Kaj Hasselriis

Kaj Hasselriis

Kaj Hasselriis (born January 4, 1974 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian journalist, community activist, and mayoral candidate.

Hasselriis is a life-long Winnipegger and earned a sociology degree from the University of Manitoba in 1995 as well as a journalism degree from Toronto's Ryerson University in 1997. From 1997 to 2002, Hasselriis worked as a reporter and producer for CBC Television. Most recently, Hasselriis created an English-language monthly in Lima, Peru called Limazine.

As a political organizer, Hasselriis served as the Manitoba campaign manager for Jack Layton's leadership bid in 2002. He also played a key role as a member of Toronto mayor David Miller's 2003 campaign team.

In 2004, Hasselriis gained prominence in Winnipeg by leading the fight to keep Winnipeg's Bus Rapid Transit system. The City of Winnipeg eventually cancelled the program, to the dismay of public transit activists.

Hasselriis, who is openly gay,cite web |url=http://www.egale.ca/index.asp?lang=F&menu=12&item=1341&version=EN |title=The queering of municipal politics |first=Gilles |last=Marchildon |publisher=Egale Canada |date=2006-08-17 |accessdate=2007-08-11] was the national spokesperson for Canadians for Equal Marriage in 2006.cite web |url=http://www.equal-marriage.ca/resource.php?id=510 |title=Third Anniversary of Equal Marriage - over 10,000 married same-sex couples |date=2006-06-09 |accessdate=2007-08-11 |publisher=Canadians for Equal Marriage]

On July 17, 2006 Hasselriis declared his candidacy in the October 2006 municipal elections against Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz.cite web |title=Mayoral Race: Kaj Hasselriis |url=http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/features/winnipegvotes2006/mayoralrace/kaj.html |accessdate=2007-08-11 |work=CBC.ca]

On election day, October 25, 2006, Hasselriis received 22,401 votes, or 13.22 of the total count. He placed third to Katz, who was reelected, and Marianne Cerilli, a former NDP MLA in the Manitoba Legislature.cite web |accessdate=2007-08-11 |url=http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/features/winnipegvotes2006/ |title=Mayoral Race, Final Results |work=CBC.ca |date=2006-10-26]

Hasselriis was appointed interim executive director of Egale Canada in 2007.cite web |title=Egale appoints interim ED |first=Marcus |last=McCann |url=http://www.xtra.ca/public/viewstory.aspx?AFF_TYPE=4&STORY_ID=2511&PUB_TEMPLATE_ID=1 |work=Xtra West |date=2007-01-03 |accessdate=2007-08-11] He served in that capacity until he was succeeded by Helen Kennedy in the fall.

References

External links

* [http://www.kaj.ca/ Kaj Hasselriis campaign website]


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