Gord Perks (born 1963) is a Canadian environmentalist, political activist, and writer and city councillor for Ward 14 Parkdale—High Park. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The historic Blue Marble photograph, which helped bring environmentalism to the public eye. ... Parkdale—High Park in relation to the other Toronto ridings Parkdale—High Park is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999. ...

He has been a senior campaigner at the Toronto Environmental Alliance since 1997 with a focus on waste reduction and public transit. Previously, he was executive director of the Better Transportation Coalition from 1994 to 1996 and the "Pulp and Paper" campaigner at Greenpeace Canada from 1989 to 1993. From 1987 to 1989, he was with Pollution Probe where he was the principal author of the Green Consumer Guide. The Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) was founded in Toronto in 1988. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Greenpeace is an international environmental organization founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1971. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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 message outlining the Liberal government's environmental failings. Perks also heckled Peterson with a bullhorn. An ashen-faced Peterson endured the disruption and tried to dismiss it but the event effectively disrupted what was to have been a well orchestrated campaign launch. Greenpeace, and other groups inspired by Perks' effective disruption, plagued Peterson's campaign appearances and contributed to an unexpected public mood of distemper that led to the defeat of the Peterson's Liberals and the upset victory of Bob Rae's New Democrats. Dalton McGuinty The Premier of Ontario is the first minister for the Canadian province of Ontario. ... The Honourable David Robert Peterson, PC , LL.B , BA (born December 28, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) was the twentieth Premier of the Province of Ontario, Canada, from June 26, 1985 to October 1, 1990. ... As a result of serious scandals, David Petersons Liberal government was defeated by a large protest vote. ... The Ontario Liberal Party is a center-right provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: ), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned at the centre of the political spectrum, combining a progressive social policy with moderate economics. ... Robert Keith Rae, PC , OC, O.Ont , QC , B.A., LL.B, B.Phi. ... The Ontario New Democratic Party (formerly known as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, Ontario Section) is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. ...

Perks has been the environmental columnist for the Eye Weekly magazine since 2003. He also works as an adjunct professor at the Environmental Studies department of the University of Toronto. eye weekly is an alternative newsweekly newspaper in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Toronto (U of T) is a coeducational public research university in Toronto, Ontario. ...

He was a candidate for the New Democratic Party in the Toronto area riding of Davenport in the 2006 federal election. However he lost by over 7,000 votes to the incumbent Liberal, Mario Silva. The New Democratic Party (NDP; Nouveau Parti démocratique in French) is a political party in Canada with a social democratic philosophy that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels. ... In the British Isles since Anglo-Saxon times, a riding is traditionally a sub-division (especially in three) of a county, in Australia analogous. ... Davenport is the name of a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ... Rendition of party representation in the 39th Canadian parliament decided by this election. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: ), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned at the centre of the political spectrum, combining a progressive social policy with moderate economics. ... Mario Silva, MP (born June 11, 1966) is a Canadian politician. ...

Perks was elected as city councillor in Ward 14 Parkdale—High Park in the 2006 Toronto municipal election. A lawn sign in the 2006 Municipal Election in Toronto The 2006 Toronto municipal election will take place on 13 November 2006 to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto, Ontario. ...

External links

• Gord Perks official website
• The Unofficial Gord Perks website