Lord, surround Yasir Naqvi MPP for Ottawa Centre today
and in the coming days with Your wisdom and guidance. May his thoughts and
plans be established by You. Give him the ability to discern what is of real
value. May he be filled with compassion and be aware of the needs of the people
in his constituency and how to meet them. Bless his family members and may love
and faithfulness never leave them. May they win favor and a good name with all
people. Amen
BIOGRAPHY
Yasir Naqvi was first elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario in October 2007. He served as Ontario's
Minster of Labour from February 2013 to March 2014, and Premier Kathleen Wynne appointed him as the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services in March, 2014.
He is also part of the Cabinet Committees on Health, Education and
Social Policy, Jobs and Economic Policy, and Poverty Reduction and
Social Inclusion.
As the MPP for Ottawa Centre, Yasir has
been a tireless advocate for public services and sustainable community
growth. Working closely with the community, he helped secure funding to
build over 350 new affordable housing units, two new buildings at
Carleton University and over $300 million in infrastructure upgrades and
community projects throughout Ottawa Centre. These include a second
level to the Charlotte Birchard Centre of Early Learning, a new,
permanent addition at Mutchmor Public School, the creation of an
Innovation Hub at Bayview Yards, and funding to expand the Ottawa Heart
Institute.
He has introduced several Private
Member's Bills, including the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act,
2009, the Escaping Domestic Violence Act, 2010, the College and
University Student Associations Act, 2011, the Protection of Public
Participation Act, 2012, and the Enhancing Red Light Camera System
Enforcement Act, 2012 - each born of an idea from one of his
constituents.
Prior to representing Ottawa Centre,
Yasir was the Associate Director and International Trade Counsel at the
Centre for Trade Policy and Law (CTPL), a non-profit think-tank
affiliated with Carleton University and the University of Ottawa. Before
joining CTPL, he practiced international trade, competition, regulatory
and administrative law with major law firms in Ottawa. In addition, he
has served as part-time professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty
of Law, and guest lecturer at Carleton University.
Yasir obtained his law degree from the
University of Ottawa, and is called to the bars of Ontario, and England
and Wales. He holds a Master's Degree in International Affairs from the
Norman Patterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University,
as well as a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) and Bachelor of
Sciences (Life Sciences) from McMaster University.
Yasir is recognized by his peers as a
strong community leader and involved resident of Ottawa Centre. He sat
on the Board of Directors of the Centretown Community Health Centre for
four years, and has been the Co-Chair of the Capital Food Bank Blitz
since 2005, raising over 356,000 pounds of food for those in need in the
community. In 2013, Yasir was recognized as a Community Builder by
United Way Ottawa.
http://yasirnaqvi.onmpp.ca/Biography
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