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Karim Bardeesy

LiberalTaiaiako'n—Parkdale—High ParkOntario
173Votes Cast
20Speeches
0Bills Sponsored
Background
Career
Journalist, policy advisor, executive director of The Dais (Toronto Metropolitan University public policy think tank)
Political Experience
Deputy Principal Secretary to the Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne; Elected MP for Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park in 2025
Public Profile

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Business & Financial Interests

Before entering federal politics, Karim Bardeesy had a career focused on public policy and academia. He was a co-founder and the executive director of the Ryerson Leadership Lab, an organization at Toronto Metropolitan University focused on policy and leadership development. Bardeesy also has extensive experience in provincial government, having served as the Director of Policy for former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and later for Premier Kathleen Wynne. His earlier career included work as a journalist.

Key Relationships & Connections

Karim Bardeesy has well-documented professional ties to senior figures in the Ontario Liberal Party. He served as a key policy advisor and eventually Director of Policy for two former Ontario Premiers, Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne. Through his work with the Leadership Lab, he also has connections within academia and public policy circles at Toronto Metropolitan University.

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Where Karim Stands

Where Karim falls on key policy spectrums

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Taxes & Government SpendingBusiness & Worker RulesEnergy & the Economy

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HealthcareImmigrationIndigenous PeoplesIdentity & Human RightsEducation & ChildcareDrug Policy

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National Security & DefencePolitical & Electoral ReformCrime & Public SafetyFirearms

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Environment, Climate & ResourcesHousing & Cost of LivingRural Communities & Culture
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House Seat
2025 Election Results — Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park
Karim Bardeesy(Liberal)36,439 (55.8%)
Bhutila Karpoche(NDP-New Democratic Party)15,003 (23.0%)
Wladyslaw Lizon(Conservative)12,662 (19.4%)
Anna Gorka(Green Party)700 (1.1%)
Edward Fraser(Animal Protection Party)184 (0.3%)
Rimmy Riarh(Communist)137 (0.2%)
Terry Parker Marijuana Party96 (0.1%)
Lorne Gershuny(Marxist-Leninist)92 (0.1%)

Total votes cast: 65,313

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Recent Activity
Sep 24, 2026
QuestionBuilding Canada Strong Act

Mr. Speaker, I am very engaged in this debate and my colleague's speech. We share adjoining ridings. Therefore, some of the concerns and questions that my colleague is hearing are also being asked in Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park. I want to ask her, given her experience in this Parliament, to speak about the continuity pieces around the environmental regulations here. Also, would she not agree

Sep 24, 2026

Presumably, that also includes the kinds of investments that the government might be making in research and IP protection, the kinds of things that can result not only in more exportability but also in more value capture in Canada. That would be part of the overall thinking around the policy.

Sep 24, 2026

There were a few questions as well about the future export footprint of Canadian autos outside of the United States. I'm just wondering, can you speak more generally to not just the vehicle itself but some of the inputs into vehicles, including software and critical minerals, which then result in battery supply chains? Can you speak to the growth of that part of the assembly and auto sector as

Sep 24, 2026

The framework also rewards companies that are doing the manufacturing here in Canada, at levels that are consonant with or in excess of what is being sold here in Canada.

Sep 24, 2026

Thank you.

Sep 24, 2026

The estimates also reflect some increased investments in research more broadly through the three main granting councils and also through defence research. I'm wondering if you could share the intended impact of those investments, not just for the researchers themselves but for the potential downstream beneficiaries in the economy.

Sep 24, 2026

Thank you very much. I have a couple of questions about auto and then a couple of questions about other policy files. In the earlier round, there were some questions about the automotive remissions framework. I'm wondering, can you just explain the government's thinking for the creation of the remission frameworks and then, maybe, provide an explanation of how it works?

Sep 22, 2026
QuestionCanadian Fuel Affordability Act

Mr. Speaker, my colleague did a very good job of explaining the context that gave rise to this bill. Can she tell us more about what this bill will do for the people of Terrebonne?

Sep 22, 2026
QuestionCanadian Fuel Affordability Act

Mr. Speaker, I really enjoyed the speech by my colleague from Bourassa. As he pointed out, this bill is targeted and aims to address a very specific situation in today's global context. Could he explain how this measure is in keeping with the government's wider range of efforts, including those he himself had in mind to improve affordability and the cost of living?

Sep 21, 2026
DebateCommissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation Act

Madam Speaker, I very much appreciated my colleague's speech. He made a very important point that I am going to ask him to elaborate on now, which is that this bill has the prospect of not only improving our treaty relationships and improving the likelihood of really good adherence to treaties, but also creating more economic certainty. If we have adherence to treaties that have an economic

Sep 21, 2026
InterjectionCommissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation Act

Mr. Speaker, I absolutely would agree. As my friend so well knows, these are not commitments that are made and then forgotten. We continue to make new commitments, and we continue to attempt to honour the commitments already made, including those structures that my hon. friend has pointed out, as well as the commitments we make in this House and the commitments we make in debate by drawing

Sep 21, 2026
InterjectionCommissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation Act

C-5 Mr. Speaker, I have great respect for my colleague across the way, but regarding Bill, we will have to agree to disagree. There is text right there in Bill C-5, which is now the law of the land, that is explicit about the recognition of indigenous rights and treaty rights in a variety of ways. It is a sign of our commitment on this side of the House that we put that into one of the very first

Sep 21, 2026
InterjectionCommissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation Act

Mr. Speaker, it is a very good question. We create these structures to drive accountability. The existence of officers of Parliament is a very important structure to create accountability. The existence of the Department of Indigenous Services has helped in responding to some of the issues that were identified, especially those around clean drinking water, something that I recall working on when

Sep 21, 2026
DebateCommissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation Act

Winnipeg Centre Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to be back here with our colleagues of all sides. I will be sharing my time with the member for. C-10 We are all treaty people. This is something we sometimes say in our communities. This is something we sometimes say in the House of Commons. This is something we say to each other in classrooms, hopefully in boardrooms, in places across Canada. The

Jun 18, 2026

I just want to pick up on what Mr. Ste‑Marie said about your composure, Ms. Burke, and your attitude that everything is under control, even though that's not always the case in our caucuses. This year, at this committee, I think we have proceeded, with your help, to have the kind of overall relationship.... We're also led by our fantastic chair, who has helped us have, overall, a very

Jun 18, 2026

Do you have a customer service standard with respect to when someone can expect to hear back from a person at Google?

Jun 18, 2026

That's right, and a response and/or resolution time.

Jun 18, 2026

I understand. I'm speaking more on behalf of those who seek communication back from the company when they have flagged something. I want to pick up on Mr. Falk's questions about reimbursement. Again, it's a similar question. Do you have a customer service standard or written policy with respect to the potential for reimbursement when someone has been defrauded through links that might be on