Paul Ferreira
Former Member of Provincial Parliament
In office February 19, 2007 – October 30, 2007
Preceded by	Joe Cordiano (Liberal)
Succeeded by	Laura Albanese (Liberal)
Constituency	York South—Weston
Born	January 7, 1973 (1973-01-07) (age 35) Azores, Portugal
Political party	New Democratic Party
Residence	Toronto, Ontario
Occupation	public relations
Religion	Roman Catholic

Paul Ferreira (born January 7, 1973 in the Azores) is a Canadian social democratic politician and one of the first openly gay politicians in the Portuguese-Canadian community. A Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Joseph Cordiano (born October 30, 1957) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. Laura Albanese is a Canadian politician formerly a news anchor for Italian language news programming on Omni Television. The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. York South—Weston is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Azores ( Açores ɐˈsoɾɨʃ or) is a Portuguese Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1500 km (950  mi) from Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Ontario New Democratic Party, formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a Social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Public relations (PR is the practice of managing the flow of Information between an Organization and its Publics Public relations - often referred Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Azores ( Açores ɐˈsoɾɨʃ or) is a Portuguese Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1500 km (950  mi) from Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Social democracy is a Political ideology of the left and centre-left A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Closeted Coming out (that is " coming out of the closet " describes the voluntary public announcement of one's Sexual orientation and/or Gender identity In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. ^[1] He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) in the February 8, 2007 York South–Weston by-election,^[2] but was narrowly defeated in the 2007 general election. See also Politics of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (also known as Ontario Legislative Assembly or OntLA) is the Legislature The Ontario New Democratic Party, formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a Social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada By-elections were held on February 8, 2007, in Ontario, Canada, to fill three vacancies in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10 2007 to elect members ( MPPs) of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province

Early life and education

Allan aka Paul Ferreira was born in the Azores on January 7, 1973. The Azores ( Açores ɐˈsoɾɨʃ or) is a Portuguese Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1500 km (950  mi) from Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Along with his family, he immigrated to Canada in 1979. They settled in Brampton, Ontario. Brampton (pronounced bramton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. ^[3] He attended primary and secondary schools in the Brampton area and went on to study and graduate from Ottawa's Carleton University. Australia See also Education Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. This article is about the university in Ottawa Ontario Canada ^[3] Ferreira is an honours graduate of Carleton University’s School of Journalism, where he received awards for academic excellence and community involvement. He speaks English, French and Portuguese. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. ^[3]

Involvement with the NDP

Ferreira's parents were trade unionists, and he followed their example by becoming a union steward for a local drugstore while still in high school. ^[1] His union experience attracted him to the NDP. ^[1] Since 1990, Ferreira has held numerous positions in the NDP. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) He was Vice President of Outreach for the New Democratic Youth of Canada from 1997 to 1999, he served on the Ontario NDP's executive from 2002 to 2004 and he was co-chair of the party's LGBT Committee for a number of years. The New Democratic Youth of Canada ( NDP Youth or Young New Democrats) is the youth wing of the New Democratic Party of Canada. LGBT (also GLBT) is an initialism referring collectively to Lesbian, Gay, bisexual, and Transgender / transsexual He has also been active with numerous community groups. ^[4]

Professional life

Professionally, Ferreira served as the manager of member relations with the Canadian Society for Training and Development. He also co-edited the society's national magazine, the Canadian Learning Journal. From 2001 to 2004, Ferreira was part of the management team at one of Canada's largest business intelligence firms. Previously, he was North American manager of public relations for a British-based multinational. He also spent two years as manager of communications and media relations for the North American Broadcasters Association.

