Iqra Khalid

Iqra Khalid
MP
Member of Parliament
for Mississauga—Erin Mills
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byRiding established
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 18, 2023
MinisterMarie-Claude Bibeau
Preceded byPeter Fragiskatos
Personal details
Born (1985-11-20) November 20, 1985 (age 39)[1]
Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Mississauga, Ontario
Alma materYork University
Cooley Law School
ProfessionPolitician

Iqra Khalid MP (born November 20, 1985) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Mississauga—Erin Mills in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[2]

Early life and education

Khalid was born in Pakistan.[3] In 1993, her family moved to England while her father completed his PhD. In 1998, her family immigrated to Canada, where her parents started a small family business in Mississauga. Iqra and her three brothers helped at this store while they attended school.[4] Khalid attended York University, where she graduated with a degree in criminology and professional writing in 2007. As a student she served as the media ambassador for the York University Student Alumni Program.

Following her graduation she began working at an immigration firm. She then went on to pursue a Juris Doctor degree at Cooley Law School.[5] She wrote her final thesis on a comparative analysis of the effects of culture on the governance and regulation of a nation, using business law in the USA, Canada, India and China as case studies. She graduated with honors distinction in 2012. She then returned to Canada and began working as an articled clerk for the city of Mississauga.[6][7]

Khalid holds dual-citizenship with Pakistan.[8]

Political career

In December 2014, Khalid won her nomination to be the Liberal Party of Canada’s candidate for the riding of Mississauga-Erin Mills. In the 2015 federal election Khalid defeated two-term Conservative MP Bob Dechert to win the riding.[9] Khalid was one of two Pakistani-Canadian women elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 election, along with fellow Liberal Salma Zahid.[10] She was re-elected in 2019 and again in 2021.

Khalid currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics (ETHI),[11] as well as a member of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP).[12] She has previously served as chair on the Standing Committee of Justice and Human Rights and sat on the Foreign Affairs and International Development Subcommittee on International Human Rights (SDIR).[13] In addition to these roles, she also served as Chair of the Liberal Women's Caucus[14] and the All-Party Women's Caucus.[15]

In 2018, Khalid sponsored petition E-1566, calling on the Prime Minister to appoint a Minister or special advisor on Seniors Affairs.[16] Later that same year, the Government of Canada appointed Filomena Tassi as the Minister for Seniors.[17]

Justice

As a member of the Standing Committee of Justice and Human Rights, Khalid has been involved in debates and studies regarding topics such as Access to Justice, the Court Challenges Program, Physician Assisted Dying legislation, Transgender Rights legislation, Bestiality and Animal Fighting, Online Hate in Canada, and Genetic Discrimination.[18]

In 2017, Khalid tabled a successful motion to undertake a study on human trafficking.[19] After hearing from numerous witnesses and travelling across Canada to examine the issue further, the committee presented its report “Moving Forward in the Fight Against Human Trafficking in Canada”, which included recommendations that would help provide victims of trafficking the support they need and bring traffickers to justice.[20]

Khalid served as chair of the committee from 2019 until 2021, as the members studied Elder Abuse, Canada`s Victims Bill of Rights, Coercive and Controlling Conduct in Intimate Relationships, as well as government legislation and other issues.[21]

Human Rights Work

As a member of the Subcommittee for International Human Rights, Khalid took part in major studies on human rights situations around the word including human rights violations in Peru, Vietnam, Syria, Iraq, Burundi, Mauritania, China, Venezuela, and the issue of sex trafficking in South Asia. She has also travelled to Kenya and Ethiopia on studies of international development efforts worldwide.

In 2016 Khalid brought forward a successful motion to the Subcommittee for International Human Rights to study the Plight of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar.[22] The report produced by the study was debated in an emergency debate in the House of Commons and as a result Canada became one of the first countries to recognize the genocide of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar.[23]

In 2017 Khalid sponsored petition E609, asking the Canadian government to assist the residents of Aleppo who were affected by the Syrian crisis.

In December 2016, MP Khalid introduced a private members motion asking the government to develop a strategy to tackle systemic racism and religious discrimination.[24] The motion was developed in response to a petition condemning Islamophobia in Canada, which was sponsored by MP Frank Baylis.[25] The motion passed with 2/3 majority approval and a study was commissioned by the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.[26][27] The committee released a report in 2018,[28] and as a result $23 million was marked to invest in anti-racism and anti-discrimination initiatives.[29] In 2023, Khalid testified before the Senate of Canada`s Standing Committee on Human Rights regarding her experiences with Islamophobia and its impacts on Canadians.[30]

For her work on human rights, Khalid was named as one of Chatelaine's Women of the Year in 2017.[31]

From 2020-2021, Khalid undertook a study of the plight of the Uyghur community with members of the International Human Rights subcommittee. Following testimony from witnesses, the committee concluded that the actions were constructive of genocide.[32]

