David Berlin

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David Berlin
Leader of The Bridge Party of Canada
In office
2015–2017
Preceded byParty founded*
Succeeded byParty dissolved*
Personal details
Born
David Zafrir Berlin

(1951-05-14) May 14, 1951 (age 72)
Israel
Political partyNew Democratic Party (2000–2015, 2017–present)
Bridge Party (2015–2017)
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Military service
AllegianceIsrael
Branch/serviceIsraeli Army
Battles/wars

David Zafrir Berlin (born May 14, 1951)[1] is a Canadian editor, writer, politician, educator best known for being the co-founder and first editor of The Walrus from 2003 to 2004 and former editor and owner of the Literary Review of Canada from 1998 to 2001. He has edited several books including What’s Left: The New Democratic Party in Renewal (2001) as well as over a hundred essays and articles.[2][3]

Berlin was born in Israel in 1951 but raised in Toronto, where his family settled in 1953. He returned to Israel in 1970, living there for eight years, before returning to Canada.[3]

He served his military duty with the Israeli Army in the reconnaissance unit, Sayeret Shaked under Ariel Sharon's command and took part in Sharon's Suez campaign during the Yom Kippur War in 1973. He attended medical school at Tel-Aviv University and then graduated from the University of Chicago's program on social and political thought, and taught at several universities.[4]

Berlin's writing has appeared in Saturday Night, the Literary Review of Canada, The Globe and Mail, the National Post and Ha'aretz among other publications.[4]

Berlin was the New Democratic Party of Canada's candidate in Toronto Centre in the 2000 federal election. In 2015, he founded and led of The Bridge Party of Canada, running as its candidate in University—Rosedale in the 2015 federal election. The party was deregistered on January 31, 2017.[2]

In 2011, Berlin wrote The Moral Lives of Israelis: Reinventing the Dream State in which he argued for Israel to become "not a Jewish state, but only a state rather like New York City – a state in which many Jews live."[3]

In June 2017, Berlin announced his candidacy for the leadership of the NDP.[2] However, he was unable to submit a deposit and the required number of nominating signatures by the July 3, 2017 deadline and thus did not qualify as a candidate.

Electoral record[edit]

2015 Canadian federal election: University—Rosedale
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Chrystia Freeland 27,849 49.80 +19.23 $185,406.36
New Democratic Jennifer Hollett 15,988 28.59 −15.24 $142,562.73
Conservative Karim Jivraj 9,790 17.51 −2.62 $83,600.78
Green Nick Wright 1,641 2.93 −1.73 $19,152.70
Libertarian Jesse Waslowski 233 0.42 – $393.64
Animal Alliance Simon Luisi 126 0.22 – $153.10
Communist Drew Garvie 125 0.22 – –
Bridge David Berlin 122 0.21 – –
Marxist–Leninist Steve Rutchinski 51 0.10 – –
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,925 100.0   $206,261.82
Total rejected ballots – – –
Turnout – – –
Eligible voters 71,945
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic Swing +17.24
Source: Elections Canada[5][6][7]
2000 Canadian federal election: Toronto Centre—Rosedale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Graham 26,203 55.33 +6.08
Progressive Conservative Randall Pearce 8,149 17.21 -2.13
New Democratic David Berlin 5,300 11.19 -9.22
Alliance Richard Walker 5,058 10.68 +2.83
Canadian Action Paul Hellyer 1,466 3.10 +2.44
Marijuana Neev Tapiero 722 1.52
Natural Law David Gordon 224 0.47 -0.11
Communist Dan Goldstick 121 0.26
Marxist–Leninist Philip Fernandez 116 0.24 -0.11
Total valid votes 47,359 100.00
Total rejected ballots 246 0.52 −0.38
Turnout 47,605 57.19 −9.82
Electors on the lists 83,243
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada, Poll-by-poll Result Files, Elections Canada, and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Berlin, David (23 August 2011). "The Moral Lives of Israelis: Reinventing the Dream State". Random House Canada. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Bio – David Berlin". Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  3. ^ a b c Al-Shawaf, Rayyan (26 August 2011). "The Moral Lives of Israelis, by David Berlin". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "David Berlin | Penguin Random House Canada". 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Voter Information Service – Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "Final Candidate Election Expenses Limits 42nd General Election October 19, 2015". www.elections.ca. Archived from the original on November 3, 2015.
  7. ^ "Official Voting Results". elections.ca.
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