Tony Grande












































Tony Grande
Ontario MPP

In office
1975–1987
Preceded by New riding
Succeeded by Chaviva Hošek
Constituency Oakwood

Personal details
Born
(1943-01-11)January 11, 1943
Calabria, Italy
Died August 9, 2006(2006-08-09) (aged 63)
Toronto, Ontario
Political party New Democrat
Spouse(s) Helen Schlanger
Occupation Teacher

Anthony William Grande (January 11, 1943 – August 9, 2006) 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 who represented the Toronto riding of Oakwood.




Contents






  • 1 Background


  • 2 Politics


  • 3 Electoral Record


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Background


Grande was born in Calabria, Italy, and moved to Canada with his family at age eleven.[1] He was educated at the University of Toronto, Lakeshore Teacher's College and the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and worked as a teacher with the Toronto District School Board. Prior to his election, he was teacher liaison chair for the New Democratic Party.[2]


In 1974 he married Helen Schlanger. They had three children: Aaron David (1977), Daniel Robert (1979) and Laura Simone (1983). He died of cancer on August 9, 2006, following a four-year illness.



Politics


Grande was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election, and re-elected in 1977, 1981 and 1985. He served as NDP education critic in the early 1980s, and was reassigned as critic for citizenship, culture and special issues of education in 1983.[3][4]


Grande supported Bob Rae's successful campaign for the NDP leadership in 1982, and was subsequently asked to relinquish his seat to allow Rae to run for a position in the legislature. He declined, arguing that the local Italian community in his riding would be upset if he were forced to resign in favour of a non-Italian.[5][6][7]


Grande was a strong advocate for multiculturalism and multicultural services during his time. He supported minority language rights in education, and in 1986 he introduced a Private Member's Bill that would have made it easier for students to be taught in languages other than English or French.[8][9] The bill died on the order paper when a new election was called in 1987. Grande was also an advocate for labour, and successfully represented three workers from a North York factory before the Ontario Labour Relations Board in 1979-80.[10][11] He also supported the rights of tenants, and promoted legislation to permit persons over sixteen years of age to gain access to their medical records.[12][13]


The Progressive Conservative Party, which had governed Ontario since 1943, was reduced to a minority government in the 1985 election. After the election, the NDP provided outside support to allow the Liberal Party to form a new administration. The Liberal government was still popular in office after two years, and won a landslide majority government in the 1987 election. Grande lost his seat to Liberal star candidate Chaviva Hošek, and worked as a health and safety officer after leaving office.[14][15]


He campaigned for Mayor of York in 1988, describing the city's government as a "family compact" and promising to fight for an increased share of Metropolitan Toronto's tax base.[16][17] He lost to moderate Tory candidate Fergy Brown.



Electoral Record





































1988 Toronto municipal election, Mayor of Yorkedit
Candidate
Total votes
% of total votes
Notes

Fergy Brown
21,493
58.74


Tony Grande
13,616
37.21

Mario Faraone
1,482
4.05

Total valid votes

36,591

100.00






























































Ontario general election, 1987: Oakwood
Party
Candidate
Votes %

Liberal Chaviva Hošek 11,192 48.28

New Democratic Tony Grande 9,861 42.54
    

Progressive Conservative
Irene Paparo-Stein
1,573
6.79

Communist Geoffrey Da Silva 556 2.40
Total valid votes
23,182
100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
275

Turnout
23,457
67.29
Electors on the lists
34,860




























































Ontario general election, 1985: Oakwood
Party
Candidate
Votes %

New Democratic Tony Grande 10,407 41.63

Liberal Joe Ricciuti 9,631 38.52
    

Progressive Conservative
Harriet Wolman
4,636
18.54

Communist Mike Sterling 327 1.31
Total valid votes
25,001
100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
308

Turnout
25,309
68.62
Electors on the lists
36,884





































































Ontario general election, 1981: Oakwood
Party
Candidate
Votes % Expenditures

New Democratic Tony Grande 8,862 45.17 $12,929
    

Progressive Conservative
Harriet Wolman
5,961
30.39
$24,885

Liberal Jean M. Gammage 4,171 21.26 $14,485

Communist Nan McDonald 624 3.18 $1,122
Total valid votes
19,618
100.00

Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
315


Turnout
19,933
56.22

Electors on the lists
35,453






















































































Ontario general election, 1977: Oakwood
Party
Candidate
Votes % Expenditures

New Democratic Tony Grande 9,214 43.48 $14,076
    

Progressive Conservative

Fergy Brown
6,379
30.10
$23,388

Liberal Richard Meagher 5,046 23.81 $21,168

Communist Val Bjarnason 229 1.08 $1,920
    
Independent
Willis Cummins
170
0.80
$224

Libertarian Alex Eaglesham 153 0.72 $0
Total valid votes
21,191
100.00

Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
270


Turnout
21,461
64.98

Electors on the lists
33,027




































































Ontario general election, 1975: Oakwood
Party
Candidate
Votes %

New Democratic Tony Grande 7,388 39.25

Liberal Richard Meagher 5,970 31.71
    

Progressive Conservative

Joseph Marrese
4,637
24.63
    
Independent
Marvin Gordon
558
2.96

Communist Val Bjarnason 271 1.44
Total valid votes
18,824
100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
253

Turnout
19,077
59.66
Electors on the lists
31,975


All provincial election information is taken from Elections Ontario.



References





  1. ^ Trueman, Mary (November 22, 1975). "New Democrat focuses on immigration". The Globe and Mail. p. 5..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "123 candidates seeking Metro's 29 seats". Toronto Star. September 12, 1975. p. A8.


  3. ^ Matas, Robert (January 12, 1982). "Ontario private schools given tax break". The Globe and Mail. p. P5.


  4. ^ "NDP member to study poverty". The Globe and Mail. September 20, 1983. p. P5.


  5. ^ Steed, Judy (February 2, 1982). "The NDP's optimistic scramble for a high-profile winner". The Globe and Mail. p. P7.


  6. ^ Stead, Sylvia (June 23, 1982). "MPPs sitting tight as Rae searches for place to run". The Globe and Mail. p. P5.


  7. ^ Dowd, Eric (January 25, 2005). "Perhaps Ticketmaster could find Tory a seat". Guelph Mercury. p. A8.


  8. ^ Trueman, Mary (November 22, 1975). "New Democrat focuses on immigration". The Globe and Mail. p. 5.


  9. ^ Brown, Louise (February 2, 1987). "Battle looms over language in our schools". Toronto Star. p. A14.


  10. ^ Strauss, Stephen (February 5, 1980). "Don't want jobs back for spite, 2 dismissed workers tell board". The Globe and Mail. p. P5.


  11. ^ "Three women win 2-year fight to be rehired by toy company". The Globe and Mail. March 28, 1980. p. P3.


  12. ^ Lesjak, Susan (April 17, 1986). "Vaughan Road tenants fight eviction notices". The Globe and Mail. p. A15.


  13. ^ Lipovenko, Dorothy (November 8, 1984). "Bill would open files for patients". The Globe and Mail. p. M5.


  14. ^ "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star. September 11, 1987. p. F2.


  15. ^ Henton, Darcy (November 7, 1988). "Close race shapes up in smallest city". Toronto Star. p. A6.


  16. ^ Taylor, Paul (September 9, 1988). "York dying of neglect, says Grande in launching bid to be next mayor". The Globe and Mail. p. A15.


  17. ^ Watson, Paul; Byers, Jim (November 10, 1988). "Dumping cover-up alleged". Toronto Star. p. A7.




External links


  • Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history



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