Paul M. Taylor (born 1982) is a Canadian food security & anti-racism activist and former executive director of
FoodShare Toronto
FoodShare Toronto is a Toronto-based Canadian not for profit organization that delivers programs that address hunger and advocates for better policy from government. In addition to advocacy, programs include delivery of food boxes, supporting urba ...
. He is currently the co-CEO of Evenings & Weekends Consulting.
In 2020, Taylor and colleagues delivered 20,232 free food boxes to food-insecure people in Toronto. In 2022, he announced that his organization would pay interviewed job applicants $75 for their time.
Taylor ran for election as the federal member of parliament for
Parkdale—High Park twice, and lost both times to
Arif Virani.
Early life
Taylor was born in Toronto in 1982, the second son to a mother from
Saint Kitts; they grew up in a household that was reliant on government financial support.
Career
Taylor was previously the executive director of Gordon Neighbourhood House,
and in 2017 he became the executive director of
FoodShare Toronto
FoodShare Toronto is a Toronto-based Canadian not for profit organization that delivers programs that address hunger and advocates for better policy from government. In addition to advocacy, programs include delivery of food boxes, supporting urba ...
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In the role he is known for drawing links between food security and racism. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic he delivered 20,232 free food boxes to Canadians with food insecurity. In March 2022, he announced that FoodShare Toronto would pay all employees a living wage and pay all interviewed job applicants $75.
Taylor teaches at
Simon Fraser University. He serves on the British Columbia board of directors of
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and has previously served on the board of directors of ''Metro Vancouver Alliance'' and ''Food Secure Canada''.
He is the founder of the ''Vancouver Food Summit'' and the co-chair of
British Columbia's ''Poverty Reduction Coalition''.
Taylor ran for election as the
New Democratic Party
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candidate for
Parkdale—High Park in 2019 and 2021, losing to
Arif Virani both times.
References
External links
* 2021
Globe and Mail OpE
''Do you work in a non-profit? Now’s the time to convince your directors to push for political change''
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1982 births
Living people
Activists from Toronto
Food security
New Democratic Party candidates for the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian chief executives
Canadian anti-racism activists