Tony Rizzo (born June 27, 1940) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 who represented the central Toronto riding of Oakwood. He was also an alderman for the city of York from 1982 to 1990. Background Rizzo was born in Italy and moved to Canada in 1965 by himself. He studied engineering and obtained work as a civil engineer in the engineering dept of Metropolitan Toronto and then with Ontario Housing Corporation and then with Ontario Dept. of Public Works. In 1971 he created Pro Masonry Ltd and in !973 Primus Masonry Ltd. . in 1989. He is married with three children. Rizzo's daughter Gidget was elected as a school trustee in 1994. His son Luigi unsuccessfully challenged veteran municipal councillor Howard Moscoe in the 2003 municipal election. Politics Municipal In 1980, Rizzo ran for a seat on the municipal council in the borough of York. Running as a candidate supported by New Democrats, he lost to incumbent Ron Bradd. In 1982 he contested the same ward, this time without party affiliation, and won beating Bradd. He beat Bradd again in 1985 and again in 1988. In 1989, Rizzo was accused of underhanded electioneering in the 1988 election when he admitted to donating $700 to the campaign of Roland Saggiorato, a rival candidate shortly after Saggiorato withdrew from the race. Rizzo claimed the donation was legal but some argued the payment was a bribe for Saggiorato withdrawing his candidacy. Saggiorato had left the race after founding out that Ron Brad, who had encouraged him to run, had registered again as a candidate. Later Rizzo tried unsuccessfully to appoint Saggiorato to the city's municipal Committee of Adjustment - a position that came with a $2,000 honorarium. Saggiorato said that although he accepted the $700 as part of his election campaign, he had expected an appointment to the committee. He said, "...the whole thing is, the committee job on the committee of adjustment, that was supposed to come." In late 1989 to mid 1990, Rizzo became embroiled in the infamous Fairbank Park development scandal. Rizzo was head of the committee that was considering the sale of land north of Fairbank Park.=McNorgan |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=December 14, 1989 |page=C33}}</ref> In August 1990, Rizzo, when the final proposal contemplating the sale of part of the Fairbank Park went to