David de Burgh Graham

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David Graham
Member of Parliament
for Laurentides—Labelle
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded byMarc-André Morin
Succeeded byMarie-Hélène Gaudreau
Personal details
Born (1981-07-29) July 29, 1981 (age 42)
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Websitedgraham.liberal.ca

David de Burgh Graham (born July 29, 1981) is a Canadian politician and railway dispatcher who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Laurentides—Labelle from 2015 until his defeat in the 2019 federal election. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, he is also an important player in the free software movement.[1]

Early life

Graham was born on July 29, 1981,[2] and grew up in the Laurentides region. His great-grandfather was Hirsch Wolofsky, the founder of Keneder Adler (Canadian Eagle), a Yiddish-language newspaper in Montreal.[3] He is the great-great-nephew of Leon Crestohl,[2] who served as the MP for Cartier from 1950 until his death in 1963.[4] Judaism played an important part in his life. Graham attended Hebrew School as a child, and now considers himself a Reconstructionist Jew.[3]

Free Software Movement

At 18 years of age, Graham was an editor for the websites of the

Newsforge.com and Linux.com, controlled by the predecessors of Geeknet. He was co-founder[5] of the Open and Free Technology Community in late 2001 when OpenProjects.net split into OFTC and Freenode[6] where he was elected to four terms as president[7]
and remains as honorary adviser. In 2002, OFTC joined Software in the Public Interest, and Graham was elected to the Board of Directors in January 2004.[8][9]

Railfan

Graham is a noted railfan,[10][11] whose photos have appeared in several publications.[12][13] He is recognized as an expert in rail transportation and public transit[14][15][16][17][18] and the Guelph Mercury newspaper named him among the "Top 40 Under 40" for his work in public transit.[19]

Political career

Prior to his election, Graham worked as a political assistant for Liberal MP Scott Simms.[20] In October 2015, he was elected to Parliament for the riding of Laurentides—Labelle.[21]

As an MP, Graham was quick to start talking about

open source software in an official capacity.[22] As a long-time Linux user, Graham was able to advocate for use of free software in government.[23]

Serving a rural riding, it was particularly important for Graham to promote

co-operatives as a viable solution for rural broadband.[26][27]

Graham was the first MP to use several references in Canada's Hansard including grok,[28] Linux,[29] and Electronic Frontier Foundation.[30]

As a

April Fools joke discussing the petition to sell Montana to Canada for $1 trillion.[32]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Laurentides—Labelle
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Marie-Hélène Gaudreau 30,625 46.8 +17.05 $15,620.09
Liberal David Graham 21,655 33.1 +1.0 $98,928.72
Conservative Serge Grégoire 4,983 7.6 -2.23 $11,670.89
New Democratic Claude Dufour 4,122 6.3 -20.05 $10,091.59
Green Gaël Chantrel 3,157 4.8 +2.82 $2,631.54
People's Richard Evanko 418 0.6 $2,112.25
Rhinoceros Ludovic Schneider 272 0.4 none listed
Independent Michel Leclerc 174 0.3 $1,784.92
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,406 100.00  
Total rejected ballots 1018 1.53 -0.07
Turnout 66,424 66.22 -0.15
Eligible voters 100,315
Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal Swing +8.03
Source: Elections Canada[33]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal David Graham 20,277 32.10 +19.43 $42,071.27
Bloc Québécois Johanne Régimbald 18,793 29.75 -1.71 $38,438.60
New Democratic Simon-Pierre Landry 16,644 26.35 -17.48 $46,974.86
Conservative Sylvain Charron 6,209 9.83 +0.56 $4,589.93
Green Niloufar Hedjazi 1,251 1.98 -0.53 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 63,173 100.00   $259,852.50
Total rejected ballots 1,030 1.60 –
Turnout 64,203 66.37 –
Eligible voters 96,737
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +18.45
Source: Elections Canada[34][35]

References

  1. ^ Rouleau, Yves (24 September 2014). "David Graham sera le candidat Libéral dans Laurentides--Labelle". L'information du nord. Transcontinental. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Complete File - GRAHAM, David". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b Lungren, Paul. "SIX JEWISH MPS HEAD TO OTTAWA". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. ^ "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - CRESTOHL, Leon David, Q.C., B.C.L." Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  5. ^ Bruce Byfield (18 March 2009). "Linux Syndicate Launches Linux Magazine". Linux Magazine. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Linux.com :: Freenode and OFTC IRC networks buddy up". Linux.com. 22 May 2007. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  7. ^ Matt Black, Thomas Bliesener and Martin 'Joey' Schulze. (2002). "Debian Weekly News — December 17, 2002". Debian Weekly News. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  8. ^ "election results 2004". Software in the Public Interest. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  9. ^ "2008 board election". Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  10. ^ Moore, Oliver (4 September 2008). "An Iron Road Across The Permafrost". The Globe et Mail. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  11. ^ He is also an advocate for public transit. Particularly rail transportation. What's That About? (Season 2, episode 9 ) The Trainyard. The Knowledge Network. 2007. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  12. ISBN 978-0955826405
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  13. ^ Graham, David. "the world of trains". railfan.ca. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  14. ^ O'Reilly, Nicole (2 December 2008). "GO Transit may get going via VIA Rail". Guelph Mercury. p. A4.
  15. ^ Hallett, Doug (7 March 2008). "Residents United in Retail Fight". Guelph Tribune.
  16. ^ Konieczna, Magda (7 March 2008). "GO junction proposed for Lafarge site". Guelph Mercury.
  17. ^ Thompson, Laura (24 September 2008). "Trains may stop in Guelph by 2011". Guelph Mercury.
  18. ^ Andrews, Phil (25 September 2008). "Getting on board with GO trains". Guelph Mercury.
  19. ^ "David Graham". Guelph Mercury. 27 June 2008. p. E5.
  20. ^ "Biography - David Graham - Your member of parliament for Laurentides—Labelle". davidgraham.ca. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  21. ^ Busque, Eric (20 October 2015). "Élections fédérales 2015: Majorité de 1 475 votes pour Graham". Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  22. ^ "Free Software Supporter and Canadian MP David Graham Talks OSS In Government".
  23. ^ "Youtube video of Graham questioning Shared Services Canada 2016-03-10 OGGO". youtube.com.
  24. ^ "House of Commons Debate from June 17th, 2019". openparliament.ca.
  25. ^ "House of Commons Debate from February 20th, 2019".
  26. ^ "Canada's House of Commons Debates of May 22nd, 2018". openparliament.ca.
  27. ^ "Canada's House of Commons Industry Committee on May 16th, 2019". openparliament.ca.
  28. ^ "OpenParliament Search for the grok".
  29. ^ "OpenParliament Search for the Linux".
  30. ^ "OpenParliament Search for the EFF".
  31. ^ "Canada's House of Commons Debates of May 11th, 2016". openparliament.ca.
  32. ^ "Canada's House of Commons Debates of May 11th, 2016". openparliament.ca.
  33. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  34. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Laurentides—Labelle, 30 September 2015
  35. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 15 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine

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