Barbara Greene
| Barbara Greene | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Don Valley North |
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In office 1988–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Sarkis Assadourian |
| North York Councillor | |
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In office 1972–1985 |
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| Preceded by | Barbara Greene |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Personal details | |
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1 September 1945 Pembroke, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Profession | Teacher |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Barbara Greene (born 1 September 1945) is a Canadian politician. She served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. She was previously a municipal politician in North York, and campaigned for mayor of the city in 1985. She is a Red Tory, and holds progressive views on most social issues.
Greene was born in Pembroke in eastern Ontario, where her father was stationed during World War II. Her parents were Alfred Greene and Mary Margaret Greene (née Hutchinson) of Toronto. Both were graduates of St. Michael's College, University of Toronto. Her parents returned to Toronto following the war, and she attended St. Monica's Separate School in North Toronto. She graduated from St Michael's College, University of Toronto in 1966 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and from the College of Education in 1967 with qualifications in English and Theatre Arts. She taught English at Victoria Park Secondary School for the North York Board of Education from September 1967 until she was elected to office in 1971.
Greene was first elected to the North York City Council in December 1972, winning a position on the city's Board of Control. The position gave her an automatic seat on the Metropolitan Toronto Council. Greene's first campaign was centred primarily around a zoning issue: she opposed a municipal bylaw restricting cohabitation by people unless they were related or one person was an owner (she and her female housemates had been threatened with eviction under the terms of this bylaw). Greene also argued that she would speak for the rights of women, single persons, tenants and salaried workers. One of the first issues she was involved in was the Ambulance service. She fought a "one woman war" which resulted in the amalgamation of ambulances services in Metropolitan Toronto and the establishment of the Toronto Ambulance Service.
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