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13 Facts About Annamarie Castrilli

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Annamarie Castrilli is a former politician, lawyer, educator and rights advocate in Ontario, Canada.

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Annamarie Castrilli subsequently attended Osgoode Hall Law School, receiving an LL.

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Annamarie Castrilli served on the Governing Council of the University of Toronto from 1989 to 1995, was a trustee with the Sunnybrook Hospital from 1993 to 1995, and was a director of the Royal Ontario Museum, from 1993 to 1995.

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Annamarie Castrilli was a founding member of the Italian Canadian Women's Alliance in 1976, and of the Women's Intercultural Council in 1988.

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Annamarie Castrilli had been involved in the constitutional debate in Canada.

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Annamarie Castrilli was a member of the National Coalition on the Constitution; Member of the Council for Canadian Unity; a member of the Federal Task Force on Multiculturalism; a member of the Premier of Ontario's Advisory Group on the Constitution and Vice-Chair of the Ontario Canada Committee in the Charlottetown Referendum.

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The general election was won by the Progressive Conservatives, and Annamarie Castrilli became the Opposition Critic for Colleges and Universities, serving as Opposition Critic for Women's Issues Critic to the Attorney-General.

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Annamarie Castrilli was appointed Chair of the Standing Committee on Social Development and a member of the Tripartite Legislative Committee of the Ontario Government on the Calgary Constitutional Accord, overseeing the Calgary Accord constitutional referendum in Ontario.

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When Lyn McLeod resigned as Liberal leader in 1996, Annamarie Castrilli initially entered the race to succeed her, ultimately giving her support to eventual winner Dalton McGuinty.

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Annamarie Castrilli initially planned to run as a Liberal in the 1999 provincial election, but was defeated for the party's nomination in York Centre by fellow caucus member Monte Kwinter.

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Kennedy and Annamarie Castrilli had both been candidates for the Liberal party leadership in 1996.

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Annamarie Castrilli was appointed by Premier Mike Harris as the director of "Partnership with Ontarians", an office created to promote the province for international business.

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Annamarie Castrilli is the founding partner of Castrilli Law, a director of SEADAC Strategic Consultants Inc.