For over 15 years, Bhutila Karpoche has fought for our community—as a local parent, constituency and policy advisor at the Ontario Legislature, and as a two-term Member of Provincial parliament for the former riding of Parkdale—High Park.
Bhutila Karpoche is a champion for Taiaiako’n—Parkdale—High Park. She has spent years fighting for our community at Queen’s Park as a Member of Provincial Parliament, and is ready to bring our community’s voice to Ottawa.
A trained epidemiologist, Bhutila is a public health researcher and community organizer with deep roots in Taiaiako’n—Parkdale–High Park. While serving as MPP, she tabled more bills than any other MPP in her first term and has been a hardworking problem solver.
She was 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 of 2022 by Canadian Immigrant Magazine.
Determined, pragmatic, and hopeful, Bhutila and Canada’s NDP have a plan to lower the cost of living and make life easier for you.