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


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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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.


Howard Green held senior positions over a 25-year Government of Canada career, including Assistant Deputy Minister of Service Canada and Director-General in the Privy Council Office. A strong advocate for the not-for-profit sector, he worked after leaving government with United Way Toronto, the Ontario Non-Profit Network and as the volunteer Chair of St. Stephen’s Community House Board of Directors.

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.
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.   
Cameron MacLeod has lived in Toronto since 2007, grew up on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and has taken public transit on four continents (so far). He has worked in Canadian technology firms for over 20 years. He has volunteered to help ensure fair elections, safer streets for active transportation, and improved public transit. He spends any remaining free time with his husband and son.

As co-founder and Executive Director of the non-partisan public transit advocacy group CodeRedTO, he has seen the damage to our city's economy, mobility, and equity which arises from misaligned municipal and provincial powers and accountability. It's vital that all cities have constitutionally-protected and democratic self-governance, with control of public assets, taxation, and policies.
Jamaal Myers was born, raised and lives proudly in his beloved Scarborough.  As a lawyer for TD Bank, he practices securities law and advises on environmental, social and governance matters.  He's currently Vice President of TAIBU, a Malvern-based community centre serving the health and wellness needs of Black Canadians. He chairs the Advocacy and Policy Committee of the Scarborough Business Association and for a year was a community organizer for the grassroots transit group Scarborough Transit Action. His love for and fascination with cities grew from his time working and studying in Toronto, Montreal, London and New York.

John Sewell was a member of Toronto City Council from 1969 to 1984, and was  Mayor of Toronto 1979 – 80. He has engaged in politics in Toronto as a community activist, city councillor, journalist, writer, housing administrator, and social entrepreneur. He has authored a dozen books. He was awarded the Order of Canada in 2005.
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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.

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 to their citizens, their neighbours, the province, the country and the world.
 
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