Canadian politician
Christina Maria Mitas[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[2] She represents the riding of Scarborough Centre as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
Before politics, Mitas worked as a teacher abroad and was President of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Alumni Association.[3]
As an MPP Mitas served on the Legislative Assembly Standing Committees on Estimates, Public Accounts, and the Legislative Assembly.[4] As part of a province-wide effort, Education Minister Stephen Lecce also named MPP Mitas as his advisor on strategies to fight bullying - in the role Mitas was tasked with speaking with students, parents, teachers and experts.[5]
Mitas received attention for the introduction of Bill 39, the Change of Name Amendment Act, which, if passed, would ban people on Ontario’s sex offender registry from changing their names.[6]
In May 2019, Mitas participated in a pro-life rally at Queen's Park hosted by March for Life, where she made a stage appearance.[7]
In August 2021, Mitas was identified as one of only two Ontario PC MPPs to have not received COVID-19 vaccinations. She was able to avoid expulsion from the PC caucus by producing a medical exemption letter from a physician.[8]
In September 2023, Mitas was elected as an Ontario representative to the Conservative Party of Canada National Council and was subsequently selected to be a Vice-President of the party.[9][10]
Electoral record
References
- ^ @TheOFIFC (9 February 2023). "Today friendship centre workers from across Ontario came to #QueensPark to tour the provincial legislature. Our Chief Engagement Officer, and former MPP, @SuzeMorrison, finally got to see her name carved into the marble wall!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Stancu, Henry (June 7, 2018). "PC's Christina Mitas wins Ontario's bellwether Scarborough Centre riding". Toronto Star.
- ^ "Home Bio".
- ^ "Members: Christina Maria Mitas". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Ontario education minister announces new measures to fight bullying in schools". CBC News. CBC News Toronto. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Westoll, Nick. "Christina Mitas, Scarborough Centre PC MPP, says she won't seek re-election in 2022". CityNews. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Clementson, Laura (May 9, 2019). "'We pledge to make abortion unthinkable in our lifetime': PC MPP Sam Oosterhoff". CBC News. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ "Ontario MPP Rick Nicholls booted from PC caucus after refusing to take COVID-19 vaccine". CBC News. August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ LaPointe, Mike; Rana, Abbas (13 September 2023). "One year in, Poilievre's party-unity efforts on point, say pundits, Tory delegates". The Hill Times. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "National Council". Conservative Party of Canada. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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