<div><strong><em>Funds raised beyond the original $25,000 goal for Lorenzo Berardinetti will be handed over to the Association of Former Parliamentarians, which will be set aside in a trust for other former elected officials who fall on hard times.</em></strong>
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<div>We know Lorenzo Berardinetti through his work as an elected official in our community.
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<div>First elected in 1988 as a Councillor in the City of Scarborough, Lorenzo was elected to Toronto City Council in 1998 and, later, in 2003, as a Member of Parliament representing the people of Scarborough-Southwest at Queen's Park.
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<div>Under the leadership of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne, Lorenzo served as the Parliamentary Assistant Minister of Labour (2010-2011) and PA to the Attorney General (2011–2018).
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<div>Since leaving office in 2018, Lorenzo has fallen on hard times like so many Canadians.
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<div>Despite our various party affiliations, we believe we are a political family and it’s important for us to look out for one another, which is why we’re reaching out to current and past elected officials, past candidates, current and former staffers, and friends.
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<div>We know Lorenzo through his work as a city builder and service to the people of the Toronto and it would mean a lot to us if you would assist us with a financial contribution through this GoFundMe page.
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<div>Proceeds will assist us in securing an apartment unit so we can get him out of a shelter and purchasing some basic furniture.
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<div>Sincerely,
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<div>Justin Van Dette
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<div>Former Volunteer and Political Staffer at Toronto City Hall, Queen's Park and Parliament of Canada
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<div>Councillor Paul Ainslie
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<div>City of Toronto
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<div>Ana Bailao
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<div>former Deputy Mayor of Toronto
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<div>Honourable John Baird
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<div>former Federal Cabinet Minister
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<div>Jamie Besner
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<div>former Political Staffer at Toronto City Hall
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<div>Councillor Brad Bradford
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<div>City of Toronto
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<div>Rose Burrows-Milczyn
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<div>former Toronto City Councillor
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<div>John Capobianco
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<div>former Political Staffer at Queen's Park
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<div>Honourable Jean Charest
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<div>Deputy Mayor Mike Colle
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<div>Gary Crawford
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<div>former Toronto City Councillor
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<div>Chris Drew
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<div>former Political Staffer at Queen's Park
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<div>Brad Duguid
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<div>former Ontario Cabinet Minister
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<div>Phil Gillies
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<div>former MPP, Brantford
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<div>Vic Gupta
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<div>former Political Staffer at Toronto City Hall
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<div>Councillor Parthi Kandavel
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<div>City of Toronto
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<div>Chris Korwin-Kuczynski
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<div>former Toronto City Councillor
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<div>Sue-Ann Levy
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<div>former City Hall Columnist, Toronto Sun
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<div>Lisa MacLeod, MPP
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<div>former Ontario Cabinet Minister
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<div>Dalton McGuinty
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<div>former Premier of Ontario
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<div>Eleanor McMahon
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<div>former Ontario Cabinet Minister
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<div>Mark Maloney
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<div>Author of "Toronto Mayors - A History of the City's Leaders"
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<div>former Political Staffer at Toronto City Hall
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<div>David Miller
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<div>former Mayor of Toronto
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<div>Honourable Maria Minna
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<div>former Federal Cabinet Minister
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<div>Joe Mihevc
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<div>former Toronto City Councillor
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<div>Peter Miczyn
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<div>former Ontario Cabinet Minister
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<div>former Toronto City Councillor
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<div>Yasir Naqvi, MP
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<div>Ottawa Centre
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<div>Gail Nyberg
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<div>former Chair, Toronto District School Board
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<div>Gerry Phillips
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<div>former Ontario Cabinet Minister
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<div>Peter Shurman
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<div>former MPP, Thornhill
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<div>David Soknacki
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<div>former Toronto City Councillor
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<div>Tim Smitheman
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<div>former Political Staffer at Queen's Park
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<div>George Smitherman
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<div>Former Deputy Premier of Ontario
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<div>and Ontario Cabinet Minister
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<div>Dennis R. Timbrell
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<div>former Ontario Cabinet Minister
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<div>Alan Tonks
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<div>former MPP and Chairman, Metro Toronto Council
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<div>John Tory
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<div>former Mayor of Toronto and
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<div>Leader of the Ontario PC Party
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<div>David Warner
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<div>former MPP, Scarborough-Ellesmere and
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<div>Speaker, Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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<div>John Wilkinson
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<div>former Ontario Cabinet Minister
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<div>Kathleen Wynne
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<div>former Premier of Ontario
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