James Pasternak (Born February 15, 1959[1]) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to Toronto City Council in the 2010 city council election to succeed Mike Feldman in Ward 10.[2] He was previously a Toronto District School Board Trustee.
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.[3]
"Israel apartheid" debate
Councillor Pasternak has played a prominent role in the debate around whether Toronto Pride should ban the Queers Against Israeli Apartheid group participating in the annual Toronto Pride celebrations. Specifically, Pasternak introduced a motion that directed City Manager Joe Pennachetti to update Toronto’s anti-discrimination policy and to determine whether including QAIA in Pride events violated the anti-discrimination policy. James said "My intent is to block the funding on June 6 and wait until after the parade to make sure they [QuAIA] didn’t march. We believe that 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] The following year, in 2013, James Pasternak continued to lead the effort to de-fund Toronto Pride over the use of the term Israel apartheid by its participating members.[6]
Election results
| 2010 Toronto election, Ward 10[7] |
| 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, November 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Changed council faces new mayor". Toronto Star, October 25, 2010.
- ↑ James Pasternak's Official Campaign Site
- ↑ Make Pride Parade funding contingent on non-participation of QuAIA, Pasternak says, MAY 29, 2012, Jewish Tribune
- ↑ Israeli Apartheid out, QuAIA in – and funded, June 11, 2012, Jewish Tribune.
- ↑ Council delays report on 'Israeli apartheid' March 19, 2013, Xtra
- ↑ City of Toronto elections page
- ↑ City of Toronto elections page
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