User:Margarett Best



or the past two decades, Margarett Best has devoted herself to serving the community. As a lawyer and advocate for those needing a voice, she has earned a reputation as a strong and dedicated individual. Now, she is focusing her attention on provincial politics. Born in Jamaica, she moved here in search of opportunity and the promise of success. The candidate for Scarborough Guildwood believes that hard work is not a spoken phrase, but rather a way of life. Her strong belief in public education is evident as she put herself through school, attending the University of Toronto at Scarborough and the Osgoode Hall Law School, while working and raising a family. Reflecting the enormous value she places on education for our young people, Margarett gave back to the province through her position on the College Compensations and Appointments Council, which recognizes outstanding graduates of Ontario’s college system. A devoted community volunteer, Margarett was involved with the Shouters National Evangelical Spiritual Baptist Ministries, an organization that runs an entrepreneurial program for underprivileged, unemployed young people. She has been a board member of both the Black Business and Professional Association and Sheena’s Place Breakfast Committee. As well, she has served as member of the Ontario Provincial Police Advisory Committee, working on diversity issues in the community. Margarett feels that politics is a way of giving back to the community and to the province that has helped her gain both opportunity and access. She is anxious to represent the community and bring employment opportunities and educational advantages to those living and working in Scarborough Guildwood. Her devotion and service to the community has been recognized by the awards she has received over the years, including the African Canadian Achievement Award. She was recently nominated for the Lincoln Alexander Medal, given to an Ontario lawyer for longstanding and outstanding contribution to community in the Province of Ontario. Margarett Best is running as a McGuinty Liberal because she believes in the progress this government is making, not just in Scarborough Guildwood, but across the province. Margarett lived through the Harris-Eves cuts and closures. She appreciates that the McGuinty government is expanding resources and creating opportunities for those less fortunate. She respects the different types of families and extended families that make up a community and she is committed to the Liberals’ philosophy that family, community, and education are critical to the successes of individuals and communities in all of Ontario.

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