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David Zimmer is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the North York area riding of Willowdale for the Liberal Party.Zimmer is a lawyer. He has practised at the firm of LeDrew Laishley Reed, and has served as an administrative law instructor in the Law Society's Bar Admission Course. Zimmer was also chairman of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation prior to entering political life, and was responsible for bringing Toronto Community Housing Corp. (a private company) into the provision of social housing in Toronto. Shortly before his election, he served as assistant deputy chairperson of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.
Zimmer was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 2003 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent David Young 47% to 43%. This was considered an upset by most observers; Young is a moderate Tory, and had been touted as a possible party leader at some point in the future.
Zimmer is currently the parliamentary assistant to Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant, and is a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. He is also a co-chair of the Ontario Crime Control Commission and chairs the Ontario Liberal Party's Toronto Caucus. In 2004, his motion for an Elder Abuse Awareness Day was passed with support from all parties.
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