Diane Deans is a member of Ottawa City Council, representing Ward 10 Gloucester-Southgate in the city's south-east. Ottawa City Hall. ...

A graduate of the University of Guelph she was active in the Canadian Federation of Students. Deans was first elected to Ottawa city council in 1994. When Ottawa and its surrounding municipalities were amalgamated in 2000, she faced a tough election against a fellow City Councillor and the chair of the Ottawa Board of Trade. In the 2003 Ottawa election, she handily defeated two lesser-known opponents. Established in 1964, the University of Guelph is a medium-sized university located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. ... The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) is the largest student organization in Canada. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... (Redirected from 2003 Ottawa election) Mayoral popular vote percentage map by city wards. ...

Deans is considered among the more left-wing members of Council. In recent years, Deans' main concern has been the creation of a new branch for the Ottawa Public Library in her rapidly growing ward. She has also been a major proponent of rules limiting smoking in the city. She is known for public clashes with Mayor Bob Chiarelli while advocating for her ward. In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms that refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially but not exclusively in the American sense of the word... For information about smoking tobacco, see tobacco smoking. ... Robert (Bob) Chiarelli (born 1941 in Canada) is the current (2004) mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ...

In 2004, Deans ran for the Liberal nomination in the riding of Ottawa South. She lost to David McGuinty in a highly controversial nomination process. She is considered likely to challenge Chiarelli for the mayoralty in 2006. The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ... Ottawa South (fr. ... David McGuinty (born 1960 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian politician and the brother of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty. ...

Diane Deans' husband, Ian Deans, served as an NDP Member of Parliament for several years and was later a prominent civil servant. They have one daughter. Ian Deans (born August 16, 1937) is a former Canadian politician. ... The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a social democratic political party in Canada. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...

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