Annie Koutrakis
- Born
- November 22, 1960 — Montreal
- Education
- Diploma in social sciences/business administration from Dawson College; studied human resources management at Concordia University
- Career
- Worked in investment firms for 30 years; President, CEO, and chair of the executive committee of the board of directors of the Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal
- Political Experience
- Elected as a member of parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal riding of Vimy during the 2019 Canadian federal election, and was re-elected in the 2021 Canadian Federal Election.
- Notable
- Fluently trilingual (French, English, and Greek); First woman to hold the position of president, CEO, and chair of the executive committee of the board of directors of the Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal
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Business & Financial Interests
Before being elected to Parliament in 2019, Annie Koutrakis had a career in the financial services industry spanning three decades. She worked as an investment advisor and financial planner. According to public records and her own professional profiles, she held positions at financial firms including Raymond James Ltd. and Laurentian Bank Securities.
Key Relationships & Connections
As a Member of Parliament, Annie Koutrakis has served in government roles that create key working relationships. She was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, a role in which she worked closely with the minister to support their legislative and public duties. This position placed her as a key link between the Minister of Transport and other Members of Parliament.
Where Annie falls on key policy spectrums
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Annie Koutrakis won with 26,531 votes (53.4%)
Total votes cast: 49,677
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Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to our witnesses for being here with us today and for sharing your expertise. It's been really informative to hear the experience—
There was another thing that piqued my curiosity. You said that the Red Seal certification program needs to be tweaked but not overhauled. What does that mean? If we don't have enough time, I'd be—
Can you hear me now? Excellent. Mr. Strickland, you piqued my curiosity when you referenced in your testimony and in your response to a colleague's question earlier clause 3 of this bill. You said that consultation should be ongoing. You're advocating for the creation of a labour supply coordinating committee. Can you walk us through how that would work and what kind of representation it would
This means buy-in from all jurisdictions. In my previous role as parliamentary secretary to the minister of transport, during COVID, we were having a lot of challenges with the supply chains. One of the things that became quite apparent at the time was that many companies or industries didn't like to share their data. I don't know why. I don't know if it's because of competition. Would you see
In order to be successful, we need the data. Do you think that would be possible?
What I'm hearing is that we need data in order to make sure that this coordinating committee would have the information that it needs in real time.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will be sharing my time with my colleague, Ms. Harrison. Thank you, Mr. Bains, for bringing this private member's bill forward. As you mentioned in your opening remarks and in an answer to one of our colleagues, it's been 30 years in the making. I know that a lot of work is being done already to ensure that we don't duplicate efforts. As you know, provinces and
Thank you.
What would you say to some critics who may ask if this bill will help provinces work together and will make sure we're not adding another layer of bureaucracy? We may hear that maybe we're duplicating efforts across all the provinces and territories. Will your private member's bill help to reduce that or to eliminate that altogether?