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Eva Nassif
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| Eva Nassif | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Vimy | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office
October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ain el Dilb, South Lebanon, Lebanon |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Georges Abi Saad |
| Children | Charbel
Maroun Josée |
| Residence | Laval, Quebec |
| Alma mater | Concordia University |
| Profession | Politician, Translator |
| Committees | Pay Equity
Library of Parliament Status of Women Agriculture and Agri-Food |
| Website | https://evanassif.liberal.ca/ |
Eva Nassif MP (in Arabic إيفا ناصيف) is a Canadian politician and translator who was elected to represent the riding of Vimy in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.
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[edit]Background and education[edit]
[edit]Born in Ain el Dilb, South Lebanon, Lebanon, Nassif got her diploma in nursing in Lebanon and worked as a registered nurse for five years in the oncology ward at the American University Hospital (AUH) in Beirut during the Lebanon Civil War before arriving in Canada.[1]
After immigrating to Canada in 1993, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in translation and a Master of Arts in translation studies from Concordia University. The subject of her master's dissertation was "the terminology of proteomics". She became a certified translator in English, French, and Arabic and a terminologist.[2] She also worked as a teacher for the Laval School Board.
Nassif is an activist for women's rights and social and youth affairs and is actively involved in a number of organizations. Since 2009, she has been working for an NGO specializing in educating Canadian youth and helping their integration into public life.
Federal politics[edit]
[edit]She had first ran for federal office in the 2008 Federal Election in the now dissolved Terrebonne—Blainville riding in Quebec where she finished in second place behind Bloc-Quebecois MP Diane Bourgeois.[3]
Nassif had been a candidate in the 2011 federal election for Laval electoral district, for the Liberal Party of Canada coming third.
She became a candidate in the 2015 federal election again for the Liberal Party of Canada from the riding of Vimy winning with a great margin.
Nassif did not run for re-election as the Liberal candidate in the 2019 Canadian federal election due to conflicts with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding Jody Wilson-Raybould and the SNC-Lavalin affair. This lead to issues with funding for Nassif's incumbent Annie Koutrakis after Nassif's team refused to transfer funds to Koutrakis' campaign.[4]
Personal life[edit]
[edit]Nassif is married to a PhD engineer Georges Abi-Saad and is the mother of triplets Charbel, Maroun and Josée.
Electoral record[edit]
[edit]| hide2015 Canadian federal election: Vimy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Eva Nassif | 25,082 | 46.15 | +25.8 | – | |||
| New Democratic | France Duhamel | 11,391 | 20.96 | -21.74 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Barek Kaddouri | 9,068 | 16.69 | -5.05 | – | |||
| Conservative | Anthony Mavros | 7,262 | 13.36 | +0.59 | – | |||
| Green | José Núñez-Melo | 1,280 | 2.36 | +0.43 | – | |||
| Christian Heritage | Brian Jenkins | 260 | 0.48 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 54,343 | 100.0 | $224,281.29 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 941 | 1.70 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 55,284 | 64.36 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 85,889 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +23.77 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||
| hide2011 Canadian federal election: Laval | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | José Núñez-Melo | 22,050 | 43.33 | +30.88 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Nicole Demers | 11,567 | 22.73 | -15.06 | ||||
| Liberal | Eva Nassif | 9,422 | 18.51 | -9.59 | ||||
| Conservative | Robert Malo | 6,366 | 12.33 | -5.51 | ||||
| Green | Jocelyne Leduc | 1,260 | 2.48 | -0.70 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Yvon Breton | 224 | 0.44 | +0.01 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,889 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 738 | 1.43 | -0.07 | |||||
| Turnout | 51,627 | 60.74 | -1.50 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,991 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | +22.97 | ||||||
References[edit]
[edit]- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pope-francis-appoints-new-bishop-syrian-refugees-1.3474260
- ^ http://www.courrierlaval.com/Actualites/Politique/2015-10-19/article-4314841/Elections-federales-2015%3A-victoire-eclatante-dEva-Nassif-dans-Vimy/1
- ^ https://evanassif.liberal.ca/en/
- ^ http://www.al-mohajer.com/article.php?id=435&cat=3&lng=en
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Vimy, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
[edit]- Official Website
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- ^ Eggertson, Laura (January 1, 2016). "A political force for health". Canadian Nurse.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Membership as freelance translator". Proz.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Canada Federal Election 2008 Terrebonne—Blainville". Our Commons. Retrieved Oct 28, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Dib, Lina (September 28, 2019). "Liberal who replaced Eva Nassif in Montreal shut out by her own riding association". The National Post.
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