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| Affiliation | New Democratic |
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| Name | Irene Mathyssen |
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London, Ontario , Canada |
| Email | Mathyssen.I@parl.gc.ca |
| Website | None |
| Born |
August 16, 1951
(73 years)
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Modifed | Monsieur
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| Info | * Committed community activist and educator
* Teaches English at Banting Secondary School in London
* Elected in 1990 as MPP in the former Middlesex riding
* In government served as assistant to the chief government whip, as Parliamentary Assistant to Ministers of the Environment and as Associate Minister of Culture, Tourism and Recreation
* Member of the Ontario Health Coalition
* Delegate to the London and District Labour Council and serves on the Political Action Committee of District 11 of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation
* In the provincial government and as a private citizens, has worked to establish affordable housing, for a local tenant advocacy group, for not-for-profit day-care, and better child-care
* Supports student clubs and activities designed to educate and motivate students about multi-cultural, anti-racism and equity issues
* Fought city hall over the privatization of London Hydro
* Has promoted the work of the Coalition of Canadian Immigrants and been active in the community work, including the Pride and the London AIDS walk, the Women’s Community House, Imagine London and the London Coalition Against Pesticides.
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