Faisal Ahmed Hassan is a
Canadian
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politician, who was a member of the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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from
2018
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until his defeat in the
2022 Ontario general election. He represented the riding of
York South—Weston
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In 2015, York South—Weston elected Can ...
as a member of the
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party (french: link=no, Nouveau Parti démocratique de l'Ontario; abbr. ONDP or NDP) is a social-democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. The party currently forms the Official Opposition in Ontario following th ...
.
Hassan is originally from
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
.
["Toronto: Faisal Hassan clinches NDP's nomination"]
''Digital Journal'', February 5, 2015. He emigrated to
Canada
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in 1990, first settling in
Winnipeg
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,
Manitoba
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.
For over 15 years, Hassan was active in housing issues in Toronto with Midaynta Community Services, the Toronto Community Hostel, and Woodgreen Housing.
He was the NDP candidate in
Etobicoke North
Etobicoke North (french: Etobicoke-Nord) is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. It covers the neighbourhood of Rexdale, ...
in the
2015 federal election, and has worked as a constituency assistant to
Paul Ferreira
Paul Ferreira (born in 1973) is a Canadian politician and one of the first openly gay politicians elected to provincial office in Canada. He also has the distinction of being the very first Azorean-Canadian MPP. He was elected to the Legislati ...
and
Mike Sullivan.
[
Since the start of the ]COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
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, he has been advocating for a moratorium on COVID-19 evictions.
He was part of Ontario's first ever Black Caucus, alongside NDP caucus colleagues Laura Mae Lindo
Laura Mae Monique Lindo (born 1976) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Kitchener Centre as a member of the Ontario New Democr ...
, Rima Berns-McGown
Rima Michelle Berns-McGown is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. She represented the riding of Beaches—East York as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party. Sh ...
, Jill Andrew
Jill Andrew is a Canadian politician who has represented Toronto—St. Paul's in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since June 7, 2018 as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP).
Education
Andrew attended Humber College, where ...
and Kevin Yarde
Kevin Yarde is a Canadian politician and former weather presenter who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election for the riding of Brampton North. Initially elected as a member of the Ontario New Democra ...
."NDP establishes first official Black Caucus in Ontario History"
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party (french: link=no, Nouveau Parti démocratique de l'Ontario; abbr. ONDP or NDP) is a social-democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. The party currently forms the Official Opposition in Ontario following th ...
, April 15, 2019.
Electoral record
References
External links
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* Website: https://www.faisalhassan.ca/
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Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs
Living people
People from North York
Politicians from Toronto
Somalian emigrants to Canada
New Democratic Party candidates for the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian radio personalities
Writers from Toronto
Humber College alumni
University of Winnipeg alumni
Black Canadian politicians
21st-century Canadian politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)