Ziad Aboultaif

Ziad Aboultaif MP (Arabic: زياد أبو لطيف; born 10 September 1966) is a Canadian politician first elected to represent the riding of Edmonton Manning in the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election.[1]

Ziad Aboultaif
MP
Member of Parliament
for Edmonton Manning
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byRiding Established
Personal details
Born (1966-09-10) September 10, 1966
Aiha, Lebanon
Political partyConservative
SpouseElizabeth
Children2
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta
ProfessionBusinessman

Before politics

On first coming to Canada, Aboultaif started working as a labourer. He learned the business from the ground up, moving from warehouse to office - eventually opening a business of his own.[2] He was co-owner and co-managed Axxess Furniture Inc., an Edmonton-based furniture distribution business, for 12 years.[3][4]

Federal politics

Aboultaif was first elected in 2015, campaigning on his credentials as a small business owner. He pledged support for small business and to lower taxes.

From 2015 to 2017 he was shadow minister of National Revenue, followed by two years as shadow minister for International Development, then a year as shadow minister for Digital Government.[5][6]

He has served on a number of Parliamentary committees, including International Trade, Government Operations and Estimates, COVID-19 Pandemic, Foreign Affairs and International Development, Finance and National Revenue.[7]

In 2019, he won re-election, partially on a platform focused on cost of living and support for pipeline development.[8] In early 2021 he introduced a purely symbolic motion in Parliament supporting Canada's oil and gas sector industries.[9]

He voted in support of Bill C-233 - An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sex-selective abortion), which would make it an indictable or a summary offence for a medical practitioner to knowingly perform an abortion solely on the grounds of the child's genetic sex.[10]

Organ donation

In 2003 Aboultaif made a partial-liver donation to his son. In Parliament, he has worked to increase awareness of organ and tissue donation. His ultimately unsuccessful Private Members Bill, C-223, would have established a Canadian Organ Donor Registry to coordinate and promote organ donation throughout Canada.[11]

Personal life

Originally from Lebanon, Aboultaif immigrated to Canada in 1990. He has been married to his wife Elizabeth since 1991 and together they have two sons. His work on community boards earned him both an Alberta Centennial Medal (2005), and a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012). Aboultaif is Druze.[12]

Aboultaif holds Dual-citizenship with Lebanon.[13]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Manning
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeZiad Aboultaif30,42555.9%+10.66$77,497.08
LiberalKamal Kadri11,69221.5%-6.07none listed
New DemocraticCharmaine St. Germain9,55517.6%-6.04$2,962.31
GreenLaura-Leah Shaw1,2552.3%+0.10none listed
People'sDaniel Summers1,1092.0%-none listed
Christian HeritagePamella Phiri2760.5%-none listed
Marxist–LeninistAndre Vachon680.1%-0.16$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 54,380100.0
Total rejected ballots 357
Turnout 54,73761.5%
Eligible voters 89,075
Conservative hold Swing +8.37
Source: Elections Canada[14][15]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeZiad Aboultaif22,16645.2-10.25–
LiberalSukhdev Aujla13,50927.6+18.5–
New DemocraticAaron Paquette11,58223.6-3.1–
GreenChris Vallee1,0792.2-0.68–
IndependentMebreate Deres5401.1––
Marxist–LeninistAndré Vachon1250.3––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,001100.0   $212,270.98
Total rejected ballots 185––
Turnout 49,18661.3%–
Eligible voters 80,111
Conservative hold Swing -14.37%
Source: Elections Canada[16][17]

References
  1. Paige Parsons (October 8, 2015). "Riding profile: Edmonton-Manning - Edmonton Journal".
  2. "Ziad Aboultaif | Member of Parliament / Député Edmonton Manning" (PDF). January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  3. "About". www.axxessfurniture.com.
  4. "Riding profile: Edmonton-Manning".
  5. "Three Edmonton-area Conservative MPs named to new shadow cabinet".
  6. "Riding profile: Edmonton-Manning".
  7. "Ziad Aboultaif - Member of Parliament - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". ourcommons.ca. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  8. "Riding profile:Edmonton Manning".
  9. "M-61 Support of oil and gas sector 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". ourcommons.ca. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  10. House of Commons of Canada (February 26, 2020). "BILL C-233 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sex-selective abortion)". LEGISinfo.
  11. MacLeod, Ian (February 19, 2016). "Conservative MP to table bill calling for national organ donor registry after transplant saved his son". National Post. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  12. "The CDS Fundraiser is this Saturday and we added another Special Guest! - Canadian Druze Society". druze.net. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  13. "As Australia ousts MPs with dual citizenship, Canada's Parliament embraces many in its ranks". CBC. December 8, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  14. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  15. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  16. Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca.
  17. Canada, Elections. "Error page". www.elections.ca.

Parliament of Canada Website: Ziad Aboultaif

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.