Canadian politician
James Pasternak
Pasternak in 2010
Assumed office Preceded by Ward created In office Preceded by Mike Feldman Succeeded by Ward dissolved In office Preceded by Shane Manikowsky Succeeded by Howard Kaplan
Born (1959-02-15 ) February 15, 1959 (age 65) Occupation Politician
James Pasternak ( PAST -ər-nak[ 1] Canadian politician who represents Ward 6 York Centre on the Toronto City Council . Pasternak has served on council since he was elected in 2010, representing Ward 10 (later amalgamated into Ward 6). He was a Toronto District School Board trustee before his election to council.
Background
Pasternak is a graduate of York University . He also has degrees from the University of Western Ontario and the London School of Economics and Political Science .[ 2]
Political career
Pasternak was elected to Toronto City Council in the 2010 city council election to succeed Mike Feldman in Ward 10.[ 3] Toronto District School Board trustee.
Israel apartheid debate
In 2012, Pasternak introduced a motion that asked City Manager Joe Pennachetti to update Toronto's anti-discrimination policy and to determine whether including QuAIA in Pride events violated the policy. Pasternak believes "QuAIA is not there to support the Palestinian people; it’s there to bully and demonize Israel, its supporters and the Jewish community."[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Election results
2014 Toronto election , Ward 10[ 9]
Candidate
Votes
%
James Pasternak 11,183
57.78%
Igor Toutchinski
3,112
16.08%
Epstein David
2,126
10.99%
Mitchell Michael
1,096
5.66%
Bucao Randy
1,040
5.37%
Masucci Liberato
796
4.11%
Total
19,353
100%
2010 Toronto election , Ward 10[ 10]
Candidate
Votes
%
James Pasternak 3,159
19.15%
Nancy Oomen
2,777
16.83%
Brian Shifman
2,632
15.96%
Igor Toutchinski
2,605
15.79%
Konstantin Toubis
1,887
11.44%
Magda Gondor Berkovits
935
5.67%
Jarred Friedman
850
5.15%
Joseph Cohen
535
3.24%
Eric Plant
355
2.15%
Edward Zaretsky
326
1.97%
Robert Freedland
244
1.48%
Drago Banovic
186
1.12%
Total
16,491
100%
References
^ "James Pasternak Official Facebook Page" Toronto Star ^ "James Pasternak's Official Campaign Site" . Archived from the original on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2010-12-03 .^ "Changed council faces new mayor" . Toronto Star ^ Make Pride Parade funding contingent on non-participation of QuAIA, Pasternak says Archived 2013-03-10 at the Wayback Machine , MAY 29, 2012, Jewish Tribune^ Israeli Apartheid out, QuAIA in – and funded Archived 2012-06-20 at the Wayback Machine , June 11, 2012, Jewish Tribune.^ Council delays report on 'Israeli apartheid' March 19, 2013, Xtra^ "Declaration of Results for the Toronto Municipal Election" (PDF) . Toronto City Clerk's Office. Retrieved October 29, 2022 .^ "Declaration of Results" (PDF) . Toronto City Clerk's Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2021 .^ "City of Toronto elections results 2014" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2015-09-20 .^ City of Toronto elections page Archived 2010-10-26 at the Wayback Machine ^ City of Toronto elections page
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