Dan Heap
Daniel James Macdonnell "Dan" (or "Don") Heap (born September 24, 1925) is a former Canadian politician with the New Democratic Party, a political activist and an Anglican priest. He represented the Toronto, Ontario, Canada riding of Spadina (after 1988 Trinity—Spadina) from 1981 until 1993. As an activist he has been involved in the peace movement, community issues around housing, homelessness, poverty and refugee rights among other social justice issues.
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