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Peggy A. Nash
Peggy Nash
Member of Parliament
for Parkdale—High Park
In office
2006 election – 2008
Preceded by Sarmite Bulte
Succeeded by Gerard Kennedy
Born June 28, 1951 ( 1951-06-28) (age 57)
Toronto
Political party New Democratic Party
Spouse Carl Nash
Residence Toronto
Profession Labour negotiator

Peggy A. Nash (born June 28, 1951 in Toronto) is a Canadian politician with the New Democratic Party. She was a Member of Parliament from 2006 to 2008, representing the Parkdale—High Park riding in the House of Commons.

Prior to entering politics, Nash was a long-time assistant to Basil "Buzz" Hargrove at the Canadian Auto Workers. She worked as a labour negotiator in the transportation, service and manufacturing sectors and was the first labour woman responsible for major auto negotiations in North America.

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Member of Parliament

Nash unsuccessfully first ran in the Parkdale–High Park riding in the 2004 Canadian federal election.1 She lost a close contest to the incumbent Liberal Member of Parliament Sarmite Bulte.2 Nash ran again in the 2006 federal election, in a rematch of the 2004 campaign. Bulte came under heavy criticism for her fundraising efforts, and it became a campaign issue.3 Nash narrowly won the election by a 4.6% margin or 2301 votes.2

As a Member of Parliament (MP), Nash became the NDP's Industry Critic and Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.1 She introduced a bill to reinstate a national minimum wage of $10 per hour.4 Other House of Commons issues she advocated for included ones that dealt with water sustainability,5 public transit,6 and the Arts.7 She brought forward legislation including the "Once in a Lifetime" bill, to reunite new Canadians with their families.8 She championed many important consumer issues such as reducing credit card interest rates, unfair ATM fees, and usurious payday lender interest rates.9

Most recently –- as a member of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology -- 1 Nash was instrumental in stopping the foreign takeover of MacDonald Dettwiler,10 the Canadian space company which produced the Canadarm and RADARSAT-2 satellite, critical to the issue of Canadian Arctic sovereignty. If the sale went through, it would have devastated the Canadian aerospace industry and its high-paying jobs, as well as the distinct possibility of losing control over a technology developed with the aid of millions of Canadian taxpayers' dollars.11

Nash has also been active in Parliamentary Friendship Groups for Poland, Ukraine and Tibet. As the Member of Parliament representing the largest population of Tibetan refugees in Canada, she helped push for a resolution declaring the Dalai Lama an honourary Canadian citizen, and also personally introduced a motion calling for negotiations between China and Tibet.12 Both resolutions received unanimous support in the House of Commons.12

In the 2008 federal election, she was defeated by Gerard Kennedy, the Liberal candidate who formerly represented the electoral district at the provincial level.13 Nash was subsequently mentioned as a potential candidate in the ongoing Ontario New Democratic Party leadership race, although Cheri DiNovo, the riding's provincial MPP, indicated to the Toronto Star that she had spoken to Nash, who indicated that she was not interested in entering provincial politics.14 DiNovo has since publicly endorsed Toronto-Danforth MPP Peter Tabuns for the party's leadership.

Personal life

She holds an Honours B.A.1 in French language and literature from the University of Toronto and is fluent in English, French and Spanish. Nash has lived in the Parkdale—High Park electoral district for over twenty years, where she is married with three sons.15

Achievements

She has been involved with many organizations advancing women's equality. She was a founding member of Equal Voice, an all-party organization which advocates for the election of more women in Canada,1 and was a recipient of a Certificate of Honour from the City of Toronto for her contribution to women’s equality.

