1. Gila Martow has represented Ward 5 on Vaughan City Council since 2022.
11 Facts About Gila Martow
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Gila Martow previously represented the electoral district of Thornhill in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a member of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party from 2014 to 2022.
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Gila Martow returned to municipal politics in her successful election bid in the 2022 Vaughan Municipal Election.
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Gila Martow attended the socialist movement's summer camp, Camp Shomria, from 1973 to 1977.
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Gila Martow defeated Liberal candidate Sandra Yeung Racco on February 13,2014.
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On December 1,2016, Gila Martow presented a motion in the legislature rejecting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel.
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Gila Martow then served in the shadow cabinet as the critic for: Children, Youth, and Families; GTA Issues; and Francophone Affairs until 2018.
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On November 29,2018, Premier Ford announced that Gila Martow would become the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Francophone Affairs, Caroline Mulroney and that Jane McKenna would take over her position as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour.
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In early 2021, Gila Martow ran unsuccessfully for the federal Conservative nomination in Thornhill, where she was defeated by Melissa Lantsman.
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Gila Martow announced her candidacy for Vaughan City Council in Ward 5 on May 4,2022, for the 2022 municipal election.
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Gila Martow previously ran for the same ward in the 2010 municipal election, losing to incumbent Alan Shefman.