Paul Victor Godfrey, CM, OOnt (born January 1939) is a businessman and former Canadian politician. During his career, Godfrey was a North York alderman, Chairman of Metro Toronto, President of the Toronto Sun and head of the Toronto Blue Jays. He was instrumental in bringing the Toronto Blue Jays to Toronto and has campaigned to bring the National Football League to Toronto. He is the former President and CEO of Postmedia Network. Background Born in Toronto, Ontario, Godfrey grew up in a working class Jewish family near the Kensington Market neighbourhood of Toronto, the son of Bess (Greenbaum) and Philip Godfrey. He later moved to the Bathurst and Lawrence area of North York. After graduating from C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute, he attended the University of Toronto and graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science in chemical engineering. In 1999, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2010, he was appointed to the Order of Ontario. His underbite jaw was surgically corrected in August 1981, a trait for which he had been satirized for years. Politics He entered politics as an alderman in North York in 1964, serving until 1973. In 1970, he was appointed to North York's Board of Control to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Controller John Booth. He also joined Metropolitan Toronto Council for the first time, by virtue of being a Controller. He was re-elected to the Board of Control in 1969. In 1973, he was appointed Chairman of Metropolitan Toronto following the death of Metro chairman Albert Campbell, and served until 1984. Godfrey was attributed with backing a campaign led by pro-development Conservatives and Liberals united behind the candidacy of Art Eggleton, to unseat the left-wing Toronto mayor John Sewell. In 1985, it was reported Godfrey had joined the new Ontario Premier Frank Miller's informal "kitchen cabinet", a group which met on Thursday mornings at the Sutton Place Hotel to discuss issues of the day during breakfast. This was similar to a "breakfast club" set up by the previous premier, Bill Davis, but with a more right-wing bent. Godfrey was chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation from 2009 until he was fired on May 16, 2013, by Premier Kathleen Wynne. During the Ontario PC Party of Ontario's 2015 leadership race, Godfrey endorsed Barrie MP Patrick Brown for leader. Media In 1984, after he left politics he joined