Taleeb Farouk Noormohamed MP (born October 8, 1976) is a Canadian politician and technology executive who has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Vancouver Granville since 2021, sitting as a Liberal. He was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage in September, 2023.
Taleeb Noormohamed | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jody Wilson-Raybould |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Taleeb Farouk Noormohamed October 8, 1976 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (A.B.) Harvard University (M.A.) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Education and career
editNoormohamed attended high-school at St. George's school in Vancouver.[1]
Noormohamed completed a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University where he completed an independent concentration in International Relations and Islamic Civilizations.[2][3]
He later earned a master's degree from Harvard University and attended Oxford University for his doctoral studies.[4]
After completing his degree, Noormohamed worked for the federal government, first at the Privy Council Office, and then for Public Safety Canada, where he was the director of the review of the bombing of Air India Flight 182.[5][6] He proceeded to serve as the Director of Partnerships for the 2010 Winter Olympics which were held in Vancouver.[7]
Following the Olympics, Noormohamed was appointed by the Government of British Columbia to conduct a review of the province's service delivery model. The review found substantial areas of improvement and much of the report was subsequently redacted by the provincial government.[8]
From 2011 until his election in 2021, he held senior executive roles in with a number of technology firms including Farfetch and VRBO.[9][10] From 2018 to 2021, he was appointed to the board of directors for the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA).[11][better source needed]
Noormohamed serves as a governor of the Confederation Centre of the Arts and as an advisory board member of the MacEachen Institute of Public Policy.[12][13] He has served on the boards of Covenant House Vancouver, The Lions Gate Hospital Foundation, the Koerner Foundation, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.[14]
He is a recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers.[15][16]
Political career
edit2004 nomination bid
editIn 2004, Noormohamed challenged Hedy Fry for the nomination of the Liberal Party in Vancouver Centre. Fry defeated Noormohamed for the nomination and succeeded in winning a fourth term as MP.[1][17]
2011 and 2019 federal elections
editIn the 2011 federal election, Noormohamed unsuccessfully ran as the Liberal candidate in North Vancouver.[18] He also ran in the 2019 federal election as the Liberal candidate in Vancouver Granville; however, he lost to incumbent Jody Wilson-Raybould who was elected as a Liberal but ran as an independent candidate.[19]
2018 Vision Vancouver mayoral candidacy
editIn 2018, Noormohamed announced his candidacy for the leadership of municipal political party Vision Vancouver, where a victory would effectively make Noormohamed the party's mayoral candidate in municipal elections.[20]
He described the party as a "big tent for people who share centrist values", and cited his work helping start up companies as his inspiration for running in the race.[9] He expressed a desire to improve transit and address the housing crisis through working with community organizations and exploring multi-generational housing.[21] The Toronto Star raised questions about Noormohamed's extensive work history as an executive for short-term rental sites HomeAway (now Vrbo) and Tripping.com, to which Noormohamed responded by pointing out HomeAway's focus on vacation rentals rather than urban apartments.[9]
In a Facebook message posted eight days after announcing his candidacy, Noormohamed stated he had been hospitalized after a "sudden cardiac event" and on the advice of doctors, made the difficult decision to "end this nomination campaign". At that time, he put his support behind the other Vision Vancouver candidate, Ian Campbell.[22]
2021 federal election
editNoormohamed once again ran for the Liberal Party in Vancouver Granville during the 2021 federal election.
Initial news reports prompted criticism of Noormohamed when they revealed his purchase and sale of 4 properties within the previous 4 years. He deflected concerns by suggesting the home purchases were intended for family members or himself, and when those plans fell through for various reasons, he was obliged to sell the properties.[23]
Days later, new information revealed Noormohamed had purchased and sold a total of 41 properties in Vancouver since 2005, with 21 of those transactions taking place in under a year – a practice known as "flipping".[24][25] The Federal NDP Party released BC Assessment records and an accompanying spreadsheet showing Noormohamed's real estate speculation had netted almost $5 million since 2005 and nearly $3.7 million in the previous 6 years alone.[26]
During the election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Liberal leader, promised to introduce an anti-flipping tax as well as other anti-speculation measures to "crack down on predatory speculators".[27] Noormohamed initially avoided questions on income he earned from flipping houses when asked if he had declared those as his principal residence, which would make gains on their sale non-taxable. He later stated, "I have always followed the appropriate rules around this."[28] In an interview with CTV, Noormohamed declined to provide details on how much he had profited from a decade of home sales .[29]
Subsequent to these news reports, Noormohamed was not in attendance at a September 13 all-candidates meeting for Vancouver South and Vancouver-Granville, hosted by the Jewish Seniors Alliance, Marpole Oakridge Family Place, South Vancouver Seniors Network, South Granville Seniors Centre, COSCO BC, and the BC Health Coalition.[30] In addition, Noormohamed did not attend an all candidates meeting hosted by the Vancouver Unitarians on September 14,[31] nor did he attend an on-air panel hosted by the local CBC radio affiliate on September 17.[32]
During an interview on election eve, Noormohamed answered "No" to the question of whether he would continue the practice of real estate speculation if he won the seat.[33]
Disclosure summary 2022
editIn August 2022, Noormohamed's disclosures indicated ownership of shares in a wide variety of companies,[34] as well as multiple rental properties.[35]
In Parliament
editNoormohamed is the first Muslim MP to be elected in British Columbia.[36]
In 2023 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage.[37]
