Gail Asper was associated with the Liberal Party of Canada and the Manitoba Liberal Party.
11 Facts About Gail Asper
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Gail Sheryl Asper was born on 28 May 1960 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to the entrepreneur and philanthropist Izzy Asper and Babs Asper.
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In 1974, a year after the Yom Kippur War, Gail Asper visited Jerusalem and its Holocaust memorial, Yad Vashem, which she said had a great impact on her.
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Gail Asper attended Kelvin High School, where she graduated in 1978.
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Gail Asper then attended the University of Manitoba, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1984.
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Gail Asper married Michael Paterson in 1984, with whom she had two sons.
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On 26 August 2008, Gail Asper was appointed to the board of trustees of the CMHR by the Stephen Harper government.
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Gail Asper's work has included championing the Jewish-Canadian community and supporting the state of Israel.
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She, with the Gail Asper Foundation, established a $400-million Jewish history museum in Tel Aviv, the World's Jewish Museum, intended to celebrate Jewish history and success as opposed to entirely focusing on the Holocaust.
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In 2021, Gail Asper opposed a city initiative to limit vehicular traffic on Winnipeg's Wellington Crescent in favour of pedestrians and cyclists, citing a personal enjoyment of car rides through the wealthy neighbourhood.
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Gail Asper serves and has served on the boards of numerous corporate and not-for-profit groups.