Vince Gasparro
- Family
- Married to Nicola Meyer, two daughters
- Education
- BA in Political Science from York University, MBA from the Villanova School of Business, MSc in Political Economy from the London School of Economics
- Career
- Special assistant in the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada for Paul Martin; principal secretary in the Office of the Mayor of Toronto for John Tory; private equity at Lynx Equity Limited; executive roles at Scotiabank's Roynat Capital, Vancity, AgriRoots Private Credit Fund, and the Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation
- Political Experience
- Ontario Liberal candidate for Eglinton—Lawrence in the 2025 Ontario general election; Member of Parliament for Eglinton—Lawrence since the 2025 Canadian federal election; Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State (Combatting Crime)
- Notable
- Awarded the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship in 2010; member of Canada's official delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conferences during COP26, COP27 and COP28; granted an honorary knighthood by the Supreme Commander of the Knights of Rizal
Where Vince falls on key policy spectrums
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Total votes cast: 60,761
How does Vince Gasparro's voting record line up with your values?
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Mr. Chair, I have a point of order.
Mr. Chair, this is all public. The information has been made public—
Thank you, Chair. I am against this motion for many reasons, which I'll get into. The primary reason is that the motion fails to discuss the significant economic benefit to Windsor, the province of Ontario and the country more broadly. The fact of the matter is that Canada and the United States have the largest trading relationship in the world. Approximately $1.3 trillion in goods and services
Sure. If the honourable member had been paying attention and not playing on her phone, she would have heard that I led off with why I'm not supporting—
I am speaking to the motion, Chair, and to why I do not support it. The motion fails to address the broader economic impacts to our country. As I was saying, 75% of the project steel was sourced from Canada, with 25% coming from the United States. More than 455 co-op students got experience from the building of this bridge—right from Ontario universities. Members of the ironworkers union, LiUNA
Getting back to why I do not support this motion, the motion does not address the broader economic benefits to our country. The bridge itself is estimated to contribute approximately $1.3 billion to Windsor's contribution to our country's gross domestic product. Approximately 75% of the project's steel was sourced from Canada, and 25%—
Thank you.
I'd like to focus a little more on parcels versus mail. Have you looked at international best practices in other jurisdictions? I'm thinking of Australia, the U.K. and parts of Europe. Can you talk a little bit about that?
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for being here, and thank you for your service. According to the 2024 Canada Post annual report, in 2006 you were delivering five and a half billion letters annually, and that number has since dropped to two billion. That same report said, “A postal system built for 5.5 billion letters can't survive on two billion letters.” You've talked a lot about your