Rosemarie Bryan
| Rosemarie Bryan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 Manchester, England |
| Other names | Rose |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👔 Employer | The Salvation Army |
| 🏢 Organization | Operation H.O.P.E. (Jamaica) |
| Known for | Community work, politics |
| 🏅 Awards | Spirit of Etobicoke, 2020 |
Rosemarie M. Bryan is a Canadian community worker and the founder of the Jamaican-based organization Operation H.O.P.E. She was briefly a Toronto City Councillor for Ward 1 Etobicoke North, but resigned hours after being appointed.
Early life and education
Bryan was born in 1966,[1] in Manchester, England and emigrated to Canada the same year.[2] She was the youngest of seven siblings and her father was a bishop and a pastor.[2]
She studied law enforcement at Humber College and completed her student placement at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada in their Enforcement Unit.[2][3]
Career and volunteering
As of 2022, Bryan is a community and family services coordinator for the The Salvation Army based at their Etobicoke Temple, having previously joined the organization as a secretary.[4][2][5] She is the founder of Jamaica-based organization Operation H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People in Need) that sends supplies from Canada to Jamaican orphanages.[2]
Bryan won the Spirit of Etobicoke award in 2020,[6] an initiative created by Doug Ford and Kinga Surma.[7]
She has served on the board of directors of Rexdale Women Board, Rexdale Outreach Choir, Toronto Outreach Choir, and the Toronto Police Service Youth Planning Committee.[2] She is a Christian Certified Chaplain.[2]
Political career
On June 24, 2022, Bryan was appointed as the Toronto City Councilor for Ward 1 Etobicoke North.[8] The Ward 1 seat was vacant after Michael Ford’s appointment as Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism, by Ontario Premier Doug Ford.[9] With only four months remaining of the term, Toronto City Council appointed Bryan, rather than holding a by-election.[10] She was recommended for the role by Michael Ford[11] and won 21 of the 23 votes.[10]
Bryan resigned hours later after Jonathan Goldsbie of Canadaland highlighted her homophobic Twitter posts from 2015 to 2021.[12] Goldsbie in his subsequent podcast described Bryan as having, to the best of his knowledge, the shortest tenure of anyone on Toronto City Council.[10]
Views
In 2004, Bryan was concerned about the lack of police response to escalating youth crime in Etobicoke.[3]
Personal life
Bryan lives in Etobicoke and has two children.[2] Her mother died of diabetes in June 2006.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 HOFFMAN, M. K. Up For The Challenge. Jet, [s. l.], v. 113, n. 23, p. 58–62, 2008. Available at: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=32594084&site=eds-live&scope=site. Accessed on: 11 Jul. 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Biography of Rosemarie M. Bryan, City of Toronto, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fantauzzi, Joe. (2004, Feb 14). Residents voice their crime concerns to chief fantino, Etobicoke Guardian Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/residents-voice-their-crime-concerns-chief/docview/362220600/se-2
- ↑ Duncan, Sharifa (2021-02-23). "Honouring Rosemarie Bryan's Acts of Hope at The Salvation Army". The Salvation Army in Canada. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ↑ Salvation army etobicoke temple embraces community. (2018, Feb 07). Etobicoke Guardian Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/salvation-army-etobicoke-temple-embraces/docview/2001150023/se-2
- ↑ "Spirit of Etobicoke Award, 2020 Awardees". Spirit of Etobicoke Award. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ↑ "Spirit of Etobicoke Award, About". Spirit of Etobicoke Award. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ↑ "Toronto City Council appoints Rosemarie Bryan as Councillor for Ward 1 – Etobicoke North". City of Toronto. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ↑ "There are seven new faces — including a former CFLer — in Doug Ford's cabinet". The Toronto Star. 2022-06-24. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Capacchione, Tristan. "#793 You Don't "Both Sides" Human Rights". CANADALAND. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ↑ "Ford defends naming nephew minister of multiculturalism as Michael Ford's city council pick resigns". CBC. 27 June 2022.
- ↑ Brown, Desmond (24 June 2022). "Toronto's newest city councillor resigns hours after appointment over anti-LGBTQ social media posts". CBC.
External links
- Rosemarie Bryan on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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