Preceded by Mike Feldman Name James Pasternak Occupation Teacher | Succeeded by Howard Kaplan Preceded by Shane Manikowsky Role Politician | |
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Born February 15, 1959 (age 65) ( 1959-02-15 ) Education London School of Economics and Political Science, York University | ||
Councillor James Pasternak Congratulates Northview Heights Students
James Pasternak (Born February 15, 1959) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to Toronto City Council in the 2010 city council election to succeed Mike Feldman in Ward 10. 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.
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- Councillor James Pasternak Congratulates Northview Heights Students
- Israel apartheid debate
- References
"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." 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.