Adrian Heaps

Adrian Heaps
Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 35) Scarborough Southwest
In office December 1, 2006 – November 30, 2010
Preceded by	Gerry Altobello Harvey Barron (interim)
Succeeded by	Michelle Berardinetti
Personal details
Born	1954
Nationality	Canadian
Spouse(s)	Karen Albertson
Children	3
Residence	Toronto, Ontario

Adrian A. Heaps (born c. 1954) is a politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was the member of Toronto City Council for Scarborough Southwest Ward 35 from 2006 to 2010.

Heaps is the grandson of Abraham Albert Heaps, a leader of the Winnipeg General Strike, left-wing Member of Parliament in the 1920s and 1930s, and founding member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. Heaps' father, Leo, received a military cross for service in World War II and was a New Democratic Party candidate in the 1979 federal election in the riding of Eglinton—Lawrence, while his son Toby was a senior staffer in Ralph Nader's 2004 US presidential campaign.

Heaps is a former vice-president of an independent music label. In the mid-1990s he worked on a First Nation reserve near Penetanguishene, Ontario. In 2004 he worked in Colombia as a volunteer for the Canadian International Development Agency helping several municipalities with development projects.

In 1999, Heaps ran as the Liberal candidate in the 1999 provincial election in the riding of Scarborough Southwest]. He finished second behind Progressive Conservative Dan Newman with 33.66% of the vote. He attempted to run again but failed to win the Liberal nomination for the 2003 provincial election. The same year he ran for Toronto City Council but came in second behind incumbent Gerry Altobello.

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