Filomena Tassi

Filomena Tassi PC MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[2] She is now a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, and currently serves as the Minister of Labour.[3] In the past, she held the position of Minister of Seniors and Deputy Government Whip.[4]

The Honourable

Filomena Tassi

PC MP
Minister of Labour
Assumed office
November 20, 2019
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byPatty Hajdu
Minister of Seniors
In office
July 18, 2018 – November 20, 2019
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byOffice re-established
Succeeded byDeb Schulte
Deputy Government Whip
In office
January 30, 2017 – August 31, 2018
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byGinette Petitpas Taylor
Succeeded byLinda Lapointe
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byDavid Sweet
Personal details
Born1962 (age 58–59)
Hamilton, Ontario
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceDundas, Ontario[1]
Alma mater
Profession
  • Attorney
  • Chaplain

Education and early career

She is of Italian descent, from the regions of Marche and Abruzzo, and raised Catholic.[5] Tassi studied law at the University of Western Ontario, and then practised corporate law for six years. She subsequently left the legal profession and studied philosophy and religious education at the University of Waterloo, and began working as the chaplain at Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School, a job she held until her election to the House of Commons.[6]

Political career

Tassi's first run for elective office was as a candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party in the 1995 provincial election, where she finished a narrow second to NDP incumbent David Christopherson. Two decades later, she became the federal Liberal candidate in Hamilton during the 2015 federal election. Her candidacy attracted some media controversy, as she had made statements in the past suggesting that her Roman Catholic faith made her personally opposed to abortion, which seemingly put her in conflict with Liberal leader Justin Trudeau's requirement that all candidates agree to vote in favour of abortion rights. Trudeau clarified that Tassi had agreed to support the legal right to abortion.[7]

Prior to entering federal politics, Tassi was a Catholic school board trustee.

Electoral record

Federal
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFilomena Tassi30,21446.6-1.08
ConservativeBert Laranjo17,34026.7-5.13
New DemocraticYousaf Malik11,52717.8+1.53
GreenVictoria Galea4,7707.3+3.07
People'sDaniel Ricottone8941.4–
RhinocerosSpencer Rocchi1560.2–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 64,901100.00  
Total rejected ballots 4150.64
Turnout 65,31674.57+0.41
Eligible voters 87,587
Liberal hold Swing
Source: Elections Canada[8]
2015 Canadian federal election: Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFilomena Tassi29,69447.68+22.76–
ConservativeVincent Samuel19,82131.83-10.57–
New DemocraticAlex Johnstone10,13116.27-11.92–
GreenPeter Ormond2,6334.23+0.5–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 62,279100.0 $221,675.78
Total rejected ballots 272––
Turnout 62,55174.1%–
Eligible voters 84,350
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +16.66%
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

Provincial
1995 Ontario general election: Hamilton Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticDavid Christopherson8,01236.81-18.49$40,543.33
LiberalFilomena Tassi7,32233.64+2.84$34,483.85
Progressive ConservativeAngie Tomasic5,72326.29+17.99$18,222.88
Family CoalitionTom Wigglesworth3761.72+0.32$1,548.28
Natural LawMonique Poudrette3311.53–$0.00
Total valid votes 21,764 100.0 –
Total rejected ballots 3721.68-0.04
Turnout 22,13654.71-5.07
Eligible voters 40,459
New Democratic hold Swing -10.66

References
  1. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. "Liberals pick up two Hamilton ridings, Marston defeated". CBC Hamilton, October 19, 2015.
  3. Bharti, Bianca (2019-11-20). "Justin Trudeau's cabinet: Some new faces, some old faces, and some faces in new places | National Post". National Post. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  4. Wright Allen, Samantha (July 25, 2018). "Rodriguez, Tassi staying as government whips for now, changes expected soon". The Hill Times. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  5. https://openparliament.ca/debates/2017/5/15/filomena-tassi-2/
  6. Meet Filomena Tassi, Liberal.ca.
  7. Susana Mas, Justin Trudeau says Filomena Tassi agreed to vote pro-choice if elected in 2015, CBC News, November 28, 2014.
  8. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  9. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, 30 September 2015
  10. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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Predecessor Office Successor
Alice Wong Minister of Seniors
2018 – 2019		 Deb Schulte
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