Eve Adams

Eve Adams (née Horvat; born November 7, 1974) is a Canadian executive and former politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. On February 9, 2015, she announced she was resigning as a parliamentary secretary, took a pay decrease and crossed the floor to become the youngest Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party.

The daughter of Hungarian and Croatian immigrants, Adams was born in Sudbury, raised in Hamilton for 14 years and lived in Mississauga for 14 years.

Adams won a national scholarship to serve as a parliamentary page. She then worked as an aide to Michael Wilson when he was in Brian Mulroney's cabinet.

Before graduating from the University of Western Ontario, Adams went to work at Queen's Park for eight years, in the Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Citizenship, and Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology as a senior policy and political advisor.

Adams won her first election campaign in 2003, and was elected as the youngest member of Mississauga City Council.

Adams entered federal politics after three successful elections and seven years as a city and regional councillor in Mississauga.

Adams won the federal riding of Mississauga-Brampton South in the 2011 election, defeating incumbent Liberal Navdeep Bains by over 5,000 votes on 52,000 votes cast. Both the Adams and Bain campaigns were noted as being particularly respectful and issue-focused in the largest newspaper in Canada.

Eve Adams was the first MP to welcome the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during their first Royal Tour.

In the 2011 federal election campaign, Adams claimed $2,777 in personal expenses, including $1750 for childcare for her 5-year-old son. Adams worked full-time while campaigning. Her salon visits and dry-cleaning costs were capped at $200. Adams' official agent at the time stated he would repay $6,003.34 in expenses, he personally withdrew, before completing the Elections Canada filing. Elections Canada eventually accepted and approved the filing.

In May 2011, Stephen Harper appointed Adams as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs. Adams led the Hire-a-Veteran initiative to encourage employers across Canada to offer priority hiring to veterans. Adams launched the initiative with Intuit Canada, Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, Queen's University, 3M and Cenovus Energy.

In August 2013, Adams was appointed parliamentary secretary for Health. She also became the subject of controversy when she blocked the pumps, at a gas station over a carwash for which she demanded a refund.

Adams became involved in a nomination battle, in 2014, in the new Oakville North—Burlington riding, after her existing riding was split. Adams was accused by rivals of sending mail to voters outside her riding. House of Commons rules prohibit any of their parliamentary resources from being used for electoral campaigning. Both Adams and her rival, withdrew their candidacies.

There was speculation that Adams would seek the mayoralty in Mississauga in November 2014.

After Adams crossed to the Liberals, the CPC claims they notified Adams that she would not be allowed to run in the upcoming federal election. However, Adams was still answering questions in the House of Commons for the Prime Minister until she crossed the floor. Parliamentary Secretaries are personally appointed by the Prime Minister with a $16,500 pay raise. The PM shuffled Parliamentary Secretaries twice after Adams withdrew and did not demote her. Almost 100 Members of Parliament (MP) were not elevated from the backbench as was Adams.

On February 9, 2015, as a Parliamentary Secetary, Adams crossed the floor to join the 3rd Party, Liberal Party. Adams sought the Liberal nomination in Eglinton—Lawrence but was defeated at the July 26, 2015 nomination meeting by Marco Mendicino, who received approximately 1,100 votes to 800 votes for Adams. Mendicino had been campaigning in the riding for over two years.

Adams has been appointed to a number of varied Boards:

Enersource Corporation (an electricity distributor operating in a regulated market), The Living Arts Centre (a performing arts centre), Toronto Regional Conservation Authority, Credit Valley Conservation, Peel Living Corporation and she was a founding Director of Partners in Project Green.

Adams has served on Red Cross Boards in Toronto and Mississauga for over 14 years. She organized or participated in over 17 Terry Fox Runs and was honoured to assist Terry Fox's brother, Darrell Fox with the Tour of Hope.

Adams was named Honorary Chair of the Malton Festival; Mississauga Multiple Sclerosis Walkathon; and the Malton Environmental Stewardship Program. She was also appointed an ex-officio Director of Malton Neighbourhood Services.

Eve Adams received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.

Eve Adams is divorced and has one son who was born in 2005.

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