Laura Mae Lindo
Laura Mae Lindo | |
|---|---|
 Lindo at an event during the 2018 Ontario Provincial Election | |
| Critic, Citizenship and Immigration Services | |
| Assumed office August 23, 2018 | |
| Leader | Andrea Horwath |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Kitchener Centre | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Daiene Vernile |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Scarborough, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Kitchener, Ontario |
| Alma mater | York University |
| Occupation | Non Profit director post-secondary administrator |
Laura Mae Lindo is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Kitchener Centre as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.
She is the niece of former Ontario MPP and Speaker Alvin Curling. Prior to her election, she worked as Director of Diversity and Equity at Wilfrid Laurier University.[2] She has three children, and holds a PhD in Education from York University.[2]
Lindo currently serves as a Member of the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills, and as Critic for Citizenship and Immigration Services and Critic for Anti-Racism.[3]
She is part of Ontario's first ever Black Caucus, alongside NDP caucus colleagues Rima Berns-McGown, Faisal Hassan, Jill Andrew and Kevin Yarde.[4]
References
- ^ "NDP's Laura Mae Lindo wins in Kitchener Centre". CBC Kitchener-Waterloo, June 8, 2018.
- ^ a b "Laura Mae Lindo takes Kitchener Centre". TheRecord.com. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre)". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "NDP establishes first official Black Caucus in Ontario History". Ontario New Democratic Party, April 15, 2019.
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