Pam Damoff
{{short description|Canadian politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Pam Damoff
| honorific-prefix =
| image = Pam_Damoff_MP.jpg
| parliament = Canadian
| predecessor = Constituency established
| riding = Oakville North—Burlington
| footnotes =
| party = Liberal
| constituency1 =
| office1 = Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety
| predecessor1 =
| successor = Constituency dissolved
| birth_name = Pamela Damoff
| birth_date = March 13
| birth_place = London, Ontario, Canada
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse =
| children =
| residence = Oakville, Ontario
| alma_mater = University of Western Ontario (BA)
| profession =
| imagesize = 200px
| term_start = October 19, 2015
| term_end = March 23, 2025
| term_start1 = October 26, 2021
| term_end1 = March 23, 2025
| office2 = Oakville Town Councillor
| term_start2 = December 1, 2010
| term_end2 = October 26, 2015
| constituency2 = Ward 2
| predecessor2 = Cathy Duddeck
| successor2 = Ray Chisholm
| minister =
| minister2 =
| minister1 = Dominic LeBlanc
}}
Pamela Damoff (born March 13)[https://twitter.com/PamDamoff/status/444306758937608192 Pam Damoff on Twitter: "Thanks for all the birthday love today ... it was really special :)"] Twitter is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Oakville North—Burlington in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2025 as a member of the Liberal Party. She represented Ward 2 on the Oakville Town Council from 2010 to 2015.
Personal history
Born in London, Ontario, her father was vice-president of a manufacturing company and her mother was a homemaker. Damoff attended the University of Western Ontario, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1980.{{Cite web |date=2015-09-16 |title=Federal Election 2015: Oakville North Burlington Liberal Candidate: Pam Damoff |url=https://www.oakvillenews.org/local-news/federal-election-2015-oakville-north-burlington-liberal-candidate-pam-damoff-8486020 |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Oakville News |language=en}}[https://alumni.westernu.ca/assets/pdf/alumni-gazette/winter-2011.pdf Winter 2011] Alumni of Western U{{cite news|url=http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/4923637-oakville-votes-pam-damoff-ward-2-town-council-candidate/|title=Oakville Votes: Pam Damoff, Ward 2 Town Council candidate|last=Gregory|first=Michael|date=20 October 2014|newspaper=The Oakville Beaver|access-date=29 September 2016}} She spent 27 years working in financial and investment banking positions and the last 11 years as a self-employed consultant, while she focused on the community.{{cite news|url=http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/5592681-damoff-to-seek-liberal-nomination-for-oakville-north-burlington/|title=Damoff to seek Liberal nomination for Oakville North-Burlington|last=Lea|first=David|date=29 April 2015|newspaper=The Oakville Beaver|access-date=29 September 2016}} Damoff has lived in Oakville since 1992.
Career
Damoff was elected to the Oakville Town Council representing Ward 2 in 2010, and re-elected in 2014. During her time on council, she served on the Oakville Public Library Board, the budget committee and the Oakville Tourism Partnership. She was recognized as an advocate for active transportation and better cycling infrastructure in Oakville. Damoff is the chair of Oakville's Terry Fox Run and was the chair of the Oakville Santa Claus Parade.
