- For the English footballer of the same name see John Sewell (footballer). John David Sewell (born July 7 1936 in Brockley, south London was a professional footballer who had a long career in the English Football League, before For other people and things named "Sewell", see Sewell (disambiguation).
John Sewell, CM, (born 1940) is a political activist and writer on municipal affairs; he was the mayor of Toronto, Canada from 1978 to 1980. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
Raised in the Beaches neighbourhood, in Toronto, Sewell attended Malvern Collegiate Institute and the University of Toronto from which he graduated with an English Literature degree in 1961. The Beaches is a neighbourhood and popular tourist destination located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Malvern Collegiate Institute is a Toronto High school that was founded in 1903 This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus He earned a law degree from the University of Toronto Law School in 1964 and was called to the bar in 1966. Established in 1887, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law is one of the oldest professional faculties at the University of Toronto.
Sewell first became active in city politics in 1966 when he joined the residents of the Trefann Court Urban Renewal Area in the fight against the expropriation and levelling of the working class and poor neighbourhood. He was first elected to Toronto City Council in 1969 and became leader of the reform wing. The Toronto City Council is the governing body of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was elected Mayor of Toronto in 1978. This is a list of Mayors of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. From 1834-1857 and again from 1867-1873 Toronto mayors were not elected directly by In the 1978 election, the right-wing vote was split between two mayoral candidates: David Paul Smith and Tony O'Donohue. The Toronto municipal election of 1978 was the first seriously contested mayoralty race in Toronto, Canada, since David Crombie took David Paul Smith, PC, QC, (born May 16 1941) is a Canadian lawyer politician and Senator. Anthony "Tony" O'Donohue (born 1933 is a former municipal politician in Toronto, Ontario. Sewell was able to win the election with less than 50% of the vote.
Sewell was portrayed as a radical in the media and was dubbed "Mayor Blue Jeans" by the Toronto Sun at a time when wearing denim was still considered an identifier of the counterculture. The Toronto Sun is an English language daily tabloid Newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Counterculture (also " counter-culture " is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a Cultural group, or As an environmentalist famous for riding his bicycle to council, he opposed the development of banking and convention centres in the central business district that would become the hallmark of the mayors who followed. A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city Sewell also established himself as a leading critic of the Toronto Police, demanding greater accountability to the public, and was a leading defender of gay rights, endorsing gay rights activist George Hislop's 1980 candidacy for city council, at a time when it was rare for public figures to express support for same-sex rights. The Toronto Police Service ( TPS) formerly the Metropolitan Toronto Police, is the Police force for the City of Toronto, Ontario Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender social movements share related goals of social acceptance of Homosexuality, Bisexuality and Transgenderism Lesbian George Hislop ( June 3, 1927 - October 8, 2005) was one of Canada 's most influential Gay activists A city council is a form of Local government, usually covering a City or other Urban area, such as a Town.
In the 1980 election, after two years of controversy, pro-development Conservatives and Liberals united behind the candidacy of Art Eggleton. The 1980 Toronto municipal election was held on November 10, 1980 in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Arthur "Art" C Eggleton, PC (born September 29, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former Canadian Cabinet minister Although Sewell maintained the support of many Red Tories, reform Liberals and New Democrats and won more votes and a larger share of the vote than in 1978, he lost the mayor's office to Eggleton. Red Tory is a term given to a political philosophy tradition and disposition in Canada. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots
Sewell subsequently returned to city council as an alderman in a by-election and won re-election in 1982. An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant He retired from municipal politics in 1984 to accept a job as a columnist at the Globe and Mail. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities He subsequently moved to NOW Magazine, then wrote a regular column in Toronto's eye weekly from 1999 to 2005. NOW is an Alternative newsweekly in Toronto, Canada published by Now Communications Inc. Eye Weekly is a free weekly Newspaper in Toronto Ontario, Canada. He has written a number of books and articles on Toronto urban issues. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario
Sewell served as chair of the Toronto public housing authority from 1986 to 1988 and is an acknowledged urban affairs expert. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Public housing is a form of Housing tenure in which the property is owned by a Government authority which may be central or local He has served as chair of the Royal Commission on Planning and Development Reform in Ontario from 1991 to 1993. The term Royal Commission may also be used in the United Kingdom to describe the group of Lords Commissioners who may act in the stead of the Sewell was an advisor to East London, South Africa's city council from 1994 to 1999 and as advisor on the re-establishment of local government in Malawi in 2000. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. Sewell also taught law, politics and social science at York University from 1989 to 1991. York University (Université York is a public Research university located in Toronto, Ontario.
