Gord Perks
| Gordon Perks | |
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Gord Perks addressing a crowd in 2009.
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| Toronto City Councillor | |
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Assumed office December 1, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Sylvia Watson |
| Constituency | Ward 14, Parkdale–High Park |
| Chair of the Toronto and East York Community Council | |
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Assumed office December 1, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Pam McConnell |
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| Born | 1963 (age 53–54) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Winterton |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Toronto |
| Occupation | Environmentalist |
Gordon "Gord" Perks (born 1963) is a Canadian environmentalist, political activist, writer and is the current city councillor for Toronto's Ward 14, Parkdale—High Park municipal electoral district.
Perks has worked for a number of environmental organizations. He was a writer for Pollution Probe from 1987 to 1989 and a "Pulp and Paper" campaigner at Greenpeace Canada from 1989 to 1993. He was executive director of the Better Transportation Coalition from 1994 to 1996 and was a senior campaigner at the Toronto Environmental Alliance from 1997 until 2006 with a focus on waste reduction and public transit. He also works as an adjunct professor at the Environmental Studies department of the University of Toronto.
Perks was the focus of province-wide attention when he disrupted Ontario Premier David Peterson's press conference launching the 1990 provincial election campaign. As Peterson announced the election and began to make a statement as to why his government should be re-elected, Perks appeared with a briefcase chained to his wrist containing a tape recorder playing a recording of environmental promises made by Peterson, in an act of criticism of the Liberal government's environmental record. Perks also heckled Peterson with a bullhorn. Greenpeace and other groups inspired by Perks' disruption plagued Peterson's campaign appearances.
Perks has written and co-authored a number of publications including The Green Consumer Guide (1989), Waste Less Now (1987) and Oil Drop (1989). In addition, he has written articles for Alternatives magazine and he wrote an environmental column for Torstar-owned Eye Weekly newspaper from 2003 to 2011.
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