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Appointment of Public Members to the Toronto Local Appeal Body
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The decision
2022-03-09 · Toronto City Council · adopted
As filed
City Council on March 9, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Local Appeal Body, for a term of office ending March 9, 2026, and until successors are appointed: Gerald Swinkin Carissa Wong 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 6 to the report (February 1, 2022) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Local Appeal Body.
On the agenda
As the city filed it
At its meeting on February 15, 2022, the Nominating Panel - Toronto Local Appeal Body considered Item XV6.1 Appointment of Public Members to the Toronto Local Appeal Body and made recommendations to City Council.
Staff recommended
The City Clerk transmits the Decision Letter from the Nominating Panel - Toronto Local Appeal Body. The Nominating Panel - Toronto Local Appeal Body recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Local Appeal Body, for a term of office ending March 9, 2026, and until successors are appointed: Gerald Swinkin Carissa Wong 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 6 to the report (February 1, 2022) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Local Appeal Body.
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Candidates' biographies Gerald Swinkin Gerald Swinkin obtained his LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1979. After commencing his legal career as a staff lawyer in the Legal Department of the City of Mississauga, he moved into the private sector, ultimately becoming a partner with the national law firm Blake, Cassels and Graydon LLP, specializing in municipal/planning law. After retirement from practice, Gerald was appointed in August 2016 to the Ontario Municipal Board (now the Ontario Land Tribunal) and served 5 years. Carissa Wong Carissa Wong is a second-generation Torontonian, lawyer, and accredited mediator who is passionate about community, planning and the environment. She has published extensively on diverse participation in environmental decision-making and has assisted multi-party discussions on natural resource governance with First Nations in the Canadian north. She holds a Master of Environmental Management from Duke University and a certificate in Advanced Mediation from Harvard's Negotiation Institute.
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