Political life

First election, 1997

Main article: Canadian federal election, 1997

Ferreira got his start as a political activist in 1990 when he joined the New Democratic Party (NDP). The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots After completing a journalism degree at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ferreira returned to Brampton and was the federal NDP candidate in the riding of Brampton Centre in the 1997 election. This article is about the university in Ottawa Ontario Canada Brampton Centre was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004 The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of He finished fourth in the race. ^[5]

York South–Weston federal election 2004

Main article: Canadian federal election, 2004

In the spring of 2004, Paul Ferreira became the NDP's federal candidate in the west-end Toronto riding of York South—Weston. The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 36th Parliament of The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Sarkis Assadourian (born January 25, 1948 in Aleppo, Syria) is an Armenian-Canadian politician from the Liberal Party of The Reform Party of Canada ( Parti réformiste du Canada) was a Canadian federal Political party that existed from 1987 to 2000 The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian Sulakhan Singh (Sam Hundal (born 1940 was the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in Brampton—Springdale in the 2004 and 2006 Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots History and ideology Hardial Bains founded the Internationalists at the University of British Columbia on March 13 1963. The Communist Party of Canada - Marxist-Leninist ran several candidates in the 2004 federal election, none of whom were elected The Canadian federal election 2004 (more formally the 38th General Election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of The Canadian federal election 2004 (more formally the 38th General Election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of York South—Weston is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons His main opponent was the incumbent Liberal member of parliament (MP) and former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto chair Alan Tonks. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was the senior level of Municipal government in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada, area from 1954 to Alan Tonks (born April 2, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian politician and was the final Metro Toronto Chairman The main issues in the election, and these were not limited to just York South–Weston, included anger over the governing Liberal party's Sponsorship scandal;^[6] Health care; and the first budget by the Dalton McGuinty provincial Liberal government, which included the controversial "Ontario Health Premiums" tax. The sponsorship scandal, "AdScam", "Sponsorship" or Sponsorgate, is a Scandal that came as a result of a Canadian This article refers to medicare a name for Canada's publicly-funded health insurance system for hospital and physician services Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr MPP (born July 19, 1955, in Ottawa Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer and politician The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ^[7]

Despite the many set-backs that confronted the main Liberal campaign,^[6] Tonks won the election^[8] . Ferreira placed a respectable second. His campaign revived the NDP in York South–Weston by tripling the popular vote to over 21% (Tom Parkin, the NDP candidate in the 2000 election, received only 3. The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of 7% of the vote).

York South–Weston federal election 2006

Main article: Canadian federal election, 2006

Subsequently, he ran again for the same federal office in the 2006 election. The Canadian federal election 2004 (more formally the 38th General Election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Alan Tonks (born April 2, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian politician and was the final Metro Toronto Chairman Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots The Conservative Party of Canada ( Parti conservateur du Canada) colloquially known as the " Tories " is a conservative The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal Political party founded in 1983 with around 9000 registered members as of November 2007. History Origins The Communist Party was organized with great secrecy in a barn near the city of Guelph Ontario, on May 28 and 29 1921 The 2006 Canadian federal election (more formally the 39th General Election) was held on January 23 2006 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the The 2006 Canadian federal election (more formally the 39th General Election) was held on January 23 2006 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the The election results were basically a repeat of the previous election, with Tonks finishing first and Ferreira in second place. ^[9]

Toronto municipal election, 2006

Main article: Toronto municipal election, 2006

He was also a candidate for Toronto City Council in the 2006 Toronto municipal election, finishing second in Ward 11. 2006 Toronto municipal election took place on 13 November 2006 to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto City Council is the governing body of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2006 Toronto municipal election took place on 13 November 2006 to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto, Ontario.

Ward 11 York South—Weston

Ontario provincial by-election, 2007

Main article: Ontario provincial by-elections, 2007

York-South Weston riding map from Elections Ontario. By-elections were held on February 8, 2007, in Ontario, Canada, to fill three vacancies in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

York South-Weston riding map 2003. jpg

Paul Ferreira receiving congratulations from former NDP leader Donald C. Macdonald on Election Night. Donald Cameron MacDonald CM, OOnt, ( December 7, 1913 &ndash March 8 2008) was a long time Canadian

Paul Ferreira speaking at his victory celebration, February 8, 2007

Current NDP Leader Howard Hampton and Paul Ferreira accepting victory in the York south–Weston by-election

