Adam Vaughan

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caption = Adam Vaughan in 2007
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birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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occupation = city councillor, journalist, activist
nationality = Canadian
spouse = Lina Cino

Adam Vaughan (born ca. 1961 in Toronto, Ontario) is the city councillor for Ward 20 Trinity—Spadina in Toronto, Canada. For about 20 years, Vaughan worked as a political journalist and activist, most recently as the Political Specialist at Citytv/CP24. Before that, for ten years, he worked at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a municipal reporter, producer, and director. Vaughan has covered Toronto Police Service, Toronto City Hall, Queen's Park and Parliament Hill in his career.

As a member of City Council Vaughan sits on the Planning and Growth Management Committee, Affordable Housing Action Committee, The Toronto Arts Council, The Art Gallery of Ontario Commission, Artscape Board, The Board of Trustees for the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Layman's Council, The Heritage Board, The Harbourfront Centre Board, The Water Board, and The Library Board. The first term councillor is also the Vice Chair of The Toronto and East York Community Council. Additionally he sits on the city's Heritage Board, Preservation Board.

Private life

He is married to Lina Cino with whom he has a son (Salvador). He also has a daughter (Mimi) from his previous marriage to journalist Suhana Meharchand.Kuitenbrouwer P. No longer a journalist, now candidate for council. National Post. May 18, 2006. [http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/toronto/story.html?id=8728595a-2455-45f4-a13d-7641487ff9f3] . Accessed on: June 1, 2007.]

His father, Colin Vaughan, was also a noted television journalist and former city councillor, who preceded Adam as Citytv's political reporter until his death in 2000.

Politics

Vaughan ran as an independent in Trinity-Spadina - Ward 20 to fill the vacant seat left open by Olivia Chow's departure after her win in the 2006 federal election. He won the seat, narrowly defeating Helen Kennedy, Chow's executive assistant.

On May 29 2008, Vaughan wrote a letter to the Toronto Star regarding the proposed ban on firearms clubs and sales in Toronto, Canada. It said in part:

"My favourite letters are the ones being sent from the U.S. Gun owners there are now urging a boycott of Toronto. Considering that most of the problems with guns on our streets emanate from south of the border, I couldn’t be happier. If all it took was closing a couple of shooting ranges to stop gun-toting Yanks from coming to our city, maybe we should have shut the doors on these clubs years ago."

In response to the actions of the council and of Vaughan, firearms owners have called on Canadians and Americans to boycott Toronto. [ [http://www.torontothebad.com Toronto the Bad: BOYCOTT TORONTO] ] [ [http://www.torontothebad.com/Vaughan.htm Guns aren't welcome in Toronto] ]

Career in journalism

Adam Vaughan worked at Ryerson University radio station CKLN from 1982 to 1987, and was manager of the station from 1985 to 1987. He joined Citytv in 1987 to produce "CityWise". He left in 1989 to join the board of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters.

In 1990, he joined CBC Radio's CBLA "Metro Morning" as a segment producer. He subsequently joined CBC Television's CBLT in 1994, covering City Hall. He returned to the Citytv team in 2000.

Vaughan has also written for "Toronto Life" magazine and the "Toronto Star". Before becoming a journalist Adam Vaughan was a cartoonist for "Books in Canada", "Quill and Quire", "Canadian Forum" and several other publications. One of his cartoons caused a minor scandal in Canadian Literary circles, when he joked that Pierre Berton was on LSD.Nichol M. Quill & Quire. Fall 1981.]

References

External links

* [http://www.adamvaughan.ca Adam Vaughan official website]
* [http://www.citytv.com/toronto/personalities_AdamVaughan.aspx Adam Vaughan profile on CityTV website]
* [http://www.toronto.ca/councillors/vaughan1.htm Adam Vaughan Councillor Website]