Laura Mae Lindo

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Laura Mae Lindo
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Lindo at an event during the 2018 Ontario provincial election
Critic, Citizenship and Immigration Services
In office
August 23, 2018 –July 13, 2023
Occupation
  • Non-profit director
  • post-secondary administrator
Website lauramaelindompp.ca

Laura Mae Monique Lindo (born 1976) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. [1] She represented the electoral district of Kitchener Centre as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party. In January 2023, Lindo announced that she would step down as MPP in July to take a position with the philosophy department of the University of Waterloo. She officially resigned on July 13, 2023. [2]

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Early life and education

Born in Canada, Lindo's parents immigrated to the country from Jamaica. [3] Her mother Osra Lindo graduated from York University with a bachelor's degree in gender and women's studies at the age of 79. [4] [5] She is the niece of former Ontario MPP and Speaker Alvin Curling. [5] Raised in Scarborough, Lindo has lived in Kitchener since 2014. [6]

Lindo graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in philosophy in 1998 followed by a second BA degree in African studies and philosophy from York University. [7] Her Master of Education degree, completed at York, examined Ontario's high school philosophy program. [7] Lindo also holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in education. [6] She completed her studies at York University in 2011 with a thesis titled "I'm Writing for Freedom!" Mapping Public Discourse on Race in Comedy. [8]

Career

Lindo is Kitchener's first Black MPP. [3] She served as a Member of the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills, and as Critic for Citizenship and Immigration Services and Critic for anti-racism. [9] In 2018, Lindo was named a member of the Ontario NDP's first ever Black Caucus, alongside NDP caucus colleagues Rima Berns-McGown, Faisal Hassan, Jill Andrew and Kevin Yarde. [10] Prior to her election, she worked as Director of Diversity and Equity at Wilfrid Laurier University. [6] [3] In December 2021, she introduced Bill 67, The Racial Equity in Education Systems Act which "embeds anti-racist language into pieces of legislation from kindergarten to grade 12, and all throughout post secondary", saying "when you define it, then it is real". [11] [12]

After the resignation of Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath in June 2022 after the party's defeat in the Ontario general election, Lindo was seen as a potential candidate in the subsequent leadership election, but she decided not to run in November. [13]

In January 2023, Lindo announced that she would be stepping down that July to join the University of Waterloo's philosophy department. [13] She cited child care costs as a cause for her resigning her seat. [14] Lindo endorsed Debbie Chapman as the next NDP candidate in the by-election. However, the seat flipped to the Green Party candidate Aislinn Clancy.

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Election results

2022 Ontario general election : Kitchener Centre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Laura Mae Lindo 15,78940.59−2.80$69,851
Progressive Conservative Jim Schmidt10,37626.67−0.99$73,765
Liberal Kelly Steiss5,72814.72−5.37$53,771
Green Wayne Mak4,98012.80+5.96$16,108
New Blue Peter Beimers2,0295.22 $3,767
Total valid votes/Expense limit38,90299.33+0.91$118,646
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots2620.67-0.91
Turnout39,16446.21-12.06
Eligible voters84,304
New Democratic hold Swing −0.90
Source(s)
2018 Ontario general election : Kitchener Centre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Laura Mae Lindo20,51243.38+20.57
Progressive Conservative Mary Henein Thorn13,08027.66+0.68
Liberal Daiene Vernile 9,49920.09-23.05
Green Stacey Danckert3,2346.84+1.07
Libertarian Jason Erb4390.93-0.37
None of the Above Chris Carr4290.91
Communist Marty Suter870.18
Total valid votes47,28098.42
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots7571.58
Turnout48,03758.27
Eligible voters 80,514
New Democratic gain Swing
Source: Elections Ontario [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "NDP's Laura Mae Lindo wins in Kitchener Centre". CBC Kitchener-Waterloo, June 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ The Canadian Press (13 July 2023). "Ontario NDP member resigns Kitchener Centre seat, cites child-care challenges". CP24. Bell Media.
  3. 1 2 3 "Laura Mae Lindo joins Catherine Fife on the NDP benches". therecord.com. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Otis, Daniel (11 October 2018). "79-year-old Toronto grandmother earns first university degree". CTVNews. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 Rubinoff, Joel (11 March 2019). "Kitchener Centre MPP Laura Mae Lindo: "I know what it's like to not be heard, so I think I listen more to people whose experiences are different than me"". Toronto.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "Laura Mae Lindo takes Kitchener Centre". TheRecord.com. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  7. 1 2 Allen, Marlene D.; Williams, Seretha D., eds. (2012). "About the Contributors". Afterimages of slavery : essays on appearances in recent American films, literature, television and other media. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. pp. 233–234. ISBN   978-0786490165.
  8. ↑ Lindo, Laura Mae Monique (2011). I'm Writing for Freedom!" Mapping Public Discourse on Race in Comedy (PhD thesis). York University. OCLC   794163436.
  9. ↑ "Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre)". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "NDP establishes first official Black Caucus in Ontario History". Ontario New Democratic Party, April 15, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Kitchener Centre MPP introduces bill to fight racism in schools". cbc.ca. December 3, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Kitchener Centre MPP receives support on racial equity bill". citynews.ca. March 3, 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Kitchener Centre MPP Laura Mae Lindo stepping down to take Ontario university job". CBC News . January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  14. ↑ The Canadian Press (July 14, 2023). "Ontario NDP member resigns seat, cites child-care challenges". Global News.
  15. ↑ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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