Glenn De Baeremaeker
| Glenn De Baeremaeker | |
|---|---|
| Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 38) Scarborough Centre and Deputy Mayor, Toronto East | |
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Assumed office December 1, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Brad Duguid |
| Deputy Speaker of Toronto City Council | |
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Assumed office April 25, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Shelley Carroll |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Environmentalist |
Glenn De Baeremaeker is a city councillor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who represents Ward 38, one of the two Scarborough Centre wards. The son of a working-class family, he has a Masters in international development and spent six months in Ethiopia at the height of the 1980s famine.
He originally rose to prominence for his work with the Save the Rouge group fighting to keep the Rouge Valley area of Scarborough free from development. A strong environmentalist, De Baeremaeker is a vegan. Working as an assistant to city councillor Doug Mahood, De Baeremaeker ran for a seat on Scarborough city council in 1994 but lost to David Soknacki.
Continuing his environmental work, De Baeremaeker became one of the leaders in the effort to save the Oak Ridges Moraine from development. When Brad Duguid left city council in 2003 to run for the provincial Liberals, De Baeremaeker decided to run for the empty seat and triumphed by a wide margin.
De Baeremaeker is notable for cycling to City Hall from his home in Scarborough almost every day year round. He is a strong advocate for safer road conditions for cyclists.
De Baeremaeker is also known for his support of former Mayor David Miller's policies, in particular his support of the civic workers' deal to end the 2009 Toronto municipal strike.
De Baeremaeker was elected as Deputy Speaker of Toronto City Council on April 25, 2018 following the resignation of Shelley Carroll.[1][2]
Election results
| 2010 Toronto election, Ward 38 | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn De Baeremaeker | 11,166 | 62.44% |
| Glenn Middleton | 4,541 | 25.39% |
| Tushar Shah | 824 | 4.61% |
| Kirk Jensen | 708 | 3.96% |
| Sandip Vora | 643 | 3.60% |
| Total | 17,882 | 100% |
Unofficial results as of October 26, 2010 03:55 AM[3]
| Toronto municipal election, 2014 | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn De Baeremaeker | 13,626 | 69.54% |
| Theo Kalafatis | 483 | 2.46% |
| John Lewis | 642 | 3.28% |
| Justin Ried | 463 | 2.36% |
| Theodore Rueckert | 550 | 2.81% |
| Ganga Sasthrigal | 662 | 3.38% |
| Rajesh Shah | 405 | 2.07% |
| Tushar Shah | 185 | 0.94% |
| Aysha Sidiq | 460 | 2.35% |
| David Thomas | 1552 | 7.92% |
| Kevin Winson | 567 | 2.89% |
| Total | 19,595 | 100% |
Official results as of March 3, 2015 14:09 PM[4]
References
- ↑ Toronto City Clerk [@TorontoCouncil] (April 25, 2018). "Mayor Tory has moved a motion on Item CC39.2" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ Toronto City Clerk [@TorontoCouncil] (April 25, 2018). "City Council has elected Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker for the position of Deputy Speaker for the remainder of the term #tocouncil" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ City of Toronto elections page Archived October 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ City of Toronto 2014 elections page