David Braley

The Honourable David Braley
Canadian Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office May 20, 2010
Preceded by	Wilbert Keon
Constituency	Ontario
Personal details
Born	May 31, 1941 (1941-05-31) (age 70)[1] Montreal, Quebec[2]
Political party	Conservative Party of Canada
Residence	Burlington, Ontario
Alma mater	McMaster University
Occupation	Businessman

Career information
Position(s):	Owner
Organizations
As administrator:
1987–1990 1997-present 2010-present	Hamilton Tiger-Cats BC Lions Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
Awards:
Honours:	Grey Cup Championship (2000, 2006)

David Braley (born May 31, 1941) is the owner of the B.C. Lions and Toronto Argonauts teams of the Canadian Football League. On May 20, 2010, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate where he sits as a Conservative.^[3]

Early life

Braley was born in Montreal and raised in Hamilton, Ontario where he attended and graduated from McMaster University. Braley began his business career with General Motors Acceptance Corporation in Hamilton, before joining London Life Insurance. In 1969, he purchased William Orlick Limited (now Orlick Industries Limited), a leading auto parts manufacturer and remains its owner and president. He currently lives in Burlington, Ontario.^[3][4]

Sports career

Braley owned the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1987 until 1990 when the team returned to community ownership.^[5] He returned to the CFL with his purchase the Lions in 1997.^[4] In early 2010, he also became owner of the Argonauts becoming the only person to own two CFL teams simultaneously.^[6] Braley has served as the chair of the CFL’s Board of Governors and was the CFL's interim commissioner from March 2002 to November 2002.^[4]

Braley was chairman of the 2003 World Cycling Championships in Hamilton.^[7]

He was a director of Ontario’s successful bid to host the 2015 Pan Am Games and was subsequently a member of the board overseeing preparations for the games.^[5] Braley resigned upon his appointment to the Senate as the body's by-laws specifically bar elected officials and Senators from serving on the board.^[8]

The David Braley Athletic Centre in Hamilton Ontario is named in his honor.

Political career

Braley was appointed to the Canadian Senate on May 20, 2010 to represent the province of Ontario on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper three days after Conservative Senator Wilbert Keon reached mandatory retirement age. A member of the Conservative Party of Canada caucus, Braley had made donations to the Conservative Party and Stephen Harper among others, totaling $86,500, prior to his appointment.^[9]

References

1. ^ "David Braley". myhamilton.ca. http://www.myhamilton.ca/people/david-braley. Retrieved 2010-05-21. 
2. ^ "Backgrounder: David Braley", Office of the Prime Minister, May 20, 2010
3. ^ ^{a b} "PM names football tycoon to Senate", Globe and Mail, May 20, 2010
4. ^ ^{a b c} "David Braley - Owner, BC Lions Football Club - Alternate Governor, CFL", bclions.com
5. ^ ^{a b} "David Braley", www.argonauts.ca
6. ^ "B.C. Lions owner David Braley acquires Argos; replaces Cynamon and Sokolowski", Truro Daily News, February 10, 2010
7. ^ "David Braley - Conservative Party of Canada", Senate Biography
8. ^ "York U will grab Pan Am stadium if Hamilton dithers", Toronto Star, June 9, 2010
9. ^ "Lions, Argos owner Braley tapped for Senate". CBC News. May 20, 2010. http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/05/20/braley-senate.html. 

External links

• David Braley - Parliament of Canada biography
• Senate biography

Sporting positions
Preceded by Michael Lysko	Canadian Football League commissioner 2002	Succeeded by Tom Wright

Persondata
Name	Braley, David
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	May 31, 1941
Place of birth	Montreal, Quebec
Date of death
Place of death