The Honourable Arif Virani, Canada’s New Minister of Justice and Attorney General

The Honourable Arif Virani, Toronto Member of Parliament for Parkdale-High Park, has been appointed as the new Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada, succeeding outgoing Minister David Lametti.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a major federal cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday July 26, 2023 , reorganizing key portfolios.

The Honourable Arif Virani was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Parkdale—High Park in 2015. He has previously served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and to the Minister of Democratic Institutions, as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage (Multiculturalism), and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.

Minister Virani is an Ismaili Muslim who came to Canada in 1972 as a Ugandan Asian refugee. Before entering politics, he practiced law for 15 years, starting his career as a civil litigator at Fasken Martineau and subsequently working as a constitutional litigator at the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario, advocating for human rights and access to justice.

More about Minister Virani here.

Author: ismailimail

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  1. Ya Ali Madad.
    Congratulations! Iam so glad You are elected the Member of Parliament for Parkdale.
    Do you doing work well.

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