Dear Lord we pray today for
The Hon. Member Laura Albanese as she serves as Minister of Citizenship and
Immigration. I pray Lord that You would
lead, guide and direct her in all her ways and decisions. I pray for her health
and strength as she serves in our government. Father I pray that she would trust in You to
help her. You said Lord, if we need
wisdom to ask You. Lord, I pray that she
would look to You. Bless her and give her everything she needs in this position
and authority. Bless her team and staff,
that she surround herself with wise counsel and wisdom to make great decisions
for the people in Toronto and Ontario. Keep her family, husband, children and
grandchildren in your loving care. We pray
these things in Your Holy name, Lord Jesus.
Amen
Laura Albanese is the Member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of York South-Weston in the northwestern part of Toronto. Laura was first elected as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party in the Ontario General Election of October 2007 and re-elected in 2011 then again in 2014.
She currently serves as Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, in addition to her role as an MPP. Previous roles include: Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance; Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier; the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; the Minister of Labour; and the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport.
In the previous 40th Parliament, Laura's duties included Deputy Government Whip and Chair of the Select Committee on Developmental Services. She was also a sitting member of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies, Standing Committee on Estimates and the Cabinet Committee on Jobs and the Economy. Laura has also served on several other Standing Committees including Chair of Justice Policy, Vice Chair of Finance and Economic Affairs, Public Accounts, Legislative Assembly and the Select Committee on the Proposed Transaction of the TNX Group and the London Stock Exchange Group. For 5 years, she was also Chair of the Toronto Caucus.
Representing a demographically and culturally diverse riding, Laura has championed policies that promote local jobs, community safety, increased services for seniors, protecting day care subsidies, and has been active in improving local health care. Working closely with the community, Laura helped to secure funding for infrastructure upgrades of local schools and has helped deliver a local stop for the UP Express (previously known as the Air Rail Link) in Weston. She has worked to support local community issues such as the community’s successful efforts for a committment from the government on the electrification of the UP Express.
Before embarking on her career in politics, Laura enjoyed a career in broadcast journalism spanning over two decades. Throughout this time, Albanese played a central role in Italian language programming, holding key responsibilities with OMNI TV in a number of capacities. Laura was best known as Co-Anchor of OMNI News: Italian Edition, a one hour daily Italian language newscast.
Laura was born in Taranto, Italy. In her youth, she moved back and forth between Canada and Italy and has been influenced by both cultures. She permanently moved to Canada in 1981 and has lived in York South-Weston ever since. She is married and is the proud mother of two adult children.
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