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| Affiliation | New Democratic |
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| Name | Peter Tabuns |
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, Ontario , Canada |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
| Born |
October 03, 1951
(73 years)
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| Contributor | User 13 |
| Last Modifed | BrentinCO
May 28, 2022 10:46am |
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| Info | Peter Tabuns has a long history of activism and advocacy in Toronto-Danforth.
He cares about people and is passionate about protecting our environment and providing excellent public services.
Peter knows Toronto-Danforth well. He was City Councillor for the Riverdale portion of the riding from 1990 to 1997. Jack Layton and Peter ran joint campaigns in the 1994 and 1997 elections. Prior to being a City Councillor he was President of Citizens for a Safe Environment and helped end garbage incineration in the Toronto Portlands. He championed housing alternatives as Vice Chair of the Co-op Housing Federation of Toronto.
Throughout his term as councillor, and as Deputy Mayor, Peter worked to protect our public health system and public ownership of city services. He advocated for laws to increase integrity and prevent dishonest bidding at City Hall.
As Chair of the Toronto Board of Health Peter championed such initiatives as:
-funding for school food programs
-projects to reduce smog and save energy
-programs to reduce chemicals harmful to our environment
-protecting public health funding from the Harris cuts
Peter has long been a strong and effective campaigner for protection of our environment. As Executive Director of Greenpeace Canada from 1999 to 2004, he fought to prevent climate change, worked to protect our wilderness heritage and advocated for the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol. Currently, Peter is on leave from his position as Special Advisor on Climate Change to Jack Layton.
Peter has a son, Anton, and lives with his partner, theatre designer and York University professor Shawn Kerwin.
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