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RATHIKA SITSABESAN_CANADA


Rathika Sitsabaiesan

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Rathika Sitsabaiesan 
MP

Sitsabaiesan at the Walk for Values event on May 29, 2011

Incumbent
Assumed office 
May 30, 2011
Preceded byDerek Lee[1]
Majority5,000[2]

BornDecember 23, 1981(age 29)[3]
Sri Lanka[4]
NationalityCanadian
Political partyNew Democratic Party[1]
Spouse(s)None
ResidenceTorontoOntario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Carleton University
Queen’s University
OccupationActivist, community worker
PortfolioPost-Secondary Education (Human Resources and Skills Development)
Websiterathika.ca
Rathika Sitsabaiesan (Tamilஇராதிகா சிற்சபை ஈசன்) is a Tamil member of Canadian
parliament for the New Democratic Party, representing Scarborough—Rouge River. She is the first person of Tamil-origin in the world to be elected to a federal parliament, outside of Sri Lanka or India, and the first female member of parliament ever elected in her constituent.[1]

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[edit]Early life

Sitsabaiesan was born on 23 December 1981 in AchchuveliSri Lanka,[3][4], a small town in the island nation's peninsula of Jaffna in Northern Province.[5] She has three older sisters.[6] At the age of five, Sitsabaiesan and her family emigrated to Canada.[4][6][7]
Sitsabaiesan grew up in Mississauga, west of Toronto.[6] When her father was disabled following a workplace accident her mother had to give up her nursing studies to work in a warehouse to support the family.[6] Sitsabaiesan attended the University of Toronto for the first two years of her higher education.[1][4] She served as the Vice President of the Tamil Students’ Association while at the university.[4] For the next two years she attended Carleton University, and completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree.[4][7] At Carleton Sitsabaiesan served as a Vice President of the Carleton University Students' Association, Caucus Chair of the New University Government and Operations Manager of the Rideau River Residence Association.[4]Sitsabaiesan then transferred to Queen’s University from where she obtained a Master's degreein Industrial Relations.[4][7]
Sitsabaiesan has been heavily involved in community and advocacy work. She is a member of the Malvern Community Association, a residents' group in Malvern, Toronto.[7] She was employeed with the University of Toronto Students' Union before she was elected to Parliament.[4]

[edit]Political career

Sitsabaiesan became involved with the New Democratic Party (NDP) in 2004 when she volunteered for Ed Broadbent's federal election campaign.[4][5] She later served in various roles in the NDP including as a canvasser and campaign manager during the 2008 Canadian federal election.[4] She also served as an advisor on Tamil issues to NDP leader Jack Layton.[5]
In December 2009 Sitsabaiesan won the nomination to be the NDP's candidate in theScarborough—Rouge River electoral district in ScarboroughToronto.[6] Scarborough—Rouge River was considered a safe Liberal seat that had been held by Derek Lee since its creation 1988.[5][6] Lee did not contest the 2011 federal election. Sitsabaiesan won the 2011 Canadian federal election after securing 18,935 votes (40.62%).[2] Sitsabaiesan became the first Tamil Canadian to be elected to the Canadian Parliament.[3][5][7] She also claims to be the first Tamil person to be elected to any federal parliament, outside India or Sri Lanka, and the first female member of parliament representing Scarborough-Rouge River.

[edit]Sri Lankan Civil War

Rathika Sitsabaiesan said, "she will take the initiative to form an All Party Parliamentary Committee (APPC) to look into alleged war crimesin Sri Lanka during the last stages of the war.[3] She further said, she would prioritize the formation of the APPC to "research and come up with recommendations" for the Canadian government over the report by the UN Experts Panel appointed by United Nations Secretary GeneralBan Ki-moon.[3] Sitsabaiesan added, "For me the focus is people being treated with fairness, equality, dignity and justice... it is important for the culprits to be identified as a move towards genuine reconciliation.[3]

[edit]References

  1. a b c d Laurie Monsebraaten (3 May 2011). "Youthful confidence wins the day in engaged riding of Scarborough-Rouge River". thestar.com. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  2. a b "2011 General Election - Results Validated by the Returning Officer - Scarborough--Rouge River"Elections Canada.
  3. a b c d e f "Canada’s Tamil MP wants probe on alleged war crimes"Daily Mirror. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  4. a b c d e f g h i j k "About Rathika Sitsabaiesan". Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  5. a b c d e "Rathika becomes the first Tamil MP in Canada"TamilNet. 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  6. a b c d e f "Rathika makes history". Mississauga.com. 4 May 2011.
  7. a b c d e "Canada's first Tamil MP looks forward to challenge"Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 May 2011.
  8. ^ "NDP Shadow Cabinet"New Democratic Party. Retrieved 2011-06-02.

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