Alex Munter is one of the best known left-wing politicians in Ottawa, Canada's capital city. Munter's family emigrated from Germany to Montreal in 1966, two years prior to his birth. His family moved to the Ottawa region in 1977, and settled in the Katimavik-Hazeldean area west of the city. At age 14, Munter began publishing the ''Kanata Kourier'' from his basement as a monthly local paper for the suburban community of Kanata, Ontario. In four years, the paper had a staff of seven and a circulation of 10,000 in the town of 27,000. Munter became much involved in local politics in his role as editor. He was frequently at odds with Mayor Des Adam, whom he once controversially compared to Josef Stalin. Munter attended Ashbury College for high school, and then went to the University of Ottawa to study political science. In 1989, he sold his paper to Runge Newspapers Inc. for several hundred thousand dollars to make time for his studies. He became a political reporter for the ''Ottawa Citizen'', but left to run for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the 1990 Ontario election, contesting the riding of Carleton (electoral district). Munter placed third in this conservative riding, though he received more votes than any previous NDP candidate in the area. Munter briefly returned to the ''Citizen'' before reentering politics to run for Kanata City Council against incumbent Bev Read. After winning the race, Munter quickly became a prominent member of the council. His most notable achievement was pushing through an initiative that saw condom dispensers installed in some municipal buildings. In 1993 he came out of the closet as the Ottawa area's first openly gay politician. The following year, he ran for council in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton representing all of Kanata. He easily won the seat against two other Kanata politicians. On Regional Council, he became one of the most outspoken and notable left-wing members of council. During his time in office, Kanata was in the midst of an economic boom centred on the high-tech industry. Munter's main concern was managing the area's rapid growth. He supported creating the amalgamated city of Ottawa, and was acclaimed to the new Ottawa City Council when it was created. Munter was courted to run provincially or to challenge for the mayoralty against Bob Chiarelli in 2003, but instead decided to retire from politics. He became a professor of Urban Studies and Communications at the University of Ottawa and again began writing for the ''Citizen''. It is widely believed that his political career is not over, and he is frequently touted as a candidate for mayor in 2006. A 2005 poll by the ''Ottawa Sun'' found him to be the frontrunner for the position. It has also been reported that the NDP is trying to convince him to run in Ottawa Centre to replace Ed Broadbent. Munter is currently the co-ordinator for Canadians for Equal Marriage, a group that is campaigning to legalize and defend same-sex marriage in Canada. Ottawa City Councillors Canadian gay politicians Gay, lesbian or bisexual people
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Alex Munter is one of the best known left-wing politicians in Ottawa, Canada's capital city. Munter's family emigrated from Germany to Montreal in 1966, two years prior to his birth. His family moved to the Ottawa region in 1977, and settled in the Katimavik-Hazeldean area west of the city. At age 14, Munter began publishing the ''Kanata Kourier'' from his basement as a monthly local paper for the suburban community of Kanata, Ontario. In four years, the paper had a staff of seven and a circulation of 10,000 in the town of 27,000. Munter became much involved in local politics in his role as editor. He was frequently at odds with Mayor Des Adam, whom he once controversially compared to Josef Stalin. Munter attended Ashbury College for high school, and then went to the University of Ottawa to study political science. In 1989, he sold his paper to Runge Newspapers Inc. for several hundred thousand dollars to make time for his studies. He became a political reporter for the ''Ottawa Citizen'', but left to run for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the 1990 Ontario election, contesting the riding of Carleton (electoral district). Munter placed third in this conservative riding, though he received more votes than any previous NDP candidate in the area. Munter briefly returned to the ''Citizen'' before reentering politics to run for Kanata City Council against incumbent Bev Read. After winning the race, Munter quickly became a prominent member of the council. His most notable achievement was pushing through an initiative that saw condom dispensers installed in some municipal buildings. In 1993 he came out of the closet as the Ottawa area's first openly gay politician. The following year, he ran for council in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton representing all of Kanata. He easily won the seat against two other Kanata politicians. On Regional Council, he became one of the most outspoken and notable left-wing members of council. During his time in office, Kanata was in the midst of an economic boom centred on the high-tech industry. Munter's main concern was managing the area's rapid growth. He supported creating the amalgamated city of Ottawa, and was acclaimed to the new Ottawa City Council when it was created. Munter was courted to run provincially or to challenge for the mayoralty against Bob Chiarelli in 2003, but instead decided to retire from politics. He became a professor of Urban Studies and Communications at the University of Ottawa and again began writing for the ''Citizen''. It is widely believed that his political career is not over, and he is frequently touted as a candidate for mayor in 2006. A 2005 poll by the ''Ottawa Sun'' found him to be the frontrunner for the position. It has also been reported that the NDP is trying to convince him to run in Ottawa Centre to replace Ed Broadbent. Munter is currently the co-ordinator for Canadians for Equal Marriage, a group that is campaigning to legalize and defend same-sex marriage in Canada. Ottawa City Councillors Canadian gay politicians Gay, lesbian or bisexual people
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