Taras Natyshak

Taras Natyshak (born October 12, 1977) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2011. He represents the riding of Essex.

Taras Natyshak

MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Essex
Assumed office
October 6, 2011
Preceded byBruce Crozier
Personal details
Born (1977-10-12) October 12, 1977
Essex County, Ontario
Political partyNew Democratic
Spouse(s)Jennifer Natyshak
Children2
ResidenceBelle River, Ontario
OccupationTrade unionist

Background

Natyshak was born in Essex County, Ontario.[1] Natyshak studied political science and labour studies at the University of Windsor. He served as director of training for the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA). He and his wife Jennifer live in Belle River with their two children.

Politics

Natyshak ran as the New Democrat candidate in the federal elections of 2006, 2008 and 2011 in the riding of Essex. He failed to win in each year.

In the 2011 provincial election, he ran as the New Democrat candidate in the riding of Essex. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Dave Brister by 1,368 votes.[2][3] He was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating PC candidate Ray Cecile by 17,914 votes.[4]

He is the party's critic for labour issues.[5]

On June 24, 2020, Natyshak saw controversy after he called Ontario Premier Doug Ford a 'piece of shit' during Question Period when Ford was talking about reopening of the Windsor area during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] He later apologized for using "unparliamentarily language."[7]

References
  1. "Natyshak officially candidate in Essex". The Windsor Star. June 11, 2011. p. A2.
  2. "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  3. "NDP Taras Natyshak ends Liberal reign in Essex". CBC News. October 6, 2011.
  4. "General Election by District: Essex". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
  5. Reevely, David (June 25, 2014). "Horwath sticks around, names NDP shadow cabinet". Ottawa Citizen.
  6. Paling, Emma (June 24, 2020). "MPP Taras Natyshak Apologizes For Calling Doug Ford 'A Piece Of S**t'". huffingtonpost.ca. Archived from the original on June 24, 2020.
  7. Wilson, Codi (June 24, 2020). "NDP MPP apologizes to Ford for using 'unparliamentarily language' in legislature". cp24.com.
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