Electoral record

2021 Canadian federal election: Mississauga—Erin Mills
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Iqra Khalid 24,119 50.7 -2.8 $110,562.84
Conservative James Nguyen 15,948 33.5 +0.8 $90,367.11
New Democratic Kaukab Usman 5,027 10.6 +1.6 $2,730.59
People's Michael Bayer 1,660 3.5 +2.4 $6,780.03
Green Ewan DeSilva 786 1.7 -2.0 $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,672 99.3 – $116,068.06
Total rejected ballots 379 0.7
Turnout 51,051 58.6
Eligible voters 87,176
Liberal hold Swing -1.8
Source: Elections Canada[33]
2019 Canadian federal election: Mississauga—Erin Mills
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Iqra Khalid 31,181 53.52 +3.80 $101,599.80
Conservative Hani Tawfilis 19,050 32.70 -6.54 $89,830.66
New Democratic Salman Tariq 5,236 8.99 -0.42 none listed
Green Remo Boscarino-Gaetano 2,147 3.69 +2.05 $0.00
People's Hazar Alsabagh 648 1.11 – $2,780.16
Total valid votes/expense limit 58,262 99.82
Total rejected ballots 637 1.08 +0.64
Turnout 58,899 66.39 -0.54
Eligible voters 88,722
Liberal hold Swing +5.17
Source: Elections Canada[34][35]
2015 Canadian federal election: Mississauga—Erin Mills
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Iqra Khalid 27,520 49.7 +15.31 –
Conservative Bob Dechert 21,716 39.2 -7.38 –
New Democratic Michelle Bilek 5,206 9.4 -6.75 –
Green Andrew Roblin 905 1.6 -1.14 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,347 100.0     $216,923.79
Total rejected ballots 245 – –
Turnout 55,592 67.5 –
Eligible voters 82,348
Source: Elections Canada[36][37]

References

  1. ^ Khalid, Iqra (November 21, 2017). "Iqra Khalid on Twitter: "Thanks so much!"". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  2. ^ Keung, Nicholas (19 October 2015). "Iqra Khalid wins Mississauga-Erin Mills" – via Toronto Star.
  3. ^ Iqra Khalid’s amazing success story — from Rahimyar Khan to Canada’s Parliament, ARY News, October 22, 2015.
  4. ^ Javat, Teenaz (April 19, 2015). "Personality: Ontario on her mind". dawn.com. Dawn. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "Alumni, Elected Officials, Cooley Law School". cooley.edu. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "This millennial not only votes, she's running for MP". mississauga.com. January 16, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  7. ^ Meet Iqra Khalid, Liberal.ca.
  8. ^ "As Australia ousts MPs with dual citizenship, Canada's Parliament embraces many in its ranks". CBC. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Iqra Khalid wins Mississauga-Erin Mills | The Star". thestar.com. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  10. ^ Two Pakistani women win in Canadian poll, The Express Tribune, October 21, 2015.
  11. ^ "ETHI - Members - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  12. ^ "Current Committee Members | National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians". www.nsicop-cpsnr.ca. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  13. ^ "Iqra Khalid - Overview - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  14. ^ Khalid, Iqra (2018-09-19). "I'm honoured to be acclaimed as new Chair of Liberal Women's Caucus. Thank you to former chair @anitavandenbeld & her execs on all their work and resilience in the past. I vow to work hard alongside new execs @BShanahanLib @JulieDzerowicz, & @EvaNassifVimy . Big shoes to fill". @iamIqraKhalid. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  15. ^ "Iqra Khalid, "Status of Women" on Oct. 30th, 2018 | openparliament.ca". openparliament.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  16. ^ "ISNA Seniors Forum News and Articles" (PDF). www.isna.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  17. ^ Tassone, Maria (2018-07-18). "CARP applauds appointment of new Minister of Seniors". CARP. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  18. ^ "JUST - Work - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  19. ^ "Minutes - JUST (42-1) - No. 60 - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  20. ^ "JUST - Human Trafficking in Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  21. ^ "JUST - Members - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  22. ^ "Minutes - SDIR (42-1) - No. 3 - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  23. ^ "House of Commons unanimously votes to call Myanmar Rohingya killings a genocide - National | Globalnews.ca". globalnews.ca. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  24. ^ "Iqra Khalid, "Islamophobia" on Dec. 5th, 2016 | openparliament.ca". openparliament.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  25. ^ "Frank Baylis, "Islamophobia" on Dec. 5th, 2016 | openparliament.ca". openparliament.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  26. ^ "Vote Details". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  27. ^ "CHPC - Systemic Racism and Religious Discrimination". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  28. ^ "Committee Report No. 10 - CHPC (42-1) - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  29. ^ Heritage, Canadian (2018-06-27). "Minister Joly Launches New Funding for Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives". gcnws. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  30. ^ Canada, Senate of. "Meetings #31 - Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights (44th Parliament, 1st Session)". SenCanada. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
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