Sid Ryan
Canadian politician
Patrick Cyril "Sid" Ryan (born 1952) is a Canadian labour union leader and politician.
Ryan is the former president of the Ontario Federation of Labour.
Biography
Born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and third eldest of ten children, Ryan emigrated to Canada at age 22.
Ryan helped organize a United Steelworkers of America (USWA) local where he worked after arriving in Canada. He has been a Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) activist since he went to work for Ontario Hydro in 1976. He served as CUPE Ontario president from 1992 to 2009. Ryan also served as general vice-president of CUPE National until 2009.
Ryan appeared weekly for 10 years on Michael Coren Live and CHEX-TV Durham, CFRB 1010 and writes a bi-weekly column for the Toronto Sun. He is also a guest on TVOntario's current affairs programs, The Agenda with Steve Paikin CBC TV and radio, CTV, CP24. He has written op-ed pieces for Canadian newspapers.
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