David Lametti

David Lametti
MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Assumed office
January 30, 2017
Minister Navdeep Bains
Preceded by Greg Fergus
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade
In office
December 2, 2015  January 27, 2017
Minister Chrystia Freeland
François-Philippe Champagne
Preceded by Parm Gill
Succeeded by Pamela Goldsmith-Jones
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for LaSalle—Émard—Verdun
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Hélène LeBlanc
Personal details
Born (1962-08-10) August 10, 1962
Port Colborne, Ontario
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Geneviève Saumier
Children 3
Residence Montreal, Quebec
Alma mater University of Toronto
McGill University
Yale University
Oxford University
Profession Law professor

David Lametti MP (born August 10, 1962) is a Canadian Liberal politician. He was a Professor of Law at McGill University, a Member of the Institute of Comparative Law, and a founding member of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy (CIPP).[1] Lametti was elected as the Member of Parliament for the riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun in the 2015 federal election.[2]

Early life and career

Lametti was born on August 10, 1962 in Port Colborne, Ontario, to Italian immigrants. Lametti earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from the University of Toronto in 1985, and his Common and Civil law degrees at McGill University in 1989. He then served as a clerk to Justice Peter deCarteret Cory[3] of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1989-90. In 1991, Lametti completed an LL.M. from Yale Law School and in 1999, he completed a Doctorate in Law at Exeter College, Oxford[4][5], with a thesis on the ethics and obligations of private property ownership.[6]

In 1995, after having been a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick, Lametti accepted a lecturing position at the Faculty of Law, McGill University, where he taught and conducted research.[7] He became an Assistant Professor in 1998, an Associate Professor in 2003, and was promoted to Full Professor in 2015.[8] He lectured and wrote on subjects related to Civil and Common law property, intellectual property, property theory and ethics. His work led to the creation of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy, which he co-founded in 2003[9] and for which he served as director from 2009 to 2011. He was Associate Dean (Academic) of the McGill Faculty of Law between 2008 and 2011, was a member of McGill University’s Senate from 2012 to 2015, and was formerly a Governor of the Fondation du Barreau du Québec.[10]

Lametti is the author of academic publications on the subjects of property, intellectual property, and social norms.[11]

Lametti served as co-captain of the Oxford University Ice Hockey Club alongside Mark Carney,[12] and was a youth soccer coach in Montreal leagues.[13]

Political career

David Lametti became interested in politics as a teenager, when he worked as a volunteer for the Liberal Party in the 1979 Canadian federal election, and then subsequent provincial and federal elections for Liberal candidates. Among candidates for whom he volunteered are former Canadian member of Parliament and Speaker of the House, the Honourable Gilbert Parent. Lametti co-founded the Erie Riding New Liberals, the youth wing of the Liberal Party of Canada in southern Niagara.

On June 16, 2014, Lametti launched his bid to become the official candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada in the new riding of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun. Lametti won the contested nomination race on February 8, 2015[14] and won the riding's seat in Parliament in the 2015 Canadian federal election.[15] On December 2, 2015, Lametti was named parliamentary secretary to then Minister of International Trade Chrystia Freeland.[16] On January 26, 2017, Lametti was reshuffled to parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Navdeep Bains[17].

Personal life

He is married to Geneviève Saumier, a professor at the Faculty of Law, McGill University.[18] They have three children.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDavid Lametti23,60343.90+25.6
New DemocraticHélène LeBlanc15,56628.95-16.22
Bloc QuébécoisGilbert Paquette9,16417.05-6.39
ConservativeMohammad Zamir3,7136.91-2.83
GreenLorraine Banville1,7173.19+0.63
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,763100.00 $221,667.78
Total rejected ballots 8231.51
Turnout 54,58665.12
Eligible voters 83,824
Source: Elections Canada[19][20]

References

  1. "Centre for Intellectual Property Policy — People". Centre For Intellectual Property Policy. Pixelstream. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. "David Lametti". Liberal Party of Canada. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. "David Lametti Faculty of Law". McGill Faculty of Law. McGill University. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. http://convegni.unicatt.it/meetings_FL_bio_lametti.pdf
  5. "Examinations and Boards". Oxford University Gazette. 11 February 1999. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  6. http://www.improvcommunity.ca/about/people/david-lametti
  7. Social Science and Humanities Research Council (1 April 2008). "ProActive Disclosure for SSHRC's Grants and Contributions" (PDF). Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  8. https://www.mcgill.ca/law/channels/news/shauna-van-praagh-and-david-lametti-promoted-full-professors-254264
  9. "About Us — History — Centre for Intellectual Property Policy". www.cipp.mcgill.ca. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
  10. "Gouverneurs". Fondation du Barreau du Québec. Fondation du Barreau du Québec. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  11. "Lametti, David". Social Science Research Network. Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  12. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/the-bank-of-england-gets-a-goaltender/article12895944/
  13. NDG Soccer Association. "U16M AA Champions (Hiver)" (in French). Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  14. http://journalmetro.com/local/sud-ouest/actualites-sud-ouest/717651/david-lametti-representera-le-parti-liberal-du-canada-dans-lasalle-emard-verdun/
  15. http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?lang=e
  16. "Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries" (PDF). Office of the Prime Minister of Canada. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  17. Siekierski, BJ. "Trudeau announces parliamentary secretaries". iPolitics. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  18. https://www.mcgill.ca/law/channels/news/genevieve-saumier-promoted-full-professor-240579
  19. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for LaSalle—Émard—Verdun, 30 September 2015
  20. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
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