31 Facts About Peggy Nash

Peggy A Nash was born on 28 June 1951 and is a Canadian labour official and politician from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Peggy Nash was a candidate again in the 2011 federal election and defeated Kennedy, garnering 47 percent of the vote to reclaim her former seat in the House of Commons of Canada.

In 2012, Peggy Nash was a candidate for the leadership of the federal NDP.

Peggy Nash finished fourth on the second ballot at the party's convention in Toronto on 24 March 2012.

Peggy Nash lost her seat in the October 2015 election.

Peggy Nash became the executive director of the progressive Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives in March 2024.

Peggy Nash worked as a labour negotiator in the transportation, service and manufacturing sectors and was the first labour woman responsible for major auto negotiations in North America, when she negotiated the 2005 Ford Canada contract.

Peggy Nash wrote articles published in Our Times, Canadian Dimension, The Canadian Forum, and Our Schools Our Selves, and co-authored an article in the Canadian Labour Law Journal.

Peggy Nash lost a close contest to the incumbent Liberal Member of Parliament Sarmite Bulte on 28 June 2004.

Peggy Nash ran again in the 39th Canadian general election, in a rematch of the 2004 campaign.

Peggy Nash narrowly won the election with a 4.6 percent margin, or 2,301 votes, on 23 January 2006.

Peggy Nash assumed the role of the NDP's Industry Critic and Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry, Science, and Technology.

Peggy Nash brought forward legislation including the "Once in a Lifetime" bill, to reunite new Canadians with their families.

Peggy Nash championed several consumer issues such as reducing credit card interest rates, ATM fees, and payday lender interest rates.

Peggy Nash argued that the sale would have devastated the Canadian aerospace industry and eliminated Canadian control over a technology developed with the aid of millions of Canadian taxpayers' dollars.

Peggy Nash has been active in Parliamentary Friendship Groups for Poland, Ukraine and Tibet.

Peggy Nash was a parliamentary representative on the 2006 Canadian post-war fact-finding mission to Lebanon that was condemned by the Conservative government for its support for the legalization and decriminalization of Hezbollah in Canada.

Peggy Nash was mentioned as a potential candidate for the Ontario New Democratic Party 2009 leadership election, although she did not run.

Peggy Nash's responsibilities included representing the union at the Canadian Labour Congress.

Peggy Nash expressed interest in running, but appeared hesitant at first to run because she would have to resign as the Finance Critic.

Peggy Nash was endorsed by former federal NDP leader Alexa McDonough, who stated "[Peggy Nash] has the skills and experience to take on what she described as the Conservative government's failing economic policies".

Peggy Nash is a decorated political and social commentator featured in The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, The Hill Times, The Conversation, Policy Options, Rabble, The Lawyers Daily, and the Huffington Post.

In 2017 Peggy Nash started her position as a Senior Advisor to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University.

In May 2022, Peggy Nash published her book titled Women Winning Office: An Activist's Guide to Getting Elected, which serves as a practical resource for activist women seeking to participate in the political process and advance their representation.

Peggy Nash has been involved with many organizations advancing women's equality.

Peggy Nash was a founding member of Equal Voice, an all-party organization which advocates for the election of more women in Canada, and was a recipient of a Certificate of Honour from the City of Toronto for her contribution to women's equality.

Peggy Nash was the recipient of two environmental awards from the Sierra Club of Canada and she helped create the NDP Green Car Strategy with Greenpeace and the Canadian Auto Workers.

In February 2009, in recognition of her work as a trailblazer who opened doors for women in the labour movement and made childcare issues a public priority, Peggy Nash became the recipient of the 2009 YWCA Toronto Woman of Distinction award in the Labour category.

Peggy Nash was presented with the award at the 29th Annual YWCA Women of Distinction Awards Dinner, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on May 13,2009.

In December 2022, Peggy Nash was invested into the Order of Canada in recognition of her advocacy for rights and equality in Canadian politics and the labour movement and for being the first woman in North America to lead union negotiations with a major auto company, breaking barriers in male-dominated sectors.

In 2023, Peggy Nash was shortlisted for The Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Adult Non-fiction, Women's Issues and The Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Adult Non-fiction, Social Change.