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Nationalist Party Of Canada
The Nationalist Party of Canada is a Canadian white supremacist organization founded in 1977 by Don Andrews. It was initially known as the National Citizens Alliance and was established after Andrews was legally barred from associating with his previous organization, the Western Guard. From 1977 to 1985, it published ''The Nationalist Report'', a journal described by Canadian courts as promoting hatred against Black, Jewish, and Asian communities. Andrews and party secretary Robert Smith were convicted under Canada's hate speech laws for their work on the journal, and their appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada was rejected in the landmark decision of '' R v Andrews'' (1990). History The Nationalist Party of Canada was founded by Andrews after he was legally barred by his bail conditions from associating with the Western Guard, another white supremacist organization. The party was briefly known as the National Citizens Alliance. It had an estimated 150 to 300 members in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Andrews
Donald Clarke Andrews (born April 20, 1942, as Vilim Zlomislić) is a Canadian white supremacist. He is the leader of the Nationalist Party of Canada and a perennial candidate for mayor of Toronto, Ontario. Early years Zlomislić was born to Croat parents in the region of Vojvodina during World War II. His father was killed by the Nazis while fighting with the Yugoslav Partisans against the German occupation of Yugoslavia in late 1944. His mother, Rose, was shipped to Germany in 1943 to work as a slave labourer for the Nazis and Vilim was placed in an orphanage. In 1945, Rose was told that her son had been killed in an air raid. After the war, she met and married Frederick Andrews, a Canadian working for a United Nations agency in a German displaced persons' camp. The couple moved to Toronto."PORTRAIT OF A RACIST" by Arthur Johnson, ''Globe and Mail'', October 1, 1979 Vilim remained at the orphanage and was a member of the Communist Young Pioneers in the post-war Socialist Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto City Council
Toronto City Council is the governing body of the municipal government of Toronto, Ontario. Meeting at Toronto City Hall, it comprises 25 city councillors and the mayor of Toronto. The Toronto City Council 2022–2026, current term began on November 15, 2022. Structure The current decision-making framework and committee structure at the City of Toronto was established by the ''City of Toronto Act, City of Toronto Act, 2006'' and came into force January 1, 2007. The decision-making process at the City of Toronto involves committees that report to City Council. Committees propose, review and debate policies and recommendations before their arrival at City Council for debate. Citizens and residents can only make deputations on policy at committees, citizens cannot make public presentations to City Council unless required by law. The mayor is a member of all committees and is entitled to one vote. There are three types of committees at the City of Toronto: the executive committee, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Toronto Municipal Election
The 2003 Toronto municipal election was held on 10 November 2003, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to elect the Mayor of Toronto, 44 city councillors, and school board trustees. David Miller was elected mayor ( Results of 2003 Toronto election). Most municipalities in the Province of Ontario held elections on this date. See also 2003 Ontario municipal elections. Mayoral election Incumbent Toronto mayor Mel Lastman chose not to run for re-election. A large number of candidates ran for the position of mayor, but five main candidates emerged. * Barbara Hall is the former mayor of pre-amalgamation Toronto and an independent who was formerly a member of the New Democratic Party and who had the support of many of the city's Liberals. She campaigned on a moderate policy of outreach to minorities and her connections to the provincial Liberal government which would enable a "new deal" for Toronto. * John Nunziata, a former Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party of Canada, was expel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Toronto Municipal Election
The 1985 Toronto municipal election was held to elect members of municipal councils, school boards, and hydro commissions in the six municipalities that made up Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The election was held on November 12, 1985. Toronto Mayor The mayoral election saw progressive North Toronto councillor Anne Johnston challenge incumbent Art Eggleton. Eggleton won reelection by a significant margin, with Johnston not even winning her former ward. ;Results :Art Eggleton - 92,994 :Anne Johnston - 59,817 :Ann Ladas - 1,473 :Gaston Schwab - 1,228 :Aaron Abraham - 1,077 :John J. Benz - 583 :Skip Evans - 557 :Fred Dunn - 513 :Gary Watson - 433 :Ben Kerr - 422 :Ronald Rodgers - 341 :Andrejs Murnieks - 266 :Warren J. Van Evera - 223 :Gary Weagle - 202 City and Metro council The election system was changed in Toronto for the 1985 election. Previously two councillors had been elected from each ward, with the one who received the most votes also getting a spot on Metro Toro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Toronto Municipal Election
The 1982 Toronto municipal election was held on November 8, 1982, in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mayors, controllers, city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of Toronto, York, Toronto, York, East York, North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough, Toronto, Scarborough. Art Eggleton was re-elected as Mayor of Toronto, and Mel Lastman was re-elected as Mayor of North York. Toronto Mayoral race Incumbent Art Eggleton faced no real opposition in his bid for reelection and was reelected by more than a hundred thousand vote margin. A. Hummer, (performance artist Deanne Taylor of the Hummer Sisters), ran on the slogan "ART vs Art". Another figure from the Toronto music scene ran as well as Blair Martin, singer for Punk Rock band the Raving Mojos, also ran for Mayor. ;Results :Art Eggleton - 119,387 :Deanne Taylor, A. Hummer - 11,721 :Wendy Johnston - 7,937 :M.M.A. Armstrong - 7,638 :John Kellerman - 2,943 :Fred Dunn - 2,442 :Zoltan Szoboszlov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Toronto Municipal Election
