Paula Fletcher
| Paula Fletcher | |
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| Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 30) Toronto-Danforth | |
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Assumed office December 1, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Layton |
| Toronto Public School Trustee for (Ward 15) Broadview-Greenwood | |
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In office December 1, 2000 – December 1, 2003 |
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| Succeeded by | Rick Telfer |
| Leader of the Communist Party of Manitoba | |
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In office 1981–1986 |
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| Preceded by | William Cecil Ross |
| Succeeded by | Lorne Robson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 (age 65–66) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Spouse(s) | John Cartwright |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Trade Union Organizer |
Paula Fletcher (born 1951) is a Canadian politician. In 2003, she was elected to Toronto City Council for Ward 30 Toronto-Danforth, and was re-elected in 2006, 2010 and 2014. As a city councillor, Fletcher is regarded as an advocate for affordable housing, environmentally sustainable municipal policy, social justice, good land use planning and staunch opponent of proportional representation. She describes her views as ascribing to progressive values.
Fletcher was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and moved to Toronto, Ontario, then to Winnipeg, Manitoba before again relocating to Toronto. As of 2010, she lives in Toronto with her husband John Cartwright and their two children. Her husband is the president of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council. A carpenter by trade, Cartright was formerly the Business Manager of the Construction Trades Council and co-chair of the Metro Jobstart Coalition. He has served on the Boards of the Waterfront Regeneration Trust, the United Way Toronto, the Toronto 2008 Olympic Bid, and the Labour Education Centre.
Fletcher was a union organizer in a Toronto garment mill in the early 1970s. After working at the mill, she worked at the Downsview DeHavilland Plant. When she worked there, she went by the nickname 'Rosie the Riveter'. At the DeHavilland plant, she was involved in the women's committee of Canadian Auto Workers Local 112.
In Winnipeg, Fletcher worked as an educator in third world development, and became a community activist. In 1980, she ran for the Winnipeg School Board for Ward 2, in the city's north end. In 1981, she was elected leader of the Communist Party of Canada (Manitoba) and served as leader for five years. She ran in the 1981 and 1986 provincial elections in the Winnipeg riding of Burrows. She garnered 144 and 131 votes respectively, less than 2% of the popular vote. In the early 1980s, she sang with a group called Rank and File.
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