Karim Bardeesy was elected in April 2025 as the Member of Parliament for Taiaiako’n–Parkdale–High Park, representing the Liberal Party. He serves as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, advancing innovation and economic growth.
A lifelong public servant, Karim co-founded the Dais at Toronto Metropolitan University — a public policy think tank focused on technology, education, and democratic renewal. He previously served as Deputy Principal Secretary to Premier Kathleen Wynne and Executive Director of Policy under Premiers Wynne and Dalton McGuinty, where he led transformative initiatives to improve infrastructure, expand student support, and give Ontarians better and bigger pensions. Karim began his career in journalism, writing for The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, and Slate.
He holds degrees from McGill University and Harvard Kennedy School, and has taught courses on public policy and leadership at Toronto Metropolitan University and the University of Toronto. Karim’s dedication has earned him two teaching awards and, recently, the King Charles III Coronation Medal for strengthening Canada’s democracy.
Raised in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Karim lives in Toronto’s Roncesvalles Village with his wife and two children. He is the son of immigrants from Egypt and England.