The 1980 Toronto municipal election was held on November 10, 1980 in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mayors, controllers, city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of Toronto, York, East York, North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough. Art Eggleton narrowly defeated incumbent John Sewell to become Mayor of Toronto, and Mel Lastman was re-elected as Mayor of North York. Toronto Mayoral race In the 1978 election reform candidate John Sewell had won against two more conservative candidates. In 1980 election the right united around Art Eggleton, and he narrowly defeated Sewell. Eggleton carried eight of the city's eleven wards, dominating in the west end, and prevailing in North Toronto and the east end by narrower margins. While Sewell increased his vote in every ward, he only carried three wards in the heart of the city: midtown's ward 5 (which included the city's Annex district), the downtown core (ward 6) and ward 7, which he had previo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Canadian Federal Election
The 1980 Canadian federal election was held on February 18, 1980, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 32nd Canadian Parliament, 32nd Parliament of Canada. It was called when the budget of the minority government, minority Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative government led by Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister Joe Clark was defeated in the Commons. As of , it remains the most recent election triggered by the defeat of a government budget in the Commons. The Liberal Party under former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau won a narrow majority, returning Trudeau to the Premiership for a fourth and ultimately final term. Background Clark and his government had been under attack for its perceived inexperience, for example in its handling of its 1979 Canadian federal election, 1979 election campaign commitment to move Canada's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to the hotly disputed territory of Jerusalem. Clark had maintained uneasy r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Toronto Municipal Election
The Toronto municipal election of 1976 was held on December 6, 1976 in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mayors, city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of Toronto, York, East York, North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough. Toronto Mayor David Crombie and North York Mayor Mel Lastman were both re-elected without serious opposition. Toronto Mayoral race As in the 1974 election incumbent David Crombie faced no real opposition in his bid for reelection. ;Results :David Crombie - 112,763 :Don Andrews - 7,126 :Henry Argasinski - 3,760 :Richard Sanders - 2,373 :Judy Lucko - 1,863 :Ronald Rodgers - 1,613 :Bill Zock - 1,506 :Harry Dahme - 1,223 :Robert Simms - 1,152 :Andreis Murvieks - 962 City council City council was mostly stable, the only notable upset was the defeat of long serving Old Guard member William Boytchuk by NDPer David White in Ward 1. The conservative membership remained stable as retiring moderate NDPer Reid Scott was repla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Toronto Municipal Election
The 1974 Toronto municipal election was held on December 2, 1974 in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mayors, controllers, city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of Toronto, York, Toronto, York, East York, North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough, Toronto, Scarborough. David Crombie was re-elected as Mayor of Toronto with around 83% of the vote, and Mel Lastman was re-elected as Mayor of North York. Toronto Mayoral race Incumbent David Crombie was extremely popular after his first term and faced no serious opposition in winning reelection. White supremacist Don Andrews placed second amongst the also-rans. As a result, the municipal law was changed so that the runner-up in the mayoralty contest no longer had the right to succeed to the mayor's chair should the position become vacant between elections. ;Results :David Crombie - 100,680 :Don Andrews - 5,662 :Joan Campana - 3,022 :Vicki Gabereau, Rosy Sunrise - 2,294 :William Harris - 2,262 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Toronto Municipal Election
The 1972 Toronto municipal election was held December 4, 1972, to elect the governments of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the five other boroughs, and the government of Metro Toronto as well. The election was overshadowed by the 1972 federal election held October 30 and the American elections held November 7, but it resulted in a dramatic change in the city government. Four new mayors were elected, and 17 of 32 Metro seats were held by newcomers. In the City of Toronto, control of city council was won by the reform faction and reform leader David Crombie was elected mayor. As in the 1969 election many of the central debates were over proposed megaprojects. The Spadina Expressway had been halted in 1971, but some wanted it built. The debate over the Scarborough Expressway was also one of the central issues in the east end. An IBM 370-155 mainframe computer was used by the ''Toronto Star'' to process the results. Toronto Mayoral election Incumbent mayor William Dennison chose n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections Ontario
Elections Ontario () is an independent office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario responsible for the administration of provincial elections and referendums. It is charged with the implementation and enforcement of the ''Election Act'' ( R.S.O., c. E.6), ''Election Finances Act'' (R.S.O. 1990, c. E.7), ''Representation Act''s (various), as well as specific portions of the ''Municipal Elections Act, 1996'' (S.O. 1996, c. 32, Sched.), ''Taxpayer Protection Act, 1999'' (S.O. 1999, c. 7, Sched. A), and ''Fluoridation Act'' (R.S.O. 1990, c. F.22). The agency collects information about political parties, candidates, constituency association, leadership contestants, and third parties involved in Ontario politics. Elections Ontario is led by the Chief Electoral Officer, a non-partisan Officer of the Legislative Assembly chosen by an all-party committee. Greg Essensa, appointed in 2008, is the current Chief Electoral Officer. His predecessor was John Hollins, who held the position from 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
