Laura Mae Lindo

Laura Mae Lindo is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Kitchener Centre as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.

Laura Mae Lindo
MPP
Lindo at an event during the 2018 Ontario Provincial Election
Critic, Citizenship and Immigration Services
Assumed office
August 23, 2018
LeaderAndrea Horwath
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Kitchener Centre
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byDaiene Vernile
Personal details
Born1976 (age 45–46)
Scarborough, Ontario
Political partyNew Democratic
Children3
RelativesAlvin Curling (uncle)
Residence(s)Kitchener, Ontario
Education
  • University of Toronto
  • York University
OccupationNon Profit director
post-secondary administrator
Websitewww.lauramaelindompp.ca

Early life and education

Born in Canada, Lindo's parents immigrated to the country from Jamaica.[2] Her mother Orsa Lindo graduated from York University with a bachelor's degree in gender and women's studies at the age of 79.[3][4] She is the niece of former Ontario MPP and Speaker Alvin Curling.[4] Raised in Scarborough, Lindo has lived in Kitchener since 2014.[5]

Lindo graduated from the University of Toronto with a BA in philosophy in 1998 followed by a second BA in African studies and philosophy from York University.[6] Her Masters of education, completed at York, examined Ontario's high school philosophy program.[6] Lindo also holds a PhD in Education.[5] She completed her studies at York University in 2011 with a thesis titled "I'm writing for freedom!" : mapping public discourse on race in comedy.[7]

Career

Lindo is Kitchener's first Black MPP.[2] She currently serves as a Member of the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills, and as Critic for Citizenship and Immigration Services and Critic for Anti-Racism.[8] In 2018 Lindo was named a member of the Ontario NDP's first ever Black Caucus, alongside NDP caucus colleagues Rima Berns-McGown, Faisal Hassan, Jill Andrew and Kevin Yarde.[9] Prior to her election, she worked as Director of Diversity and Equity at Wilfrid Laurier University.[5][2]

Select publications
  • Carr, Paul R.; Lund, Darren E., eds. (2007). "Whiteness and Philosophy: Imagining Non-White Philosophy in Schools". The great white north? : exploring whiteness, privilege, and identity in education. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. ISBN 9789087901448.
  • Laura Mae Lindo (2012). "A Comic Routine: The Place of Slavery in Identify Formation for the Twenty-First Century". In Allen, Marlene D.; Williams, Seretha D. (eds.). Afterimages of slavery : essays on appearances in recent American films, literature, television and other media. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 978-0786490165.
  • Lindo, Laura Mae (November 2015). "A man and his mic: Taking Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle to teacher's college". European Journal of Humour Research. 3 (4): 54–74. doi:10.7592/EJHR2015.3.4.lindo.

Election results
2018 Ontario general election: Kitchener Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticLaura Mae Lindo20,51243.38+20.57
Progressive ConservativeMary Henein Thorn13,08027.66+0.68
LiberalDaiene Vernile9,49920.09-23.05
GreenStacey Danckert3,2346.84+1.07
LibertarianJason Erb4390.93-0.37
None of the AboveChris Carr4290.91
CommunistMarty Suter870.18
Total valid votes 47,280100.0  
Source: Elections Ontario[10]

References
  1. "NDP's Laura Mae Lindo wins in Kitchener Centre". CBC Kitchener-Waterloo, June 8, 2018.
  2. "Laura Mae Lindo joins Catherine Fife on the NDP benches". therecord.com. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. Otis, Daniel (11 October 2018). "79-year-old Toronto grandmother earns first university degree". CTVNews. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. Rubinoff, Joel (11 March 2019). "Kitchener Centre MPP Laura Mae Lindo: "I know what it's like to not be heard, so I think I listen more to people whose experiences are different than me"". Toronto.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. "Laura Mae Lindo takes Kitchener Centre". TheRecord.com. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. Allen, Marlene D.; Williams, Seretha D., eds. (2012). "About the Contributors". Afterimages of slavery : essays on appearances in recent American films, literature, television and other media. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. pp. 233–234. ISBN 978-0786490165.
  7. Lindo, Laura Mae Monique (2011). "I'm writing for freedom!" : mapping public discourse on race in comedy (PhD). York University. OCLC 794163436.
  8. "Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre)". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  9. "NDP establishes first official Black Caucus in Ontario History". Ontario New Democratic Party, April 15, 2019.
  10. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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