Elaine Ziemba was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae.
13 Facts About Elaine Ziemba
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Elaine Ziemba was executive director of the St Clair West Meals-on-Wheels and president of the Metro Toronto Federation of Community-based Seniors' Agencies, and was strongly involved in activities involving Toronto's Polish community.
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Elaine Ziemba wrote articles on the history of canoeing in Canada during the 1980s.
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Elaine Ziemba ran for Toronto city council in the 1980 election in Ward 2.
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Elaine Ziemba placed fourth behind Tony Ruprecht and Ben Grys.
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Elaine Ziemba ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1985 provincial election, but lost to Progressive Conservative incumbent Yuri Shymko by 330 votes.
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Elaine Ziemba ran again in the 1987 provincial election and finished third, behind Shymko and the winner, Liberal David Fleet.
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The NDP won a majority government in the 1990 provincial election and Elaine Ziemba was elected over Fleet by over 3,000 votes.
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On October 1,1990, Elaine Ziemba was appointed Minister of Citizenship with responsibility for disabled persons and seniors.
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In 1992, Elaine Ziemba's department passed an "Advocacy Act" enshrining the right of consumers to accurate information.
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Elaine Ziemba was given control of this file at the beginning of the Rae government's mandate, and she hired Juanita Westmoreland-Traore as an employment equity commissioner to draft legislation on the subject.
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Elaine Ziemba said the NDP were firmly opposed to quotas and that any law would be implemented gradually.
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The NDP were defeated in the 1995 provincial election, and Elaine Ziemba lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Derwyn Shea by fewer than 2,000 votes.