In 2006, NOW named Nash the Best MP in Toronto.16 Her parliamentary duties also included being a parliamentary representative on the fact-finding mission to war-torn Lebanon in 2006;17 and was a member of a Parliamentary Delegation to Israel and the West Bank in 2008. Her foreign experience also includes being a Canadian election monitor in the first post-apartheid elections in South Africa in 1994; and, in the 2004 and 2007 Ukrainian elections. She was the recipient of two environmental awards from the Sierra Club of Canada and she helped create the NDP Green Car Strategy with Greenpeace and the Canadian Auto Workers.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Parliamentarian File" (HTML). PARLINFO. Parliament of Canada (2008). Retrieved on 2008-10-16.
  2. ^ a b "Past Results Parkdale--High Park (Ontario)" (HTML). Voter Information Service. Elections Canada (2008). Retrieved on 2008-10-16.
  3. ^ "Liberal MP takes flak for lobbyist's fundraiser", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (2006-01-06). 
  4. ^ Brennan, Walter (2007-02-19), "Layton targets 'prosperity gap'; NDP leader wants national minimum wage restored, starting at $10 an hour", The Toronto Star: A7, http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/1218654381.html?dids=1218654381:1218654381&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+19%2C+2007&author=Richard+Brennan&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=A.7&desc=Layton+targets+%27prosperity+gap%27%3B+NDP+leader+wants+national+minimum+wage+restored%2C+starting+at+%2410+an+hour 
  5. ^ Diebel, Linda (2008-03-22), "A national disaster, made for TV; As we speak, Canada is quietly negotiating away rights to our water. The cloak-and-dagger dealings mirror the subject of a critically acclaimed CBC series that was dropped late last year. Coincidence?", The Toronto Star: ID3, http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/1449693751.html?dids=1449693751:1449693751&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+22%2C+2008&author=Linda+Diebel&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=ID.3&desc=A+national+disaster%2C+made+for+TV%3B+As+we+speak%2C+Canada+is+quietly+negotiating+away+rights+to+our+water.+The+cloak-and-dagger+dealings+mirror+the+subject+of+a+critically+acclaimed+CBC+series+that+was+dropped+late+last+year.+Coincidence%3F 
  6. ^ Gray, Jeff (2008-08-09), "NDP's green proposal would give the TTC $840-million, Layton says", The Globe and Mail, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Page/document/v5/content/subscribe?user_URL=http://www.theglobeandmail.com%2Fservlet%2Fstory%2FLAC.20080809.TRANSIT09%2FTPStory%2F%3Fquery%3DPeggy%2BNash%2B&ord=65256069&brand=theglobeandmail&redirect_reason=2&denial_reasons=22737041%3A0%3B23674481%3A0%3B22537121%3A0%3B23222761%3A0%3B&force_login=false 
  7. ^ Opposition launches Commons review of arts cuts, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2008-08-26, http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2008/08/26/opposition-arts.html, retrieved on 16 October 2008 
  8. ^ Keung, Nicholas (2006-12-09), "Bill to let immigrants sponsor extended family members", The Toronto Star: A27, http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/1177001271.html?dids=1177001271:1177001271&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+9%2C+2006&author=Nicholas+Keung&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=A.27&desc=Bill+to+let+immigrants+sponsor+extended+family+members 
  9. ^ "Same Card, Lower Rate" (QuickTime Video). CBC Morning News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (2008-03-07). Retrieved on 2008-10-16.
  10. ^ "Prentice asked to delay decision on MDA sale", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (2008-03-13). 
  11. ^ "Prentice asked to delay decision on MDA sale", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (2008-04-06). 
  12. ^ a b Cash, Andrew (2008-09-23), "Kingmaker Kennedy’s crisis", NOW, http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=165097 
  13. ^ Doolittle, Robyn (2008-10-15), "Kennedy swings win over Nash", The Toronto Star: A27, http://www.thestar.com/FederalElection/article/517349 
  14. ^ "Nash touted to energize NDP leadership race", Toronto Star, October 19, 2008.
  15. ^ "Peggy Nash Biography" (HTML). NDP Team. New Democratic Party (2008). Retrieved on 2008-10-16.
  16. ^ "Best MP", BEST OF TORONTO : CITYSCAPE, Now Communications Inc (2006-10-26). 
  17. ^ "Lebanon PM chastises Ottawa on conflict" (HTML). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (2006-08-21). Retrieved on 2008-10-16.

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