Jerry Grafstein
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Jerahmiel S. (Jerry) Grafstein (born January 2 1935) is a Canadian political figure and lawyer.
Grafstein is a Toronto based financier, political fundraiser, advisor and "backroom boy" who has worked on numerous political campaigns for the Liberal Party of Canada and Ontario Liberal Party as well as local Toronto politics. A senior advisor to Pierre Trudeau, Grafstein was appointed to the Canadian Senate in January 1984 several weeks prior to Trudeau's retirement.
Since the 1960s, he has been a corporate lawyer, specializing in the areas of communications and administrative law. He has founded several media companies around the world, and is a partner in the legal firm Minden, Gross, Grafstein & Greenstein LLP.
In 1972, he was one of the founders of Citytv. He was also an organizer of the 2003 Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto concert to help the city recover from the outbreak of SARS. In the 2003 municipal election, Grafstein assisted with the unsuccessful campaign of John Nunziata to become Mayor of Toronto.
