Ying Hope
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Ying L.K. Hope P. Eng.
, was a Chinese Canadian
politician, Toronto Public School Board
trustee and Metro Toronto Councillor
and Toronto
Alderman
.
Hope's grandparents, great uncles and aunts emigrated from China
to Victoria, British Columbia
in the 1880s as part of a wave of Chinese immigrants working on the railway and in mines. His father and uncle established "Wo Hope Tailoring" ("peace and unity" in Chinese). Though the family's surname was Low, it was assumed by the doctor delivering Ying Hope that the family surname was Hope so it is that name that was put on his birth certificate.
He left Canada in 1946 to study engineering at the University of Washington
, earned his degree, and settled in Toronto. He was elected an alderman on Toronto City Council in the 1969 municipal election
representing Ward 5 after having previously been a school trustee. He remained on council until he was defeated in the 1985 municipal election
by Ron Kanter
. He won a seat as a Metro Councillor representing Midtown Ward in a 1987 by-election
but was defeated the next year, in the 1988 election
, by Ila Bossons. He attempted to return to council again in the 1991 election
but was defeated by John Adams in Ward 13 by a narrow margin of 747 votes.
Hope also ran for office at other levels. In the 1967 provincial election
he was the Ontario Progressive Conservative
candidate in Riverdale placing second to James Renwick of the Ontario New Democratic Party
. Decades later he ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons
in the 1984 federal election
as a Progressive Conservative
but placed third in the riding of Spadina
which included the Ward 5 Toronto seat he represented on city council.
After leaving politics, Hope continued his activity with the Chinese community as an advocate for reparations for the Chinese head tax
After leaving politics he worked as a consultant for Environment Canada
's "green plan" in the early 1990s and pursued a career as a real estate
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Hope died at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
in Toronto on November 12, 2007.
Hope was survived by his second wife Audrey and four children, Jim, Judy, Michael and Madeline, from his first marriage to Alice Hope.
Professional Engineer
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, was a Chinese Canadian
Chinese Canadian
Chinese Canadians are Canadians of Chinese descent. They constitute the second-largest visible minority group in Canada, after South Asian Canadians...
politician, Toronto Public School Board
Toronto District School Board
Toronto District School Board, also known by the acronym TDSB, is the English-language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
trustee and Metro Toronto Councillor
Councillor
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and Toronto
Toronto
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Alderman
Alderman
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.
Hope's grandparents, great uncles and aunts emigrated from China
China
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to Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
in the 1880s as part of a wave of Chinese immigrants working on the railway and in mines. His father and uncle established "Wo Hope Tailoring" ("peace and unity" in Chinese). Though the family's surname was Low, it was assumed by the doctor delivering Ying Hope that the family surname was Hope so it is that name that was put on his birth certificate.
He left Canada in 1946 to study engineering at the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
, earned his degree, and settled in Toronto. He was elected an alderman on Toronto City Council in the 1969 municipal election
Toronto municipal election, 1969
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on December 1, 1969. Across Metro Toronto there were few surprising results, and city of Toronto incumbent mayor William Dennison was easily re-elected...
representing Ward 5 after having previously been a school trustee. He remained on council until he was defeated in the 1985 municipal election
Toronto municipal election, 1985
The 1985 Toronto municipal election was held to elect members of municipal councils, school boards, and hydro commissions in the six municipalities that made up Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The election was held on November 12, 1985.-Mayor:...
by Ron Kanter
Ron Kanter
Ronald M. Kanter is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1987 to 1990.-Background:...
. He won a seat as a Metro Councillor representing Midtown Ward in a 1987 by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
but was defeated the next year, in the 1988 election
Toronto municipal election, 1988
The 1988 Toronto municipal election was held to elect members of municipal councils, school boards, and hydro commissions in the six municipalities that made up Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The election was held November 14, 1988.-Metro:...
, by Ila Bossons. He attempted to return to council again in the 1991 election
Toronto municipal election, 1991
The 1991 Toronto municipal election was held on November 12, 1991 to elect councillors in Metropolitan Toronto, Canada, and mayors, councillors and school trustees in Toronto, York, East York, North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke....
but was defeated by John Adams in Ward 13 by a narrow margin of 747 votes.
Hope also ran for office at other levels. In the 1967 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1967
The Ontario general election of 1967 was held on October 17, 1967, to elect the 117 members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
he was the Ontario Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
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candidate in Riverdale placing second to James Renwick of the Ontario New Democratic Party
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
. Decades later he ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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in the 1984 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1984
The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada...
as a Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
but placed third in the riding of Spadina
Spadina (electoral district)
Spadina was a Canadian electoral district that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1988. It covered a portion of the western-central Toronto. Its name comes from the Spadina Avenue, which runs through the heart of the riding....
which included the Ward 5 Toronto seat he represented on city council.
After leaving politics, Hope continued his activity with the Chinese community as an advocate for reparations for the Chinese head tax
Head tax (Canada)
The Chinese head tax was a fixed fee charged to each Chinese person entering Canada. The head tax was first levied after the Canadian parliament passed the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 and was meant to discourage Chinese people from entering Canada after the completion of the Canadian Pacific...
After leaving politics he worked as a consultant for Environment Canada
Environment Canada
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's "green plan" in the early 1990s and pursued a career as a real estate
Real estate
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Hope died at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, abbreviated SHSC and known simply as Sunnybrook, is an academic health sciences centre located in Toronto, Ontario....
in Toronto on November 12, 2007.
Hope was survived by his second wife Audrey and four children, Jim, Judy, Michael and Madeline, from his first marriage to Alice Hope.