In the late 1990s, Sewell founded the group Citizens for Local Democracy to fight the plans of the provincial Mike Harris government to abolish Metropolitan Toronto and amalgamate its constituent parts into a new City of Toronto "megacity". Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945, in Toronto Ontario) was the twenty-second Premier of Ontario from June 26, The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was the senior level of Municipal government in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada, area from 1954 to Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario A megacity is generally defined as a Metropolitan area with a total Population in excess of 10 million people
In the 1999 Ontario provincial election, Sewell ran as an independent candidate in the riding of Toronto Centre--Rosedale, challenging Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Al Leach to protest the megacity. An Ontario general election was held on June 3 1999, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Toronto Centre, Rosedale and Toronto Centre–Rosedale make up a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that The Ontario PC Party, formally known as the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (in french Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario) is a Right-of-centre A minister or a secretary is a Politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional Government. Allan F Leach (born December 9, 1935 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former transportation executive and Politician in Ontario Canada His entry into the race was controversial, with many activists accusing him of splitting the left-wing vote with the New Democratic Party (NDP). Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots Sewell was also criticized for remaining in the race after Leach, whom he had personally targeted as the minister responsible for amalgamation, withdrew from the contest. The riding was ultimately won by Liberal George Smitherman; Sewell finished third, behind Tory Durhane Wong-Rieger. The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. George Smitherman MPP (born 1964) is a Canadian politician who represents the provincial riding Dr Durhane Wong-Rieger is a Chinese -born American -raised, Canadian with a PHD in psychology
In 2005, Sewell was made a member of the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin Sewell lives with his wife, Liz Rykert in Toronto. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario
On June 26, 2006, Sewell announced that he would seek election in Ward 21 running against Joe Mihevc in Toronto's 2006 municipal election. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Joe Mihevc is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada. He represents one of the two St 2006 Toronto municipal election took place on 13 November 2006 to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto, Ontario. Sewell said that he was motivated to run due to the construction of a streetcar right-of-way along St. Clair Avenue that is supported by Mihevc. St Clair Avenue is a major east-west street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He also stated that he is disappointed at the record of Mayor David Miller. David Raymond Miller (born December 26, 1958) is a Canadian politician "Living in a megacity demands more citizen participation and community consultation, not less," says Sewell. While his candidacy received much publicity in the local media, he was easily defeated by Mihevc.
Sewell, a former resident of Riverdale, currently resides in Ward 21. There are other uses for the term Riverdale. Riverdale is a large neighbourhood
Works
- Up Against City Hall (1972) James Lorimer and Company. ISBN 0-88862-021-7
- Rowland Travel Guide to Toronto (with Charlotte Sykes) (1985) Rowland & Jacob. ISBN 0-921430-00-0
- Police: Urban Policing in Canada (1986) James Lorimer and Company. ISBN 0-88862-744-0
- The shape of the city: Toronto struggles with modern planning (1993) University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-7409-X
- Houses and Homes: Housing for Canadians (1994) James Lorimer and Company. ISBN 1-55028-437-1
- Redeveloping public housing projects (1999) Caledon Institute of Social Policy. ISBN 1-894159-67-5
- Doors Open Toronto, Illuminating the City's Great Spaces (2002) Random House. ISBN 0-676-97498-8
- Mackenzie, a political biography of William Lyon Mackenzie (2002) James Lorimer and Company. ISBN 1-55028-767-2
- A New City Agenda (2004) Zephyr Press. ISBN 0-9734112-2-8
Mackenzie: A Political Biography
The work is a biography and historical defense of William Lyon Mackenzie, the first mayor of Toronto and leader of the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion. A biography (from the Greek words bíos (βίος meaning "life" and gráphein (γράφειν meaning "to write" is an account William Lyon Mackenzie ( March 12, 1795 &ndash August 28, 1861) was a Canadian Journalist, Politician, and The Upper Canada Rebellion was along with the Lower Canada Rebellion in Lower Canada, a rebellion against the British colonial government in 1837 and 1838
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