Karim Bardeesy
- Career
- Journalist, policy advisor, executive director of The Dais (Toronto Metropolitan University public policy think tank)
- Political Experience
- Deputy Principal Secretary to the Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne; Elected MP for Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park in 2025
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering federal politics, Karim Bardeesy had a career focused on public policy and academia. He was a co-founder and the executive director of the Ryerson Leadership Lab, an organization at Toronto Metropolitan University focused on policy and leadership development. Bardeesy also has extensive experience in provincial government, having served as the Director of Policy for former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and later for Premier Kathleen Wynne. His earlier career included work as a journalist.
Key Relationships & Connections
Karim Bardeesy has well-documented professional ties to senior figures in the Ontario Liberal Party. He served as a key policy advisor and eventually Director of Policy for two former Ontario Premiers, Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne. Through his work with the Leadership Lab, he also has connections within academia and public policy circles at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Where Karim falls on key policy spectrums
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Total votes cast: 65,313
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Mr. Speaker, before I came to this place, I taught undergraduate students for 15 years, and I know the number that COVID did and now the trade war is doing on them. What do we do when a number is being done on young people? We build them up and help them with hard skills and soft skills. That is why we have the team Canada strong plan with 100,000 apprenticeships. This summer we have 32,000 jobs
Mr. Speaker, we have the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7. We have the highest foreign direct investment in this country in 18 years, at almost $100 billion. We have the highest exports on record, including a 31% increase in exports to Europe. These are signs of our resilience and the strength of our economy. Our plan is starting to work, despite the trade action that is being launched. We
Mr. Speaker, our plan is investing in jobs and is supporting those private sector innovators that are bringing jobs, including to places like York Region in the member's region, where AMD has a major facility and is centralizing its innovation supports in York Region, in Markham, bringing thousands of jobs. I recently visited the University of Toronto's Master of Science in applied computing
Mr. Speaker, the head of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association, on Monday, at committee, said that the rebate policy was a good policy and that it embraced the purchases of the kinds of vehicles Canadians want. In terms of EVs and other kind of investments, the good news is that there is new investment coming, the PowerCo plant in St. Thomas, the NextStar facility, which has rolled off
Mr. Speaker, we know that tariffs are affecting the industry globally, but we also know that we have a very strong plant in Alliston, with 4,100 workers. They recently rolled off their 11 millionth car, making the popular CR-V and Civic brands. We also know that we need to be there for our sector, which is why we are investing in workers. We are embracing a sustainable future, and we are
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek for her concern and her engagement on this, and I want to convey, on behalf of the government, that we do take those questions seriously. I want to address how the system is working at ESDC and issues around the accuracy of payments. I also want to clear up some misinformation surrounding program costs. Let us start at
Mr. Speaker, I want to address the issue of missed payments. Some seniors have waited longer than they should. These delays were operational issues for files largely involving new applications or changes to payments. The department has worked to improve processing times with an OAS action plan implemented to improve service delivery, which has led to a 41% decrease in the inventory of new OAS
Joliette—Manawan Mr. Speaker, I really enjoyed my colleague's speech and that of my colleague from. Marc-Aurèle-Fortin My colleague talked about Quebec businesses. As a member from Ontario and parliamentary secretary, I am more concerned with businesses in Ontario, but I know that the minister and my colleague, the parliamentary secretary and member for, are very involved with Quebec businesses.
Mr. Speaker, I want to pay tribute to the incoming governor general, the Hon. Louise Arbour, who is a voice for human rights, a voice for women in the law, a voice for official bilingualism and a voice for many of the values we hold sacred in this country. I want to congratulate her on her appointment. I also want to share my resonance with the values the hon. member is identifying. I am the son
minister Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House, the shared commitment to medicare, as expressed through the Canada Health Act, is a very strongly held commitment. We are very fortunate to have awho is a fierce guardian of that commitment. The exact way in which we engage with any one situation, again, relies on those principles that I mentioned around collaboration to ensure that access to