Karim Bardeesy
Karim Bardeesy | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry | |
| Assumed office June 5, 2025 | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Electoral district created |
| Constituency | Taiaiko'n—Parkdale—High Park |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Liberal |
| Website | karimbardeesy |
Karim Bardeesy MP is a Canadian politician from the Liberal Party of Canada. He currently serves as the Member of Parliament for Taiaiko'n—Parkdale—High Park and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry.
Background
Bardeesy is a former journalist, policy advisor and professor who was most recently executive director of the Dais, a Toronto Metropolitan University public policy think tank working on technology, education, and democracy.[1][2]
He has previously served as Deputy Principal Secretary to the Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne.[3][4] as well as Executive Director of Policy under Dalton McGuinty.[5]
Political career
During the 2022 Ontario general election, Bardeesy was the Ontario Liberal Party candidate for the provincial electoral district of Parkdale—High Park, losing to Bhutila Karpoche.[6]
Following the retirement of Arif Virani, he ran in the newly-created federal electoral district of Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park in the 2025 Canadian federal election, winning in a rematch against Karpoche.
In the Carney ministry, he serves as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry.[7]
Personal life
Bardeesy is of Egyptian Arab descent and grew up in Bathurst, New Brunswick.[5][8] He lives in Roncevalles Village with his wife Rachel Pulfer and two children.[8]
He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in political science from McGill University and a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from Harvard Kennedy School.[8]
Electoral record
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Karim Bardeesy | 36,439 | 55.80 | +13.01 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bhutila Karpoche | 15,003 | 22.97 | –15.43 | ||||
| Conservative | Wladyslaw Lizon | 12,662 | 19.40 | +6.07 | ||||
| Green | Anna Gorka | 700 | 1.1 | –0.84 | ||||
| Animal Protection | Edward Fraser | 184 | 0.28 | N/A | ||||
| Communist | Rimmy Riarh | 137 | 0.21 | N/A | ||||
| Marijuana | Terry Parker | 96 | 0.15 | N/A | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Lorne Gershuny | 92 | 0.14 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 65,313 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 299 | |||||||
| Turnout | 65,612 | 71.30 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 92,011 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | +14.22 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9] | ||||||||
| 2022 Ontario general election: Parkdale—High Park | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Bhutila Karpoche | 23,024 | 53.97 | −5.44 | $114,469 | |||
| Liberal | Karim Bardeesy | 9,547 | 22.38 | +5.38 | $118,634 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Monika Frejlich | 6,270 | 14.70 | −3.31 | $12,433 | |||
| Green | Patrick Macklem | 2,587 | 6.06 | +1.40 | $2,663 | |||
| New Blue | Danielle Height | 537 | 1.26 | $0 | ||||
| Ontario Party | Craig Peskett | 349 | 0.82 | $0 | ||||
| Communist | Gunes Agduk | 221 | 0.52 | +0.27 | $0 | |||
| People's Political Party | Oliver Roberts | 129 | 0.30 | $0 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,664 | 99.47 | +0.33 | $120,799 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 228 | 0.53 | −0.33 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,892 | 50.25 | −12.18 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 86,295 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | −5.41 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Karim Bardeesy". The Dais. 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ↑ Rider, David (2025-04-27). "This NDP candidate may be the party's only chance to win a seat in Toronto". Toronto Star. Torstar. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ↑ "Karim Bardeesy appointed distinguished visiting professor". Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ↑ Bardeesy, Karim. "Linkedin Profile". Linkedin.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 "Karim Bardeesy". Canadian Arab Institute. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
- ↑ "Ontario election 2022 results: Parkdale-High Park | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Menzies, James (2026-04-17). "Elemental unveils Canadian-built hydrogen truck at Truck World". Truck News. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
- 1 2 3 "Karim Bardeesy". karimbardeesy.libparl.ca. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Gibbs, Wendy (1 May 2025). "Validated Results - Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park". Elections Canada. Ottawa: King's Printer For Canada. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
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