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Adam Vaughan
Adam G. Vaughan (born July 3, 1961) is a Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 2014 until 2021. Vaughan represented the Toronto area riding of Spadina—Fort York as a member of the Liberal Party. He previously sat on Toronto City Council, representing Ward 20 Trinity—Spadina from 2006 until he resigned in 2014 to run in a federal by-election for Trinity—Spadina. During his time as an MP, Vaughan served as the parliamentary secretary to prime minister on intergovernmental affairs from 2015 to 2017, and to the minister of families, children and social development on housing and urban affairs from 2017 to 2021. Prior to his political career, he was a radio and television journalist. In August 2021, Vaughan announced that he would not seek re-election to Parliament. Background Vaughan is married to Nicole Anatol and has a son and a daughter from previous relationships. He was previously married to journalist Suhana Meharchand.Kuitenbrouwer, P. May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spadina—Fort York
Spadina—Fort York is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Spadina—Fort York was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election in October 2015. It covers most of the western portion of Downtown Toronto, and is essentially the successor of Trinity—Spadina, covering the area of that riding south of Dundas Street. It also absorbed part of the western portion of Toronto Centre. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2016 Census'' Ethnic groups: 55.7% White, 14.8% Chinese, 8.3% South Asian, 5.1% Black, 2.4% Latin American, 2.2% Filipino, 1.9% Arab, 1.6% Korean, 1.6% West Asian, 1.5% Aboriginal, 1.4% Southeast Asian, 1.8% Multiple Languages: 63.3% English, 5.8% Mandarin, 4.7% Cantonese, 3.1% French, 2.5% Spanish, 2.2% Portuguese, 1.5% Persian, 1.5% Russian, 1.4% Arabic, 1.2% Korean Religions (2011): 45. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |