Tuesday September 21, 2021
Ahmed Hussen has won the riding of York South-Weston for the Liberals.
The vote secures a third term for Hussen, who has served in cabinet as minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship and as minister of families, children and social development.
Hussen came to Canada as a refugee from Somalia at age 16. He became a lawyer, and gained political experience in the Ontario Legislative Assembly and as an adviser to premier Dalton McGuinty.
Hussen has sat on the boards of Journalists for Human Rights and a foundation that aims to help women in East Africa access post-secondary education.
He was challenged by the NDP’s Hawa Mire, a local organizer and non-profit executive; Conservative Sajanth Mohan, who’s worked as a pastor and community advocate; the Greens’ Nicki Ward, a conservationist and science and technology consultant; and the People’s Party’s Sitara Chiu, a civil engineer.