Christina Mitas

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Christina Mitas

| image = Christina Mitas MS.png

| caption = Ontario MPP Christina Mitas speaking during Members' Statements on November 28, 2019.

| parliament1 = Ontario Provincial

| term_start1 = June 7, 2018

| term_end1 = May 3, 2022

| predecessor1 = Brad Duguid

| successor1 = David Smith

| riding1 = Scarborough Centre

| party = Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

| otherparty = Conservative Party of Canada

| birth_date =

| birth_place =

| alma_mater = Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

| residence = Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario

| occupation = teacher

| spouse =

| children =

}}

Christina Maria Mitas{{cite tweet |user=TheOFIFC|number=1623707703963971584|date=9 February 2023 |title=Today friendship centre workers from across Ontario came to #QueensPark to tour the provincial legislature. Our Chief Engagement Officer, and former MPP, @SuzeMorrison, finally got to see her name carved into the marble wall!}} is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2018/06/07/pcs-christina-mitas-poised-for-victory-in-scarborough-centre.html| title=PC's Christina Mitas wins Ontario's bellwether Scarborough Centre riding| first=Henry| last=Stancu| date=June 7, 2018| work=Toronto Star}} She represented the riding of Scarborough Centre as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

Before politics, Mitas worked as a teacher abroad and was President of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Alumni Association.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mppmitas.ca/home_bio|title = Home Bio}}

As an MPP Mitas served on the Legislative Assembly Standing Committees on Estimates, Public Accounts, and the Legislative Assembly.{{cite web |title=Members: Christina Maria Mitas |url=https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/christina-maria-mitas |website=Legislative Assembly of Ontario |access-date=25 August 2022}} As part of a province-wide effort, Education Minister Stephen Lecce also named MPP Mitas as his advisor on strategies to fight bullying - in the role Mitas was tasked with speaking with students, parents, teachers and experts.{{cite web |title=Ontario education minister announces new measures to fight bullying in schools |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-education-minister-bullying-announcement-1.5375165 |website=CBC News |publisher=CBC News Toronto |access-date=25 August 2022}}

Mitas received attention for the introduction of Bill 39, the Change of Name Amendment Act, which, if passed, would ban people on Ontario’s sex offender registry from changing their names.{{cite web |last1=Westoll |first1=Nick |title=Christina Mitas, Scarborough Centre PC MPP, says she won't seek re-election in 2022 |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/01/04/christina-mitas-scarborough-centre-ontario-election-2022/ |website=CityNews |date=4 January 2022 |access-date=25 August 2022}}

In May 2019, Mitas participated in a pro-life rally at Queen's Park hosted by March for Life, where she made a stage appearance.{{Cite news|last=Clementson|first=Laura|date=May 9, 2019|title='We pledge to make abortion unthinkable in our lifetime': PC MPP Sam Oosterhoff|work=CBC News|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/oosterhoff-abortion-1.5129494|access-date=March 10, 2021}}

In August 2021, Mitas was identified as one of only two Ontario PC MPPs to have not received COVID-19 vaccinations. She was able to avoid expulsion from the PC caucus by producing a medical exemption letter from a physician.{{Cite news|date=August 19, 2021|title=Ontario MPP Rick Nicholls booted from PC caucus after refusing to take COVID-19 vaccine|work=CBC News|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rick-nicholls-mpp-vaccine-1.6146791|access-date=August 19, 2021}}

In September 2023, Mitas was elected as an Ontario representative to the Conservative Party of Canada National Council and was subsequently selected to be a Vice-President of the party.{{cite web |last1=LaPointe |first1=Mike |last2=Rana |first2=Abbas |title=One year in, Poilievre's party-unity efforts on point, say pundits, Tory delegates |url=https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2023/09/13/one-year-in-poilievres-party-unity-efforts-on-point-say-pundits-tory-delegates/396988/ |website=The Hill Times |date=13 September 2023 |access-date=13 September 2023}}{{cite web |title=National Council |url=https://www.conservative.ca/team/national-council/ |website=Conservative Party of Canada |access-date=13 September 2023}}