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David Winsor Piccini (born September 29, 1988) is a Canadian politician who is Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training & Skills Development since September 22, 2023. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the riding of Northumberland—Peterborough South as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
Early and personal life
Piccini grew up in Port Hope, an hour east of Toronto.
His father is an architect, and his mother worked as an educator at Trinity College School, which he attended. His grandfather was born on a farm in Udine, Northern Italy, and emigrated to Canada.
He attended and played soccer for the University of Ottawa. He later coached the team. He worked variously slicing deli meats at an Italian grocer, at Agriculture Canada and Service Canada, and in 2011 as an executive assistant to Conservative MP Ed Fast, who was the international trade minister. He and his wife live in Port Hope with their two dogs. His wife, Faith Chipman, is employed by New West Public Affairs, and has done consultations for Provincial Governments in Canada.
Career
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Piccini worked for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada starting in 2015, supporting their international work. In 2018, he helped found the Canadian International Health Education Association, leading one of Canada’s largest health care missions to the Gulf region.
In 2015, Piccini ran in Ottawa-Vanier for the Conservative Party of Canada, but finished third.
= Legislative Assembly of Ontario; Minister of the Environment
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Piccini was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the riding of Northumberland—Peterborough South as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
After he was elected, Piccini served from 2018-21 as a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, served from 2018-19 as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Colleges and Universities, and served from 2021-23 as the youngest-ever (at 33 years of age) Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.
Minister of Labour
Piccini has been Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training & Skills Development since September 22, 2023. In August 2024, he confronted Fred Hahn, the President of CUPE Ontario, and told Hahn "you have to stop hating Jews." Piccini was praised for that by, among others, former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, psychologist and author Jordan Peterson, and Conservative MPs Michelle Rempel Garner and Melissa Lantsman.
Electoral record
References
External links
X (Twitter) page
Instagram page
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