Andrea Daria Khanjin[1] MPP (born December 27, 1987)[2] is a Canadian politician who has been the Ontario minister of the environment, conservation and parks since 2023 and the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Barrie—Innisfil since 2018. A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, Khanjin was previously her caucus' deputy house leader from 2020 to 2024 and deputy party whip from 2022 to 2023. She was also a parliamentary assistant from 2018 to 2023.[3] Khanjin is the first Jewish woman to be a PC cabinet minister.
Andrea Khanjin | |
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| Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | |
| Assumed office September 22, 2023 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | David Piccini |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Barrie—Innisfil | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 27, 1987 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Innisfil, Ontario |
| Alma mater | University of Ottawa |
| Occupation | Politician |
Politics
editKhanjin ran as the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidate in the 2018 Ontario general election for the riding of Barrie-Innisfil, won with 22,121 votes, and defeated the Liberal incumbent by 16,576 votes.[4][5][6] She was re-elected in 2022 Ontario general election.
Following her election in 2018, during Khanjin's first term, she served as a member of Finance and Economic Affairs, Estimates, and Government Agencies Committees. During this term she also successfully introduced a private member's bill and co-sponsored two other bills. On June 5, 2019, she introduced an Act to proclaim the Provincial Day of Action on Litter as her private member's bill;[7] on March 1, 2020, Khanjin and Cuzzetto introduced an Act to proclaim Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and Thalassemia Awareness Day,[8] and; she co-sponsored an Act to proclaim the month of August as Emancipation Month on December 8, 2021.[9] All of these bills proceeded and received Royal Assents.
Provincial Day of Action on Litter
editTo raise awareness of the importance to a clean environment of not littering, Khanjin introduced an Act to proclaim the Provincial Day of Action on Litter every second Tuesday in May in each year as her first private member's bill.
Ontario marks the First Provincial Day of Action on Litter at the Innisfil Beach Park in the Town of Innisfil on May 12, 2020.[10]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and Thalassemia Awareness Day
editOn June 3, 2021, Bill 255, Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and Thalassemia Awareness Day Act, 2021 of Khanjin and Cuzzetto received royal assent. This bill proclaims that June 19 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and May 8 as Thalassemia Awareness Day in Ontario would increase awareness of these blood disorders in our province and dedicate a day to support individuals who have sickle cell disease or thalassemia and their families.[8]
Emancipation Month
editAndrea Khanjin co-sponsored Bill 75, Emancipation Month Act, 2021 proclaiming August as Emancipation Month.[9]
Electoral Record
edit| 2022 Ontario general election: Barrie—Innisfil | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Andrea Khanjin | 18,225 | 50.25 | +0.28 | ||||
| New Democratic | Pekka Reinio | 6,942 | 19.14 | −9.46 | ||||
| Liberal | John Olthuis | 6,564 | 18.10 | +5.58 | ||||
| Green | Bonnie North | 2,291 | 6.32 | −0.89 | ||||
| New Blue | Ashlyn Steele | 1,220 | 3.36 | |||||
| Ontario Party | Grace Dean | 764 | 2.11 | |||||
| Independent | Benjamin Hughes | 147 | 0.41 | |||||
| People's Front | Jake Tucker | 119 | 0.33 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 36,272 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 228 | |||||||
| Turnout | 36,500 | 39.61 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 92,471 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +4.87 | ||||||
Source(s)
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| 2018 Ontario general election: Barrie—Innisfil | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Andrea Khanjin | 22,121 | 49.97 | |||||
| New Democratic | Pekka Reinio | 12,661 | 28.60 | |||||
| Liberal | Ann Hoggarth | 5,543 | 12.52 | |||||
| Green | Bonnie North | 3,190 | 7.21 | |||||
| Libertarian | Brett Dorion | 396 | 0.89 | |||||
| Canadians' Choice | Jake Tucker | 184 | 0.42 | |||||
| Trillium | Stacey Surkova | 118 | 0.27 | |||||
| Moderate | Alexander Ryzhykh | 59 | 0.13 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 44,272 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 55.4 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 79,842 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[11] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ @ONPARLeducation (13 July 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Csillag, Ron (June 28, 2018). "From Soviet Russia to Ontario's Legislature, Andrea Khanjin Shares Her Story". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "Andrea Khanjin | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ "Ann Hoggarth defeated, not sure how much Wynne played a part". Barrie Today. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Progressive Conservative Andrea Khanjin elected MPP in Barrie-Innisfil". Simcoe.com. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Progressive Conservative Andrea Khanjin wins in Barrie-Innisfil". CTV News. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Combatting Litter for the Environment and Nature Act, 2019". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ a b "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and Thalassemia Awareness Day Act, 2021". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ a b "Emancipation Month Act, 2021". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ "Ontario Newsroom". news.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018.