Harriet Wolman
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Harriet Wolman is a former politician and administrator in Ontario
, Canada
. She served as chair of the York Borough Board of Education in the late 1970s, and later campaigned for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
.
Wolman is a legal conveyancer in private life. She was elected to the York Borough Board of Education for the city's second ward in 1974
, and was named chairman of the board after being re-elected without opposition two years later. Shortly after her appointment, she argued that the board should play a stronger role in fighting racism
in Toronto.
She later defended the purchase of a $250,000 country camp in 1978, arguing that the board had previously spent large sums of money to rent other facilities for outdoor studies. Endorsed for re-election by the Globe and Mail newspaper in 1978, she was narrowly returned despite the controversy over the board's purchase. She was not re-appointed as chairman.
Wolman campaigned for the York Board of Control in 1980, but was defeated. A newspaper report from this electoral cycle lists her as forty-five years old. She later served as special assistant to Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Larry Grossman
.
In 1981, Wolman was commissioned to conduct an inventory of Toronto-area youth training programs. Her report, presented in April 1982, argued that people between 16 and 24 had been ignored by government and industry, and cautioned that poor prospects for 50,000 unskilled and unemployed people in Toronto could result in civil disobedience. The report was completed following interviews with over 500 young people.
Wolman campaigned for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
in 1981
and 1985
as a Progressive Conservative
candidate, but lost both times to New Democratic Party incumbent Tony Grande
. She was later appointed to the Canadian government's Convention Refugee Determination Division in Toronto. She was also the chairman of the public affairs committee of the Ontario Long Term Residential Care Association, and managing director of a retirement home.
In 2006, she criticized the Canadian Union of Public Employees
's decision to sponsor a boycott of Israel
.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. She served as chair of the York Borough Board of Education in the late 1970s, and later campaigned for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
.
Wolman is a legal conveyancer in private life. She was elected to the York Borough Board of Education for the city's second ward in 1974
Toronto municipal election, 1974
The 1974 Toronto municipal election was held on December 2, 1974 in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Mayors, controllers, city councillors and school board trustees were elected in the municipalities of Toronto, York, East York, North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough.David Crombie was...
, and was named chairman of the board after being re-elected without opposition two years later. Shortly after her appointment, she argued that the board should play a stronger role in fighting racism
Racism
Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
in Toronto.
She later defended the purchase of a $250,000 country camp in 1978, arguing that the board had previously spent large sums of money to rent other facilities for outdoor studies. Endorsed for re-election by the Globe and Mail newspaper in 1978, she was narrowly returned despite the controversy over the board's purchase. She was not re-appointed as chairman.
Wolman campaigned for the York Board of Control in 1980, but was defeated. A newspaper report from this electoral cycle lists her as forty-five years old. She later served as special assistant to Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Larry Grossman
Larry Grossman
Lawrence "Larry" Sheldon Grossman was a politician in Ontario, Canada.-Early years:Born in Toronto, Grossman was the son of Allan Grossman, who had represented a downtown Toronto riding in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for twenty years after defeating Ontario's last Communist Member of...
.
In 1981, Wolman was commissioned to conduct an inventory of Toronto-area youth training programs. Her report, presented in April 1982, argued that people between 16 and 24 had been ignored by government and industry, and cautioned that poor prospects for 50,000 unskilled and unemployed people in Toronto could result in civil disobedience. The report was completed following interviews with over 500 young people.
Wolman campaigned for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
in 1981
Ontario general election, 1981
The Ontario general election of 1981 was held on March 19, 1981, to elect members of the 32nd Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
and 1985
Ontario general election, 1985
The Ontario general election of 1985 was held on May 2, 1985, to elect members of the 33rd Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada...
as a Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
candidate, but lost both times to New Democratic Party incumbent Tony Grande
Tony Grande
Anthony William Grande was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1987, as a member of the New Democratic Party .-Background:...
. She was later appointed to the Canadian government's Convention Refugee Determination Division in Toronto. She was also the chairman of the public affairs committee of the Ontario Long Term Residential Care Association, and managing director of a retirement home.
In 2006, she criticized the Canadian Union of Public Employees
Canadian Union of Public Employees
The Canadian Union of Public Employees is a Canadian trade union serving the public sector - although it has in recent years organized workplaces in the non-profit and para-public sector as well...
's decision to sponsor a boycott of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.