Celina Caesar-Chavannes
| Celina Caesar-Chavannes MP | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development | |
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Assumed office January 30, 2017 | |
| Minister | Marie-Claude Bibeau |
| Preceded by | Karina Gould |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Whitby | |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Perkins |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
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In office December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017 | |
| Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Paul Calandra |
| Succeeded by | Peter Schiefke |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 24, 1974 Pomme Rose, St. David's, Grenada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Vidal Chavannes |
| Children | 3 (Desiray, Candice, Johhny) |
| Residence | Whitby, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | New College, Toronto, University of Phoenix |
| Profession | Entrepreneur |
Celina R. Caesar-Chavannes MP (born June 24, 1974) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Whitby in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1] She served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister from 2015 to 2017.[2] On January 26, 2017, she became Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development.[3]
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Caesar-Chavannes was born in Grenada, and subsequently emigrated to Canada.[4] She graduated from New College at the University of Toronto, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in biology, followed by an MBA in healthcare management from the University of Phoenix, and an executive MBA. She subsequently served on the University of Toronto's governing council, including time as vice chair of the council for the University of Toronto, Scarborough.[5]
Caesar-Chavannes worked as an international research consultant, as well as a lecturer on the need to include marginalized populations in clinical research. She was named Business Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012 by the Toronto Region Board of Trade.[6]
She was the Liberal candidate for the riding of Whitby—Oshawa in the 2014 by-election resulting from the sudden death of former Conservative Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. She finished second to Conservative candidate Pat Perkins.[7]
In the general election held the following year, Caesar-Chavannes was again the Liberal nominee in the newly created Whitby riding, this time defeating Perkins in a rematch.[8]
She has repeatedly spoken out her experiences of anti-black racist "micro-aggression" on Parliament Hill that has characterized her time as a Member of Parliament, including being denied entry into her office building by security.[9][10]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Whitby | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Celina Caesar-Chavannes | 29,003 | 44.95 | +30.46 | – | |||
| Conservative | Pat Perkins | 27,154 | 42.09 | -16.72 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Ryan Kelly | 6,677 | 10.35 | -11.06 | – | |||
| Green | Craig Cameron | 1,403 | 2.17 | -2.81 | – | |||
| Independent | Jon O'Connor | 279 | 0.43 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 64,516 | 100.0 | $233,003.12 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 235 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 64,751 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 90,964 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, November 17, 2014: Whitby—Oshawa Death of Jim Flaherty | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Pat Perkins | 17,082 | 49.31 | −9.11 | – | |||
| Liberal | Celina Caesar-Chavannes | 14,083 | 40.65 | +26.54 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Trish McAuliffe | 2,801 | 8.08 | −14.19 | – | |||
| Green | Craig Cameron | 500 | 1.44 | −3.45 | – | |||
| Independent | John "The Engineer" Turmel | 101 | 0.29 | – | ||||
| Independent | Josh Borenstein | 77 | 0.22 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 100.0 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 34,644 | 31.79 | −31.45 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 108,969 | +6.87 | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −17.89 | ||||||
| Source: "By-election Results". Elections Canada. November 20, 2014. | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Celina Caesar-Chavannes shatters Conservative stronghold in Whitby, Durhamregion.com, October 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Bill Blair, Adam Vaughan among new parliamentary secretaries". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ↑ "Liberal backbenchers promoted as Justin Trudeau names new parliamentary secretaries". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ↑ A boxer, a refugee, a fighter pilot, an author: Trudeau’s cabinet options diverse, The Toronto Star, November 3, 2015.
- ↑ New College alumna Celina Caesar-Chavannes elected as Liberal MP for Whitby, New College news release, October 20, 2015.
- ↑ Celina Caesar-Chavannes Biography, Liberal.ca.
- ↑ Whitby-Oshawa byelection: Pat Perkins to succeed Jim Flaherty in riding, CBC News, November 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Liberal unseats Conservative in Whitby". Toronto Star. October 20, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ↑ Cruickshank, Ainslie (December 15, 2017). "Black Liberal MP speaks out against 'draining' discriminatory acts on Parliament Hill". The Toronto Star. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
A Black Liberal MP took to Facebook this week to share details of the discrimination she says she confronts on Parliament Hill. Celina Caesar-Chavannes, who represents Whitby, posted that she faces "micro-aggressions," a term used to describe more subtle forms of racism.
- ↑ Caesar-Chavannes, Celina (December 14, 2017). "The morning this picture was taken, I was in the..." Facebook. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Whitby, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
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