Councillor, City of Toronto | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Mike Layton | Councillor, City of Toronto | | | | <div class="ExternalClassE25D03FCF055404CAEDBA92CABAE0F1C"><span><div class="ExternalClassDA5B52915E744C81920D76E56EAA570C">Before
being elected on October 25, 2010 to serve as one of Toronto’s youngest
Councillors, Mike worked for political change from the other side of
the table, as an environmental leader and community organizer. As
Deputy Outreach Director for Environmental Defence, one of Canada’s leading
environmental groups, he championed a variety of successful initiatives
including the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, green building
standards, water conservation and source water protection. Mike holds a
LEEDs Accreditation (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), in
addition to earning a Masters in Environmental Studies, with a focus on
citizen participation in urban planning. These qualifications followed
his BA in Political Science and Environmental Management</div></span><p></p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2015/speakers/SpeakerPhotos/MikeLayton.jpg, Mike Layton | GP0|#3eb9ff50-d267-4c37-9de0-a4ae0b54f425;L0|#03eb9ff50-d267-4c37-9de0-a4ae0b54f425|Mike Layton;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | <div class="ExternalClass66C6B1FD25A549AF830F0ADAD8A4CF3C"><p>...championed a variety of successful sustainability initiatives...</p></div> | Mike | Layton |