- Norm Kelly
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For the Australian politician, see Norm Kelly (Australian politician).
Norm Kelly Toronto City Councillor for Ward 40 Scarborough—Agincourt Incumbent Assumed office
December 1, 2000Preceded by Sherene Shaw Chair of the Parks and Environment Committee Incumbent Assumed office
December 1, 2010Preceded by Paula Fletcher Chair of the Planning and Growth Management Committee In office
December 1, 2006 – December 1, 2010Preceded by John Filion Succeeded by Peter Milczyn Chair of the Scarborough Community Council In office
December 1, 2006 – December 1, 2008Preceded by Michael Thompson Succeeded by Michael Del Grande Toronto City Councillor for Ward 14 Scarborough Wexford In office
January 1, 1998 – December 1, 2000Preceded by Ward Created Succeeded by Ward Abolished Metro Toronto City Councillor for Ward 14 Scarborough Wexford In office
December 1, 1994 – January 1, 1998Preceded by Maureen Prinsloo Succeeded by City Amalgamated Member of Parliament for Scarborough Centre In office
1980–1984Preceded by Diane Stratas Succeeded by Pauline Browes Personal details Born August 11, 1941
Toronto, OntarioNationality Canadian Political party Liberal Spouse(s) Charlotte Kelly Children 2 Residence Toronto, Ontario Occupation Real Estate Agent Norman "Norm" Kelly (born August 11, 1941) is a Canadian politician. He is a city councillor in Toronto, Ontario representing one of two municipal wards that make up the jurisdiction of Scarborough—Agincourt.
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Background
Kelly is a trained historian. He studied Canadian political history at the University of Western Ontario (undergraduate) and Carleton and Queen’s universities (post-graduate). Among his most important accomplishments, Kelly undertook a two-year research project for the two best-selling books in the field of Canadian history: The National Dream and The Last Spike, written by Pierre Berton. Kelly won the Governor General's Award for his work in The National Dream [1]. The The National Dream has also been transferred to television by CBC in a very popular, award-winning documentary series of the same name [2].
Kelly later became a history teacher at Upper Canada College, a private school in Toronto.
Early political career
When he first entered politics as an alderman on the borough council of Scarborough, then a suburb of Toronto. Kelly served from 1974 to 1980.
Federal politics
He was elected as a federal Member of Parliament (MP) for Scarborough Centre in the 1980 election, defeating Progressive Conservative (PC) incumbent Diane Stratas. Kelly was twice appointed Parliamentary Secretary: first, to the Ministry of Supply and Services and then to the President of the Treasury Board. In this latter capacity, Kelly was given the responsibility of guiding the Government’s reorganization of its Crown Corporations, Bill C-124, through the House of Commons and its Committees. Kelly was also appointed in 1983 to the Special Committee on Visible Minorities in Canadian Society. This Committee was charged with the responsibility of doing research on the status of visible minorities in Canadian society [3]. The report, Equality Now, contained 80 ground breaking recommendations aimed at protecting visible minority cultures in Canada while integrating their members into the Canadian mainstream [4].
Kelly was himself defeated in the 1984 election, losing to PC candidate Pauline Browes.
He attempted to win the Liberal nomination prior to the 1988 election, but quit the race when Odysseus Katsaitis emerged as the front runner. Instead, he decided to again run for mayor, but this time lost to Joyce Trimmer by over 4,000 votes. Prior to the 1993 federal election, he again tried for a Liberal nomination, but this time lost to John Cannis.
Campaign for mayor
In 1985, he ran for mayor of Scarborough, but lost to incumbent Gus Harris. Out of office, he worked as a real estate agent, first for Royal LePage and then for his own company.
Return to council
In the 1994 municipal elections, he was elected to the Metro Toronto council from ward Scarborough/Wexford, defeating Michael Thompson. He emerged as one of the most right-wing members of the council, most noted for his attempt to eliminate all funding for multiculturalism programs during a mock council. Kelly took this stance as he views multicultural programs to further segregate rather than integrate diverse members of the Canadian community. The National Post newspaper once endorsed him, perhaps somewhat in jest, as "a solid anti-communist. Toronto needs his representation as a bulwark against the left." He also became one of the earliest advocates for merging the City of Toronto with five of its suburbs, an idea he pushed as Chair of the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee.
When the "megacity" was created, he was elected to the new Toronto city council. In the 2000 municipal election, redistricting merged Kelly and Tzekas' wards, leading to a bitter election battle between the two, which Kelly easily won. A firm ally of the new city's first mayor, Mel Lastman, his relations with Lastman's successor, David Miller, have been less friendly.
Election results
2010 Toronto election, Ward 40 Candidate Votes % Norm Kelly 12,458 74.001% Ken Sy 1,935 11.494% Bryan Heal 1,862 11.06% Cheng-Chih Tsai 580 3.445% Total 16,835 100% Unofficial results as of October 26, 2010 03:55 AM[5]
References
- ^ Scarborough-Agincourt. The Star. 15 Oct 2008. 08 June 2009. [1]
- ^ Metrolinx. 2009. 8 June 2009. [2]
- ^ City of Toronto. 2009. 8 June 2009. [3]
- ^ Squires, Judith. "Is Mainstreaming Transformative? Theorizing Mainstreaming in the Context of Diversity and Deliberation," Social Politics. Oxford Journals. (2005) Access: 08 June 2009.[4]
- ^ City of Toronto elections page
External links
- Norm Kelly official website
- City of Toronto Councillor Profile
- Norm Kelly - Parliament of Canada biography
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Toronto City Hall • Toronto City Council Categories:- 1941 births
- Living people
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- Upper Canada College alumni
- University of Western Ontario alumni
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