Ontario New Democratic Party candidates in the 1981 Ontario provincial election

In 1987, he was ejected from council by judicial order for not properly declaring a conflict of interest related to his position as a consultant on a real-estate deal.

In later life, he worked as a researcher and consultant for Conservative Member of Parliament Dean Del Mastro.

"[7] During his last term on council, his reputation was compromised by a public incident with a female friend that resulted in an assault charge (which was later dropped).

[8] In the 2006 mayoral election, he took the unusual step of creating a web page called "The Straight Facts About Paul Rexe" to address these issues.

[11] Loucks had a letter published in The Globe and Mail newspaper on June 13, 1980, advocating compulsory checkoffs to strengthen the power of trade unions.