Olivia Chow
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"Olivia Chow" is a Canadians/Canadian politician, a former New Democratic Party Member of parliament/Member of Parliament (2006–2014), and former Toronto City Council/city councillor (1991–2005) in Toronto. She won the Trinity—Spadina electoral district (Canada)/riding for the New Democratic Party on January 23, 2006, becoming a member of the House of Commons of Canada/Canadian House of Commons. In 2011, she was re-elected in her riding for her third straight win. Chow is the widow of former NDP and Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada)/Opposition Leader Jack Layton; they were married from 1988 until Death and state funeral of Jack Layton/his death from cancer in 2011. She speaks Cantonese, Standard Chinese/Mandarin and English language/English. In May 2012, Chow was named one of the top 25 Canadian immigrants in Canada by Canadian Immigrant magazine. Chow's personal memoir, titled My Journey, was published January 21, 2014. Chow resigned her seat in parliament on March 12, 2014 in order to run in the Toronto mayoral election, 2014/2014 Toronto mayoral election, where she placed third.

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This election was about you, the people who live here the victory is yours. I will take your hopes to Ottawa. I will work with a strong and united team of New Democrats.

History has shown -- whether it is in Ontario under Mike Harris, or New Brunswick or Saskatchewan -- that it did not create any child care spaces.

This government wants to give with one hand and take away with other.

They know the NDP is the alternative and is the better choice.