▁member ' s ▁bill ▁to ▁out law ▁sm oking ▁in ▁public ▁places . ▁ ▁A ▁Red ▁T ory ▁by ▁incl ination , ▁C ous ens ▁played ▁little ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁party ' s ▁dr ift ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁under ▁Mike ▁Harris . ▁ ▁He ▁res igned ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁campaign ▁for ▁mayor ▁of ▁Mark ham . ▁ ▁Cab inet ▁positions ▁ ▁Municipal ▁politics ▁Mark ham ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁diverse ▁community ▁with ▁a ▁th riv ing ▁economy , ▁and ▁grew ▁significantly ▁under ▁C ous ens ' s ▁watch . ▁ ▁During ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁deb t ▁free ▁and ▁gained ▁many ▁jobs ▁in ▁the ▁software ▁field . ▁Un like ▁Mike ▁Harris ' s ▁provincial ▁government , ▁C ous ens ▁was ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁photo ▁rad ar ▁to ▁disc ou rage ▁speed ing ▁in ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Toronto ▁Area . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁Don ▁C ous ens ▁Char itable ▁Foundation ▁within ▁Mark ham . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁award ▁a ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁Golden ▁J ub ile e ▁Medal . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁C ous ens ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁seek ▁re - e lection ▁as ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Mark ham ▁due ▁to ▁on - going ▁health ▁problems ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁kid ney ▁trans plant . ▁ ▁Donald ▁C ous ens ▁Park way ▁in ▁Mark ham ▁is ▁named ▁after