ABOUT US
We're a group of independent, engaged residents of Toronto who support the adoption of constitutionally-protected City Charters that will give Ontario municipalities authority, resources and protection from undue provincial interference in local affairs.

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Doug Earl is a former print, radio and TV journalist with roots in Toronto.  He has always been interested in structural political change. As the legislative reporter for CBC Radio in the Northwest Territories, he covered the repatriation of the Canadian constitution in the 1980s, the creation of Nunavut and the transition of the NWT to self-government after centuries of direct rule from Ottawa.  Having lived in Mexico City, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore and Islamabad, Doug is a big fan of innovative, well-run cities.


Tim Grant is a former board member and chair of the Harbord Village Residents’ Association and was a four-time  Green Party candidate.   A former high school teacher, he was the editor of Green Teacher magazine for 25 years, and is now the publisher.
Beth Levy has a background in urban planning and was a candidate for city council in the 2018 municipal elections. She currently works for a member of parliament.   Beth has volunteered extensively in Toronto and, as chair of the Allenby Parents Association, fought harmful cuts to the public education system. 

As a life-long resident Toronto resident, Beth has witnessed how plans and policy which would positively affect Toronto have been ignored, overruled and changed by the provincial government. She believes that, as the economic engine of the province, Toronto should have the power to govern itself and give residents a voice in decision-making.   

Rob Howarth has worked in and with many Toronto non-profit community groups for the past thirty years. He's currently the Executive Director of the Toronto Neighbourhood Centres, where he supports multi-service community agencies across the city. Rob is also a board member of Canadians for Tax Fairness, and the Toronto Nonprofit Network. 

Through this work and his varied community research, facilitation and mobilization activities, Rob helps to articulate the opportunities and challenges facing Toronto's non-profit community sector, and advocates for related reforms. He's particularly interested in various ways community members can be supported to play a central role in creating a more equitable and inclusive society.


David Del Grande is a lifelong Torontonian, (having lived in East York, Scarborough, and the Annex), now married and raising two young children in a car-free home close to the Danforth. David's love of cities blossomed in the pages of Jane Jacob's pivotal book: The Death and Life of Great American Cities.
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ABOUT US

The goal of Charter City Toronto is the adoption of a constitutionally protected City Charter for Toronto and other large Ontario municipalities who want one.

A Charter would assign greater autonomy, new sources of revenue and protection from undue provincial interference in local affairs.

We're a group of independent residents of Toronto who believe cities are the most important level of government in our confederation, and that they should be accorded the respect, authority, resources and protection necessary for them to fulfill their responsibilities.
 
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