Dianne Saxe

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Dianne Saxe (née Shulman; born November 27, 1952) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has represented Ward 11 University—Rosedale on Toronto City Council since 2022. She was elected in the 2022 municipal election. In August 2026, Saxe withdrew her candidacy for re-election in University—Rosedale and registered instead as a candidate in Ward 14 Toronto—Danforth in the 2026 Toronto municipal election, following the retirement of incumbent councillor Paula Fletcher. She finished third in Toronto—Danforth, behind Sara Ehrhardt and Mary Fragedakis. Before entering municipal politics, Saxe practised environmental law and served as the third and last environmental commissioner of Ontario from 2015 to 2019. She was deputy leader of the Green Party of Ontario (GPO) from 2020 to 2022.

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