Candidate for Mayor · Whitby

Chris Leahy

Regional Councillor (since 2014)

Well documented

Background

Regional councillor since 2014; former Durham Catholic school trustee; Whitby resident since 1979. 1

Two-year freeze on the Whitby portion of the tax bill; cut the mayor's compensation; consider lower development charges and use reserves for housing/infrastructure; oppose a proposed regional tax increase; closer work with the province on the hospital. 2

Attributed to cited sources, not our judgement.

Long council tenure; said a disputed speed-sign video was posted on behalf of a parent whose child was hit at the intersection. 1

According to the Town of Whitby and INsauga, in April 2026 the Integrity Commissioner found he breached the Code of Conduct and council voted 7–1 for a one-month pay suspension; the mayor said it was his second breach finding this term. Leahy called the allegation "fiction." 3 1
According to Frequency News, he cited a $318,666 mayoral compensation figure at the debate; the town reports the mayor's 2025 total as $231,647. 2

Profile last reviewed October 1, 2026. Positives and concerns are summaries of what the cited sources report, not this site's views.