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| name = Rosemarie Bryan
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| other_names = Rose
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| birth_date = 1966
| birth_place = [[Manchester]], [[England]]
| employer = [[The Salvation Army]]
| organization = Operation H.O.P.E. (Jamaica)
| known_for = Community work, politics
| awards = ''Spirit of Etobicoke'', 2020
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{{Short description|Canadian community worker and politician}}
'''Rosemarie M. Bryan''' is a Canadian community worker and the founder of the Jamaican-based organization Operation H.O.P.E. She was briefly a [[Toronto City Council|Toronto City Councillor]] for [[Ward 1 Etobicoke North]], but resigned hours after being appointed.

== Early life and education ==
Bryan was born in 1966,<ref name=":0">HOFFMAN, M. K. ''Up For The Challenge''. [[Jet (magazine)|Jet]], ''[s. l.]'', v. 113, n. 23, p. 58–62, 2008. Disponível em: <nowiki>https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=32594084&site=eds-live&scope=site</nowiki>. Acesso em: 11 jul. 2022.</ref> in [[Manchester|Manchester, England]] and emigrated to Canada the same year.<ref name=":1">''[https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/cc/comm/communicationfile-152784.pdf Biography of Rosemarie M. Bryan]'', [[City of Toronto]], 2022</ref> She was the youngest of seven siblings and her father was a bishop and a pastor.<ref name=":1" />

She studied law enforcement at [[Humber College]] and completed her student placement at [[Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada]] in their Enforcement Unit.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">Fantauzzi, Joe. (2004, Feb 14). Residents voice their crime concerns to chief fantino, ''[[Etobicoke Guardian]]'' Retrieved from <nowiki>https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/residents-voice-their-crime-concerns-chief/docview/362220600/se-2</nowiki></ref>

== Career and volunteering ==
As of 2022, Bryan was a community and family services coordinator for the [[The Salvation Army]] based at their [[Etobicoke]] Temple, having previously joined the organization as a secretary.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duncan |first=Sharifa |date=2021-02-23 |title=Honouring Rosemarie Bryan's Acts of Hope at The Salvation Army |url=https://salvationarmy.ca/blog/honouring-rosemarie-bryans-acts-of-hope-at-the-salvation-army/ |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=The Salvation Army in Canada |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>''Salvation army etobicoke temple embraces community''. (2018, Feb 07). ''[[Etobicoke Guardian]]'' Retrieved from <nowiki>https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/salvation-army-etobicoke-temple-embraces/docview/2001150023/se-2</nowiki></ref> She is the founder of Jamaica-based organization Operation H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People in Need) that sends supplies from Canada to Jamaican orphanages.<ref name=":1" />

Bryan won the ''Spirit of Etobicoke'' award in 2020<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Spirit of Etobicoke Award, 2020 Awardees |url=https://spiritofetobicoke.com/winners |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=Spirit of Etobicoke Award |language=en-CA}}</ref>, an initiative created by [[Doug Ford]] and [[Kinga Surma]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Spirit of Etobicoke Award, About |url=https://spiritofetobicoke.com/about |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=Spirit of Etobicoke Award |language=en-CA}}</ref>

She has served on the board of directors of Rexdale Women Board, Rexdale Outreach Choir, Toronto Outreach Choir, and the [[Toronto Police Service]] Youth Planning Committee.<ref name=":1" /> She is a Christian Certified Chaplain.<ref name=":1" />

=== Political career ===
On June 24, 2022, Bryan was appointed as the [[Toronto City Council]]lor for [[Ward 1 Etobicoke North]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-24 |title=Toronto City Council appoints Rosemarie Bryan as Councillor for Ward 1 – Etobicoke North |url=https://www.toronto.ca/news/toronto-city-council-appoints-rosemarie-bryan-as-councillor-for-ward-1-etobicoke-north/ |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=City of Toronto |language=en-CA}}</ref> The Ward 1 seat was vacant after [[Michael Ford (politician)|Michael Ford]]'s appointment as [[Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism (Ontario)|Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism]], by [[Premier of Ontario|Ontario Premier]] [[Doug Ford]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-24 |title=There are seven new faces — including a former CFLer — in Doug Ford's cabinet |language=en-CA |work=[[The Toronto Star]] |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2022/06/24/there-are-seven-new-faces-including-a-former-cfler-in-doug-fords-cabinet.html |access-date=2022-06-25 |issn=0319-0781}}</ref> With only four months remaining of the term, Toronto City Council appointed Bryan, rather than holding a by-election.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Capacchione |first=Tristan |title=#793 You Don't "Both Sides" Human Rights |url=https://www.canadaland.com/podcast/793-you-dont-both-sides-human-rights/ |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=CANADALAND |language=en-US}}</ref> She was recommended for the role by Michael Ford<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 June 2022 |title=Ford defends naming nephew minister of multiculturalism as Michael Ford's city council pick resigns |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-nephew-cabinet-1.6503385}}</ref> and won 21 of the 23 votes.<ref name=":3" />

Bryan resigned hours later after [[Jonathan Goldsbie]] of [[Canadaland]] highlighted her homophobic [[Twitter]] posts from 2015 to 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Desmond |date=24 June 2022 |title=Toronto's newest city councillor resigns hours after appointment over anti-LGBTQ social media posts |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-rosemarie-bryan-1.6501468}}</ref> Goldsbie in his subsequent podcast described Bryan as having, to the best of his knowledge, the shortest tenure of anyone on Toronto City Council.<ref name=":3" />

== Views ==
In 2004, Bryan was concerned about the lack of police response to escalating youth crime in Etobicoke.<ref name=":2" />

== Personal life ==
Bryan lives in [[Etobicoke]] and has two children.<ref name=":1" /> Her mother died of diabetes in June 2006.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==

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== External links ==

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[[Category:Humber College alumni]]
[[Category:Toronto city councillors]]
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