Sid Ryan

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Ireland

Ryan has a long-standing involvement with the Irish peace process, including acting as three-time International Peace Observer to the process between the Protestant Democratic Unionist Party and the Sinn Féin.

He has written columns and pieces on the violence in his homeland, including an article in the Toronto Sun titled "The Orange, the Green ... and 'the troubles'". [18]

During the 2004 federal election campaign, in which he ran as an NDP candidate, a Conservative Party member produced a leaflet featured a picture of Ryan standing beside Alec Maskey, former Lord Mayor of Belfast. [9] The leaflet was thought to imply that the photo was taken at a Friends of Sinn Féin fundraiser. In response, Ryan's campaign team released a press release emphasizing that the photo was taken at a fundraiser for the Ireland Fund of Canada, a non profit and non partisan charitable organization. [19]

In 2007, Ryan introduced Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams on the Toronto stop of Adams' speaking tour of North America. [20] Adams was in Toronto to thank those that contributed to the peace process in Northern Ireland.

Awards

Ryan was awarded the Canadian Arab Federation's Social Justice Award in 2007 for his work as an International Peace Observer in Northern Ireland and his championing of Palestinian rights, specifically his strong support for CUPE Ontario's Resolution 50 which called for union members to support the international campaign of boycott, diverstment and sanctions against Israel. [21]

Electoral history

Sid Ryan
Sid Ryan at Day of Mourning - 2015 (17306373505) (cropped).jpg
Ryan in 2015
President of the Ontario Federation of Labour
In office
2009–2015
2007 Ontario general election : Oshawa
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jerry Ouellette 15,97739.02+1.7
New Democratic Sid Ryan13,48232.92-1.79
Liberal Faelyne Templer8,76221.40-2.64
Green Alexander Kemp2,4746.04+4.41
Family Coalition Jeffrey Streutker2530.62-0.36
Total valid votes40,948100.0
2006 Canadian federal election : Oshawa
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Carrie 20,65738.60+5.39
New Democratic Sid Ryan17,90533.46+1.23
Liberal Louise V. Parkes12,83123.98-6.49
Green Adam Jobse2,0193.77-0.11
Marxist–Leninist David Gershuny910.17-0.02
Total valid votes53,503100.00
Total rejected ballots1860.35-0.25
Turnout53,68963.87+6.67
2004 Canadian federal election : Oshawa
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Carrie 15,81533.21-10.7
New Democratic Sid Ryan15,35232.23+21.1
Liberal Louise V. Parkes14,51030.47-12.4
Green Liisa Walley1,8503.88
Marxist–Leninist Tim Sullivan910.19-0.1
Total valid votes47,618100.0
Total rejected ballots2870.60
Turnout47,90557.20

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

2003 Ontario general election : Oshawa
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jerry Ouellette 14,56637.32-9.43
New Democratic Sid Ryan13,54734.71+12.09
Liberal Chris Topple9,38324.04-4.98
Green Karen Tweedle6361.63 
Freedom Paul McKeever 5181.33 
Family Coalition Dale Chilvers3830.98 
Total valid votes39,033100.0
1999 Ontario general election : Scarborough Centre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Marilyn Mushinski 18,18943.12-2.75
Liberal Costas Manios14,56534.53+8.69
New Democratic Sid Ryan8,39919.91-4.76
Family Coalition Rina Morra5731.36 
Natural Law Eileen Murray4551.08-0.17
Total valid votes42,181100.00

References

  1. Richard J., Brennan (22 September 2015). "OFL president Sid Ryan to call it quits". star.ca. Toronto Star. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  2. Kidd, Kenneth (April 26, 2009). "Sid Ryan: The lion who leads 195,000 Ontarians". The Star. Toronto.
  3. "Sid Ryan Bio". Archived from the original on 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  4. "OFL president Sid Ryan to call it quits". thestar.com. September 22, 2015.
  5. "Union activist not guilty of Elections Act charges". Archived from the original on 2008-08-07.
  6. "CAIN: People: Biographies of People Prominent During 'the Troubles' - M". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
  7. Alex Maskey
  8. "Durhamregion.com | Oshawa man faces charges for terrorism flyers". newsdurhamregion.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18.
  9. 1 2 Blizzard, Christina (20 January 2007). "Dirty tricks target Ryan". The Toronto Sun.
  10. "Ex-union leader Sid Ryan not entering NDP race, endorses Niki Ashton". April 27, 2017.
  11. Ryan, Sid (18 November 2005). "Pension double-talk". Toronto Sun.
  12. "CUPE strike set for Thursday". CBC News Online. 21 February 2006.
  13. "CUPE Ontario |". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  14. "Banning Bottled Water". Archived from the original on 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  15. "Simcoe County Breaking News - Simcoe County's Online Newspaper". Simcoe.com.
  16. "TheSpec - Park Art011". Archived from the original on 2012-03-05.
  17. "Unbottle It! - Kick the bottle. Tap into public drinking water". Archived from the original on 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  18. "The Orange, the Green ... And 'the troubles' - April 6, 2007". Archived from the original on 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  19. "Sid Ryan confronts and condemns those calling for his murder and calling him a terrorist". CUPE.ca.
  20. "Layton's Good Friday". Torontoist. 14 July 2007.
  21. "Ryan Wins Social Justice Award". CUPE.ca. 1 June 2007. Archived from the original on 20 August 2007.