Filomena Tassi
Filomena Tassi | |
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Minister of Labour | |
Assumed office November 20, 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Patty Hajdu |
Minister of Seniors | |
In office July 18, 2018 – November 20, 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Deb Schulte |
Deputy Government Whip | |
In office January 30, 2017 – August 31, 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Ginette Petitpas Taylor |
Succeeded by | Linda Lapointe |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas | |
Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
Preceded by | David Sweet |
Personal details | |
Born | 1962 (age 57–58) Hamilton, Ontario |
Political party | Liberal |
Alma mater | |
Profession |
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Filomena Tassi PC MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1] She is now a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, and currently serves as the Minister of Labour.[2] In the past, she held the position of Minister of Seniors and Deputy Government Whip.[3]
Education and early career[edit]
She is of Italian descent, from the regions of Marche and Abruzzo, and raised Catholic.[4] Tassi studied law at the University of Western Ontario, and then practised corporate law for six years. She subsequently left the legal profession and studied philosophy and religious education at the University of Waterloo, and began working as the chaplain at Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School, a job she held until her election to the House of Commons.[5]
Political career[edit]
Tassi's first run for elective office was as a candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party in the 1995 provincial election, where she finished a narrow second to NDP incumbent David Christopherson. Two decades later, she became the federal Liberal candidate in Hamilton during the 2015 federal election. Her candidacy attracted some media controversy, as she had made statements in the past suggesting that her Roman Catholic faith made her personally opposed to abortion, which seemingly put her in conflict with Liberal leader Justin Trudeau's requirement that all candidates agree to vote in favour of abortion rights. Trudeau clarified that Tassi had agreed to support the legal right to abortion.[6]
Electoral record[edit]
Federal[edit]
2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Filomena Tassi | 30,214 | 46.6 | -1.08 | ||||
Conservative | Bert Laranjo | 17,340 | 26.7 | -5.13 | ||||
New Democratic | Yousaf Malik | 11,527 | 17.8 | +1.53 | ||||
Green | Victoria Galea | 4,770 | 7.3 | +3.07 | ||||
People's | Daniel Ricottone | 894 | 1.4 | – | ||||
Rhinoceros | Spencer Rocchi | 156 | 0.2 | – | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 64,901 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 415 | 0.64 | ||||||
Turnout | 65,316 | 74.57 | +0.41 | |||||
Eligible voters | 87,587 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | |||||||
Source: Elections Canada[7] |
2015 Canadian federal election: Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Filomena Tassi | 29,694 | 47.68 | +22.76 | – | |||
Conservative | Vincent Samuel | 19,821 | 31.83 | -10.57 | – | |||
New Democratic | Alex Johnstone | 10,131 | 16.27 | -11.92 | – | |||
Green | Peter Ormond | 2,633 | 4.23 | +0.5 | – | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 62,279 | 100.0 | $221,675.78 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 272 | – | – | |||||
Turnout | 62,551 | 74.1% | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 84,350 | |||||||
Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.66% | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[8][9] |
Provincial[edit]
1995 Ontario general election: Hamilton Centre | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | David Christopherson | 8,012 | 36.81 | -18.49 | $40,543.33 | |||
Liberal | Filomena Tassi | 7,322 | 33.64 | +2.84 | $34,483.85 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Angie Tomasic | 5,723 | 26.29 | +17.99 | $18,222.88 | |||
Family Coalition | Tom Wigglesworth | 376 | 1.72 | +0.32 | $1,548.28 | |||
Natural Law | Monique Poudrette | 331 | 1.53 | – | $0.00 | |||
Total valid votes | 21,764 | 100.0 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 372 | 1.68 | -0.04 | |||||
Turnout | 22,136 | 54.71 | -5.07 | |||||
Eligible voters | 40,459 | |||||||
New Democratic hold | Swing | -10.66
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References[edit]
- ^ "Liberals pick up two Hamilton ridings, Marston defeated". CBC Hamilton, October 19, 2015.
- ^ Bharti, Bianca (2019-11-20). "Justin Trudeau's cabinet: Some new faces, some old faces, and some faces in new places | National Post". National Post. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ^ Wright Allen, Samantha (July 25, 2018). "Rodriguez, Tassi staying as government whips for now, changes expected soon". The Hill Times. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ https://openparliament.ca/debates/2017/5/15/filomena-tassi-2/
- ^ Meet Filomena Tassi, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Susana Mas, Justin Trudeau says Filomena Tassi agreed to vote pro-choice if elected in 2015, CBC News, November 28, 2014.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- Official Website
- Bio & mandate from the Prime Minister
- Filomena Tassi – Parliament of Canada biography
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Predecessor | Office | Successor |
Position Created | Minister of Seniors July 17, 2018 – |
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