Government of Ontario

Bhutila Karpoche

MPP/Députée/གྲོས་ཚོགས་འཐུས་མི། Parkdale—High Park

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Bhutila Karpoche is the Member of Provincial Parliament for Parkdale—High Park.

In June 2018, Bhutila made history by becoming the first person of Tibetan heritage to be elected to public office in North America. She was re-elected in June 2022

Bhutila is active on issues around social justice and public health. She is a longtime advocate of affordable housing, workers’ rights, and public health care.

She has been voted Toronto's Best MPP by Now Magazine readers in 2019, 2020, and 2021; Toronto's Best Local Politician by Toronto Star readers in 2019; named one of Toronto's Most Inspirational Women of the year by TRNTO Magazine in 2019; and one of Canada's Top 25 Immigrants by Canadian Immigrant Magazine in 2022. Full bio.

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September 27, 2023

NDP: Fire Verster over colossal, costly Eglinton LRT disaster

QUEEN’S PARK – Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre), Official Opposition NDP Critic for Transit, called for accountability from new Transportation Minister Sarkaria, beginning with firing Metrolinx CEO Phil... More
August 24, 2023

NDP MPPs call for transparency on Etobicoke chemical fire cleanup

QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP MPPs Sandy Shaw (Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas), NDP critic for Environment, Conservation, and Parks; Peter Tabuns (Toronto—Danforth), NDP critic for Energy and Climate A... More
August 22, 2023

NDP: Conservatives still investing less in public health than pre-pandemic

QUEEN'S PARK – Official Opposition NDP Health critic France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) and MPP Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale—High Park) are pointing out that even with the Ford Conservatives’ announcement ... More