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January 29, 2025 40 mins

Episode 3. TIffany Ford: From the Community and For the Community

Black on the Ballot


Tiffany Ford entered politics to make change in her own neighbourhood. Tired of the way local politicians and the media depicted the community of Jane and Finch, she began knocking on doors to become a school board trustee. Can you do politics without parties? What does political success look like if you don’t want to pick a team? And how do you stand up for your community in the face of overt racism? 


For Tiffany, political life was not about political parties, it was about serving her community. In this episode, host Nana aba Duncan visits Tiffany at her current role, still working in her home community.


This episode features: 


Tiffany Ford, Toronto School Board Trustee (2014-2018) and candidate for City Council (2018)


Jean Augustine, Member of Parliament (1993-2006) and Minister of State (2002-2004)


Zanana Akande, Member of Ontario’s Provincial Parliament (1990-1994) and Minister of Community and Social Services (1990-1991)


This episode includes audio clips from Rebel Media. 


Resources for this episode:


Read the research that supports this podcast:

New report on being Black in Canadian politics


On Black Canadians’ political participation:

Social, political and economic participation, by race


On diversity on municipal councils in Canada:

Locally grown


Resources for running:

OBVC’s “A Seat at the Table” toolkit

 

Follow us on Instagram @black.on.the.ballot


This podcast is part of Black Canadians in Electoral Politics, a research partnership between Carleton University and Operation Black Vote Canada. To learn more, visit our website. To support the important work being done by Operation Black Vote Canada, consider making a donation.


Funding for the podcast comes from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Carleton University, the Canada Research Chairs Program, and the University of Toronto Scarborough. In-kind support was provided to Carleton University by the Samara Centre for Democracy. The podcast was produced by Media Girlfriends.


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