Yasir Naqvi

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Yasir Naqvi MPP (born 1973) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election, representing the riding of Ottawa Centre. He is also the President of the Ontario Liberal Party.<ref>http://www.ontarioliberal.ca/Executive_Council.aspx</ref>

Naqvi was born and raised in Pakistan and emigrated to Canada with his family in 1988 at the age of 15.<ref>http://www.thestar.com/article/718467--coyle-life-in-politics-a-badge-of-honour</ref> Naqvi is a graduate of McMaster University and the University of Ottawa Law School. He was called to the Bar in Ontario in 2001 and began practising law at Flavell Kubrick LLP, specializing in international trade law and eventually becoming a partner.<ref name="ottawabusinessjournal.com">"Legal wrangle: Lawyers square off in Ottawa Centre riding", Ottawa Business Journal, Sep 26, 2007</ref> He continued his practice with Lang Michener LLP after that firm merged with Flavell Kubrick LLP in 2005.<ref>September 1, 2005 - Flavell Kubrick Joins Lang Michener</ref> He left Lang Michener in 2007 to join the Centre for Trade Policy and Law at Carleton University.

The Ottawa Citizen named Naqvi as one of its "People to Watch in 2010", with a profile in the January 9, 2010 Saturday Observer headlined "Yasir Naqvi, he's a firecracker.<ref>"Ottawa Citizen January 9, 2010 </ref> Ottawa Life magazine also included him in its Tenth Annual "Top 50 People in the Capital" list for 2010.<ref>Ottawa Life </ref> In a September 2011 column, Adam Radwanski of The Globe and Mail called Naqvi " possibly the hardest-working constituency MPP in the province." <ref>The Globe and Mail September 8, 2011 </ref>

Prior to entering politics he volunteered with a number of community associations including the Centretown Community Health Centre and the Ottawa Food Bank. He has continued to organize the Capital Food Blitz after his election.<ref>http://www.yasirnaqvimpp.ca/pressreleases.aspx?id=75</ref>

He was appointed Parliamentary Assistant to Rick Bartolucci, the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, in the cabinet announcement of October 30, 2007. On October 3, 2008, he was named Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Revenue Dwight Duncan. On June 24, 2009 a cabinet shuffle moved John Wilkinson into the role of Minister of Revenue and Naqvi was kept on as his Parliamentary Assistant. On September 2, 2010 Naqvi was appointed Parliamentary Assistant to Minister of Education Leona Dombrowsky.<ref>http://www.news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2010/09/parliamentary-assistants-ready-for-new-portfolios.html</ref>

As an MPP, Naqvi has introduced one motion and three Private Members' Bills to the Ontario Legislature since his election in 2007:

In March 2010, an email was sent out by a party masquerading as Yasir Naqvi, attributing statements regarding Israeli Apartheid Week to him. Within hours of the email message being sent out, a news release was issued repudiating the email.<ref>"Identity Stolen!"</ref>

His brother Ali has been a candidate for both the federal NDP and the Ontario NDP.


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