Peter Tabuns

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Tabuns
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Oct 3, 1951(1951-10-03)
Age	73
Birthplace	London
Country	Canada
Birth City	London
Horoscope	Capricorn

Peter Tabuns Biography

Peter Tabuns is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on October 3, 1951 in London, London, Canada. Peter Charles Tabuns (born October 3, 1951) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a New Democrat member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in a 2006 by-election. He represents the riding of Toronto—Danforth. In 2009 he entered the party leadership convention but lost to Andrea Horwath.

From 1999 to 2004, Tabuns was executive director of Greenpeace Canada. Under Tabuns’ leadership, the organization advocated for environmental protection, including the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol. Tabuns also served as special advisor on climate change to Jack Layton from 2004 to 2005.

In October 2006, Tabuns was voted Best MPP by Now Magazine readers, for his positions on climate change, the Portlands Energy Centre, and early childhood learning centres in his constituency. Tabuns has also been known for his stance on same-sex parental rights, anti-toxics legislation and recognition of foreign credentials. In the same month, Tabuns was recognized for tabling a motion to recognize June 22, 2006 as Chinese Canadian Head Tax Redress Day.

Tabuns’ opponents in the election were former broadcaster and Liberal candidate Ben Chin, Progressive Conservative candidate Georgina Blanas and Green Party candidate Paul Charbonneau. On March 30, 2006, Tabuns won the by- election with 47.8% support from voters.

In 1997 the amalgamation of Metropolitan Toronto reduced the number of councillor positions. Tabuns was forced to compete with fellow NDP councillors Pam McConnell (who had previously represented Ward 7, adjacent to Tabuns’ Ward 8) and Jack Layton (who had held a seat on Metro Council representing the same area as Wards 7 and 8) for one of two council positions returned by the east- end ward. A phantom candidate named “Larry Tabin” also entered the election. It has been alleged that Tabin was enlisted as a candidate by bar and restaurant owners seeking to defeat Tabuns over his anti-smoking initiative; despite his presence on the ballot, Tabin did not actually conduct any visible campaign. In the confusion, Tabin was able to draw enough votes away from Peter Tabuns to cost Tabuns the election. Tabuns came in third, with about 200 fewer votes than McConnell.

Peter Tabuns Net Worth

Peter Tabuns is one of the richest Politician from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Tabuns 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tabuns was city councillor for Ward 8 – Riverdale – of the former City of Toronto from 1990 to 1997, representing part of the Toronto-Danforth riding he now represents provincially. He was a member of the Board of Health for seven years, and was chair from 1993 to 1997. In 1995 he moved to ban smoking in shopping mall food courts. A year later the city extended the ban to include bars and restaurants.

In 1996, he supported a boycott of Harvey’s restaurants because its parent company Cara Operations had donated money to the Progressive Conservative Party for the previous three years. The Board of Health initially passed the motion 7-6 but later rescinded it following a storm of protest. Tabuns was unrepentant and said that corporations must be held accountable for supporting Ontario Premier Mike Harris. Tabuns said, “What Mike Harris has done is put greased skids under the economy of this city and pushed it downhill.”

Tabuns was criticized by some members of Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) local 343 (now Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union 343) in 2002, when Greenpeace terminated its door-to-door fundraising efforts and transferred foot canvassers to telephone fundraising. No layoffs occurred; however, several workers disputed Greenpeace’s assertions that the new positions were of “comparable salary and benefits”, and held an information picket outside Greenpeace offices. According to the union, the “circumstances surrounding the closure of the door canvass were amicably resolved”.

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Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Peter Tabuns celebrates birthday on October 3 of every year.