Noormohamed is a member of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU) and the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations (REGS). Shortly after his election he was made chair of the Federal Liberal Pacific Caucus, composed of Liberal MPs from British Columbia.[38]
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Granville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Taleeb Noormohamed | 17,050 | 34.40 | +7.83 | $104,842.87 | |||
| New Democratic | Anjali Appadurai | 16,619 | 33.53 | +20.41 | $58,609.98 | |||
| Conservative | Kailin Che | 13,280 | 26.80 | +4.92 | $72,350.92 | |||
| Green | Imtiaz Popat | 1,434 | 2.89 | −2.17 | $280.64 | |||
| People's | Damian Jewett | 1,177 | 2.37 | +1.56 | $3,075.03 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,560 | 99.34 | — | $111,836.39 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 331 | 0.66 | +0.17 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,891 | 60.79 | −4.21 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,070 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | −6.29 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[39][40] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Granville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Independent | Jody Wilson-Raybould | 17,265 | 32.56 | −11.37 | $97,203.39 | |||
| Liberal | Taleeb Noormohamed | 14,088 | 26.57 | −17.36 | $103,546.83 | |||
| Conservative | Zach Segal | 11,605 | 21.88 | −4.18 | $98,739.59 | |||
| New Democratic | Yvonne Hanson | 6,960 | 13.12 | −13.75 | $28,671.17 | |||
| Green | Louise Boutin | 2,683 | 5.06 | +1.96 | $2,198.84 | |||
| People's | Naomi Chocyk | 431 | 0.81 | – | $917.80 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,032 | 100.0 | – | $108,561.11 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 264 | 0.49 | +0.15 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,296 | 65.0 | −3.23 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 81,952 | |||||||
| Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | +24.80 | ||||||
| Net change for Wilson-Raybould is in comparison to her 2015 vote percentage. Net change for Noormohamed is in comparison to the 2015 Liberal vote percentage; in other words the same basis as Wilson-Raybould. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[41][42] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election: North Vancouver | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Andrew Saxton | 28,996 | 48.62 | +6.42 | ||||
| Liberal | Taleeb Noormohamed | 17,665 | 29.62 | -7.69 | ||||
| New Democratic | Michael Charrois | 9,617 | 16.13 | +6.71 | ||||
| Green | Greg Dowman | 3,004 | 5.04 | -5.75 | ||||
| Independent | Nick Jones | 350 | 0.59 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 59,632 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 153 | 0.26 | -0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 59,785 | 67.77 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 88,216 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.06 | ||||||
References
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- ^ "Faith in Canada 150". www.faithincanada150.ca. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
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- ^ "Lessons not yet learned: reflecting on the bombing of Air India 182 | News". dailyhive.com. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ Canada, Public Safety (December 21, 2018). "Lessons to be learned". www.publicsafety.gc.ca. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ "Archives". Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages Archives. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ Taleeb Noormohamed; Aslam Nathoo (December 2010). "ASD Review Report" (PDF). Province of British Columbia.
- ^ a b c St. Denis, Jil (May 23, 2018). "Short-term rental proponent plans to run for mayor as Vision Vancouver candidate". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ "How fashion marketplace Jane used social commerce to reach $250 million in annual sales". glossy.co. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (November 21, 2013). "Profiles". www.catsa-acsta.gc.ca. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "Board Of Directors - Confederation Centre of the Arts". confederationcentre.com. December 14, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ "External Advisory Council". MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Mr. Taleeb Farouk Noormohamed". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
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- ^ "Bright Lights: Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal Ceremony". North Shore News. January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ "Hedy Fry nomination scrap has tempers at a boil". www.straight.com. April 22, 2004. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
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- ^ "Liberals nominate Taleeb Noormohamed to take on Jody Wilson-Raybould in Vancouver-Granville - BC". Global News. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
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- ^ Gul, Monika (May 24, 2018). "Taleeb Noormohamed announces run for Vision Vancouver's mayoral candidate". vancouver.citynews.ca. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
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- ^ MacMahon, Martin (August 25, 2021). "Vancouver Liberal candidate makes series of rapid-fire home deals, insists he's no speculator". News1130.
- ^ MacMahon, Martin (August 30, 2021). "Vancouver Liberal candidate flipped at least 21 homes since 2005". News1130.
- ^ Raycraft, Richard (August 30, 2021). "Vancouver Liberal candidate flipped dozens of homes for profit, records show". CBC News.
- ^ "Records show Liberal candidate flipped dozens of homes". NDP. August 30, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ Scherer, Steve; Gordon, Julie (August 24, 2021). "Canada's Trudeau goes big on housing policy to woo back voters". Reuters. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ MacMahon, Martin (September 8, 2021). "Vancouver Liberal dodges questions on principal residence tax exemption use on 40+ home sales". CityNews.
- ^ Molko, David (September 3, 2021). "Liberal candidate who flipped 14 B.C. properties in a decade declines to reveal profit, won't commit to ending practice if elected". CTV News.
- ^ Election 2021: All Candidates Meeting for Vancouver South and Vancouver Granville on YouTube
- ^ All Candidates Forum - 14 September - Vancouver Granville on YouTube
- ^ Stephen Quinn [@CBCStephenQuinn] (September 17, 2021). ""So it's not just the Conservatives. Liberal Candidate Taleeb Noormohamed has also backed out of our riding panel this morning on @CBCEarlyEdition "" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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