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Rosemarie Bryan

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Rosemarie Bryan
Born1966
Manchester, England
Other namesRose
💼 Occupation
👔 EmployerThe Salvation Army
🏢 OrganizationOperation H.O.P.E. (Jamaica)
Known forCommunity work, politics
🏅 AwardsSpirit 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[edit]

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[edit]

As of 2022, Bryan was 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[edit]

On June 24, 2022, Bryan was appointed as the Toronto City Councillor 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[edit]

In 2004, Bryan was concerned about the lack of police response to escalating youth crime in Etobicoke.[3]

Personal life[edit]

Bryan lives in Etobicoke and has two children.[2] Her mother died of diabetes in June 2006.[1]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 HOFFMAN, M. K. Up For The Challenge. Jet, [s. l.], v. 113, n. 23, p. 58–62, 2008. Disponível em: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=32594084&site=eds-live&scope=site. Acesso em: 11 jul. 2022.
  2. 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. 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
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. "Spirit of Etobicoke Award, 2020 Awardees". Spirit of Etobicoke Award. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  7. "Spirit of Etobicoke Award, About". Spirit of Etobicoke Award. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  8. "Toronto City Council appoints Rosemarie Bryan as Councillor for Ward 1 – Etobicoke North". City of Toronto. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  9. "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. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Capacchione, Tristan. "#793 You Don't "Both Sides" Human Rights". CANADALAND. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  11. "Ford defends naming nephew minister of multiculturalism as Michael Ford's city council pick resigns". CBC. 27 June 2022.
  12. Brown, Desmond (24 June 2022). "Toronto's newest city councillor resigns hours after appointment over anti-LGBTQ social media posts". CBC.

External links[edit]

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