December 26, 2018
The Tyee
Seila Rizvic
‘You Need More People Like Me,’ Says Mayor Who’s Known Homelessness and Addiction
On Dec. 3, Dan Carter was sworn in as mayor of Oshawa, a city of about 170,000 people northeast of Toronto. He wore a grey suit and pale silver tie as he dipped his head to accept the chain of office.
It was a long way from his years of addiction and homelessness.