and most influential politicians in Toronto.