James Pasternak (/ˈpæstərnæk/ ⓘ PAST-ər-nak; born February 15, 1959[1]) is a Canadian politician who represents Ward 6 York Centre on the Toronto City Council.

He was a Toronto District School Board trustee before his election to council.

He also has degrees from the University of Western Ontario and the London School of Economics and Political Science.

In 2012, Pasternak introduced a motion that asked City Manager Joe Pennachetti to update Toronto's anti-discrimination policy and to determine whether including QuAIA in Pride events violated the policy.

"[4][5] The following year, in 2013, Pasternak continued to lead the effort to defund Toronto Pride over the use of the term Israel apartheid by its participating members.