Former NDP Leader Donald C. MacDonald passing-on the symbolic generational torch. Howard George Hampton, MPP (born May 17, 1952) is the leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP Donald Cameron MacDonald CM, OOnt, ( December 7, 1913 &ndash March 8 2008) was a long time Canadian

The provincial riding of York South—Weston, which corresponds closely to the boundaries of the federal riding,^[10] at the time of the by-election was considered a Liberal stronghold. York South—Weston is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. A safe seat is a seat in a legislative body (eg Congress Parliament City Council which is regarded as fully secured either by a certain Political party, the Historically, the York South part of the riding had been a CCF/NDP stronghold from the mid 1950s starting with Donald C. MacDonald to the mid 1990s with Bob Rae. York South was an electoral district (or "riding" in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF (French Fédération du commonwealth coopératif, then Parti social démocratique du Canada) was a Canadian Donald Cameron MacDonald CM, OOnt, ( December 7, 1913 &ndash March 8 2008) was a long time Canadian Robert Keith "Bob" Rae PC OC QC OOnt MP (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian After Rae resigned from the Legislature, the only NDP candidate that even came close to a victory was David Miller (currently Toronto's mayor, at the time a Metro councillor for Ward One), in the 1996 by-election. David Raymond Miller (born December 26, 1958) is a Canadian politician

The February 2007 by-election was necessitated by the resignation of former Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament Joe Cordiano, who resigned his seat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the fall of 2006 to spend more time with his family. The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. A Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Joseph Cordiano (born October 30, 1957) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. See also Politics of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (also known as Ontario Legislative Assembly or OntLA) is the Legislature Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[11]

At the January 13, 2007 York South–Weston NDP nomination meeting,Ferreira successfully ran against Brian Donlevy to be the Ontario New Democratic Party candidate in the February 8, 2007 by-election. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Ontario New Democratic Party, formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a Social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada By-elections were held on February 8, 2007, in Ontario, Canada, to fill three vacancies in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario As the party's candidate, he campaigned on the following issues: the $10 hourly minimum wage;^[12] the proposed Blue22 train to Toronto Pearson Airport;^[13] the recent wage increases to members of the Ontario Legislature. Blue22 is a proposed airport link railway service in Toronto, Canada, which will run between the downtown Union Station and Toronto ^[13]

February 8, 2007 was a very cold day, and that may have been a contributing factor in the low voter turnout. When the polling stations closed at 8:00 p. m. , it took two hours to count the ballots and declare Ferreira the winner. At his victory party, Donald C. MacDonald (the former Ontario CCF/NDP leader from the 1953 to 1970 and local area MPP for almost thirty years), joined Ferreira onstage in a symbolic passing of the generational torch ceremony. Donald Cameron MacDonald CM, OOnt, ( December 7, 1913 &ndash March 8 2008) was a long time Canadian ^[12] One of the coincidences of this NDP election victory was, that it came almost exactly 65 years to the day, when the CCF first won York South, in the February 9, 1942 by-election. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In that election Joseph Noseworthy won a surprise victory, similar to Ferreira's. Joseph William Noseworthy ( November 25 1888 - March 30 1956) was a Canadian politician

On February 19, 2007, Paul Ferreira was sworn in as the tenth member of the NDP caucus in the Ontario Legislature. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum ^[15] In the NDP caucus, Ferreira held the critic portfolios for housing, citizenship and immigration. ^[16]

Ontario general election, 2007

York South—Weston is not normally a reliable NDP seat, and the by-election had been marked by low turnout — as a result, going into the general election Ferreira was considered the most vulnerable NDP incumbent. The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10 2007 to elect members ( MPPs) of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province

Ferreira again faced Laura Albanese, the same Liberal candidate as in the by-election. On election night, Albanese defeated Ferreira by a margin of less than 500 votes.

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External links

• Paul Ferreira official website
• Ontario NDP website
• Federal NDP website