Dan Heap

Dan Heap
Member of Parliament
for Trinity—Spadina
In office
1988–1993
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byTony Ianno
Member of Parliament
for Spadina
In office
1981–1988
Preceded byPeter Stollery
Succeeded byRiding abolished
Alderman, Toronto City Council
In office
1972–1981
Preceded byHorace Brown
Succeeded byJohn Sewell
Metropolitan Toronto Councillor
In office
1974–1978
Preceded byWilliam Archer
Succeeded byAllan Sparrow
Personal details
Born
Daniel James Macdonnell Heap

(1925-09-24)September 24, 1925
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
DiedApril 25, 2014(2014-04-25) (aged 88)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political party
Spouse
Alice Boomhour
(m. 1950; died 2012)
Alma mater
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Anglican)
ChurchAnglican Church of Canada
Ordained1950 (priest)
Congregations served
Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto

Daniel James Macdonnell Heap (September 24, 1925 – April 25, 2014) was a Canadian activist and politician. Heap served as a Member of Parliament with the New Democratic Party, a Toronto City Councillor, a political activist and an Anglican worker-priest. He represented the Toronto, Ontario, riding of Spadina (after 1988 Trinity—Spadina) from 1981 to 1993 and Ward 6 on Toronto City Council from 1972 to 1981. As an activist he was involved in the peace movement, community issues around housing, homelessness, poverty and refugee rights among other social justice issues.