=Parliament=
Oakville Ward 6 councillor Max Khan was the initial Liberal Party candidate for Oakville North—Burlington in the 2015 federal election, but he died suddenly in March 2015, leaving a need to nominate a new candidate.{{cite news |first=Diana |last=Hall |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/03/29/oakville-city-councillor-max-khan-dies.html |title=Oakville town Councillor Max Khan dies |newspaper=The Toronto Star |date=29 March 2015 |access-date=29 September 2016}} Damoff announced her candidacy for the nomination on April 29, 2015, with the support of Khan's father. She subsequently secured the nomination, and narrowly won the general election by 3.41% of the vote.{{cite news|url=http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/5968252-updated-liberal-pam-damoff-takes-new-oakville-north-burlington-mp-seat/|title=UPDATED: Liberal Pam Damoff takes new Oakville North—Burlington MP seat|last=Le|first=Julia|date=20 October 2015|website=The Oakville Beaver|access-date=29 September 2016}}
Damoff was named vice-chair of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women in December 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18524|title=PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Complete File - DAMOFF, Pam|publisher=Library of Parliament|access-date=October 20, 2016}} In April 2019, she fainted at her desk in the House of Commons during question period.{{Cite web |title=Liberal MP Pam Damoff faints during question period, is now receiving care and 'doing well': staff - National {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5157927/liberal-mp-pam-damoff-faints/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}
She was re-elected in the 2019 federal election, defeating Conservative candidate Sean Weir by a margin of 10.22% or 7113 votes.{{cite news |last1=Slack |first1=Julie |title=Liberal Pam Damoff thrilled with victory in Oakville North-Burlington |url=https://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/9655842-liberal-pam-damoff-thrilled-with-victory-in-oakville-north-burlington/ |access-date=October 27, 2020 |work=Inside Halton |publisher=Torstar |date=October 21, 2019}} Shortly after, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services, Marc Miller.{{cite news |last1=Slack |first1=Julie |title=Oakville North-Burlington MP Pam Damoff 'humbled by trust placed in me by the Prime Minister' |url=https://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/9776972-oakville-north-burlington-mp-pam-damoff-humbled-by-trust-placed-in-me-by-the-prime-minister-/ |access-date=October 27, 2020 |work=Inside Halton |publisher=Torstar |date=December 16, 2019}} Damoff was elected to a third term in the 2021 federal election, where she defeated Conservative candidate Hanan Rizkalla by a margin of 8.8% or 5891 votes, with New Democratic candidate Lenaee Dupuis coming in third with 6574 votes.
On May 1, 2024, Damoff announced that she would not seek re-election in the upcoming 2025 Canadian federal election, citing fears for her safety and disgust with toxicity in politics.{{Cite web |last=Ballingall |first=Alex |date=2024-05-02 |title=Pam Damoff won't seek re-election, citing fears for her safety and disgust with toxicity in politics |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/pam-damoff-wont-seek-re-election-citing-fears-for-her-safety-and-disgust-with-toxicity/article_7de9e596-07ba-11ef-977d-57a581fd24d5.html |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}} On January 14, 2025, she endorsed Burlington MP Karina Gould in the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-14 |title=Power Play: MPs declare support for Liberal leadership candidates Carney, Freeland and Gould |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/video/shows/power-play/2025/01/14/power-play-mps-declare-support-for-liberal-leadership-candidates-carney-freeland-and-gould/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=CTV News |language=en}}
=Post-politics=
Following her exit from politics, it was announced that she would be Chief Executive Officer of Pearson Centre.{{Cite web |title=The Pearson Centre has a new CEO...welcome Pam Damoff to her new role! Le… {{!}} The Pearson Centre / Le centre Pearson {{!}} 39 comments |url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/the-pearson-centre-for-progressive-policy_the-pearson-centre-has-a-new-ceowelcome-activity-7325159192036548609-R9M7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAADsQ0MABWSVX1-C8_gXB81Jgc4cz7hL0EtE |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=fr.linkedin.com |language=en}}
Electoral record
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2021|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Pam Damoff|30,910|46.8|–1.5|$71,960.98}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Hanan Rizkalla|25,091|38.0|±0.0|$81,816.65}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Lenaee Dupuis|6,574|10.0|+1.6|$9,944.56}}
{{CANelec|CA|PPC|Gilbert Jubinville|2,429|3.7|+2.6|$9,465.38}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Bruno Sousa|1,019|1.5|–2.7|$2,312.56}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|66,023|99.2|–|$126,208.50}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|533|0.8}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|66,556|66.9}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|99,493}}
{{CANelec/hold|CA|Liberal|-0.8}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Canada{{cite web |title=List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election |url=https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand%2Flst&document=index&lang=e |publisher=Elections Canada |access-date=2 September 2021 |archive-date=February 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215213323/https://elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand%2Flst&document=index&lang=e |url-status=live }}}}
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{{2019 Canadian federal election/Oakville North—Burlington}}
{{2015 Canadian federal election/Oakville North—Burlington}}
References
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External links
- [https://pdamoff.liberal.ca Official website]
- {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=18524}}
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Category:Women members of the House of Commons of Canada
Category:Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Category:Ontario municipal councillors
Category:People from Oakville, Ontario
Category:University of Western Ontario alumni
Category:Women municipal councillors in Ontario
Category:21st-century Canadian women politicians
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada