Elected in April 2025, Karim Bardeesy is the Member of Parliament for
Taiaiako’n-Parkdale-High Park, representing the Liberal Party. He has also been
appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, where he works to
advance innovation, economic growth, and opportunity for Canadians.

A lifelong public servant, Karim has dedicated his career to building a more inclusive
and prosperous Canada. He co-founded and led the Dais, a national public policy and
leadership institute at Toronto Metropolitan University, focused on forward-thinking work
in technology, education, and democratic renewal.

Previously, Karim served as Deputy Principal Secretary to Premier Kathleen Wynne and
Executive Director of Policy under Premiers Wynne and Dalton McGuinty, leading
transformative policy initiatives on infrastructure, student support, and pensions. He ran
as the Ontario Liberal candidate in Parkdale—High Park in 2022.

Karim began his career in journalism, working as a columnist for The Toronto Star, and
as an editorial writer and business reporter at The Globe and Mail and Slate in New
York.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University and a Master of Public Policy from
Harvard University’s Kennedy School, and has taught leadership at the University of
Toronto’s School of Public Policy and Governance.

Karim lives in Roncesvalles Village with his wife and two children. The son of
immigrants from Egypt and England, he was raised in Bathurst, New Brunswick