Eve Adams is a Canadian executive and former politician

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 sit with the Liberal Party.She represented the electoral district of Mississauga—Brampton South from May 2011 until October 2015.

Background

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 emancipated herself when she was 17 years old and put herself through the remainder of high school and university. A hardworker and successful investor, she went through university and graduated without taking on any debt.

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Early career

Adams won a number of scholarships and served a work term 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.

Upon Diana, Princess of Wales' death, Adams conceived and drafted the motion to donate the Ontario sales tax proceeds on sales of Candle in the Wind to children's charities. The initiative was quickly approved and many provinces followed suit.

In 2003 Adams became the Executive Director of an international accounting association operating in Canada and the United States.

Political career

Adams won her first election campaign in 2003, and was elect

ed as the youngest member of Mississauga City Council.She was the first person to give birth while on Mississauga and Region of Peel Councils.

Adams entered federal politics with three successful elections and seven years as a city and regional councillor in Mississauga.In her first election, Adams was one of 21 candidates. She won that election and went on to increase her plurality in each subsequent re-election.

Adams was elected by her colleagues to Chair the $1.1 Billion Management and Audit Committees. She also Chaired the Health Committee and served as Vice-Chair of the Court of Revision.

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. Her campaign was considered the most respectful and issue-focused in the GTA.

Eve Adams was the first MP to welcome their Royal Highnesses, Will and Kate during their first Royal Tour.Adams was then invited to spend three days with the Royal couple.

Adams' 2011 campaign has claimed $920 in indirect expenses (meals, dry-cleaning etc.). These expenses were accepted by Elections Canada.

In May 2011, Stephen Harper appointed Adams as parliamentary secretary for 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.

Adams allegedly blocked the pumps at a gas station in protest of a set of $58 carwashes for which she requested 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. However, this activity is permitted by House of Commons rules.Both Adams and her rival, withdrew their candidacies.

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

The CPC claims it notified Adams that she would not be allowed to run in the upcoming federal election in the Oakville North—Burlington nomination campaign.However, media have been quick to point out that Adams was personally appointed a Parliamentary Secretary by the Prime Minister. After Adams withdrew from the nomination race, the Prime Minister shuffled his parliamentary secretaries twice without demoting Adams. Adams was still answering questions in the House of Commons for the Prime Minister until she quit.

On February 9, 2015, Adams crossed the floor to join the 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 1,000 votes to 900 votes for Adams. Mendicino had been campaigning in the riding for over two years.

Media pundits suggest Adams should have run in the Mississauga by-election where her community work and name recognition would have more easily resulted in a win.

Boards

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.

Charitable Work and Honours

A well known community activist, 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-offcio Director of Malton Neighbourhood Services.

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

Personal life

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

Connor McDavid

Connor McDavid (born January 13, 1997) is a Canadian ice hockey centre playing with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

After being named Player of the Year for the 2011–12 season of the Greater Toronto Hockey League, recording 79 goals and 130 assists, Hockey Canada, the governing body for amateur hockey in Canada, granted McDavid "Exceptional Player" status, which permitted McDavid to play in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) a year earlier than would otherwise be permissible for a player his age. He was only the third player to receive that status, after John Tavares and Aaron Ekblad.

McDavid began playing for the Erie Otters in the 2012–13 season after being picked first overall by the team in 2012 OHL Priority Selection draft. McDavid was named the top North American prospect by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, where he was ultimately selected first overall by the Edmonton Oilers

McDavid played minor hockey with the York-Simcoe Express of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) before moving to the Toronto Marlboros of the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), where he played bantam and minor midget hockey. In 2011–12 he recorded 79 goals and 130 assists for 209 points in 88 games at the minor midget level, and was named the GTHL Player of the Year

Because of his high level of play, McDavid was granted Exceptional Player status by Hockey Canada and was allowed to be entered in the 2012 OHL Priority Selection at age 15, a year earlier than he would have otherwise been eligible.[5] He was the third player given that status; John Tavares was granted it in 2005, followed by Aaron Ekblad in 2011.

McDavid was selected first overall by the Erie Otters at the Priority Selection. As the first overall selection, McDavid was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award. Starting in his second game of the season, McDavid recorded a point in fifteen consecutive games, and was named the OHL Rookie of the Month for both October and November. During a game against the Owen Sound Attack on March 9, 2013, McDavid recorded two assists, giving him 37 for the season and setting a new team record for assists by a rookie. He also tied Tim Connolly for most points by a first-year player with 62. In the team's final game of the season, March 16 against the Guelph Storm, McDavid recorded four assists, giving him 66 total points during the season and passing Connolly for the most points by an Otters rookie. McDavid finished the season with the most assists by an OHL rookie with 41 and second in scoring for first year players with 66 points. In recognition of his play, McDavid was awarded the Emms Family Award as the top rookie in the OHL, was a finalist for CHL rookie of the year, and was named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team. Dallas Stars's general manager Jim Nill said of McDavid, "Well, he's a franchise player. Somebody is going to draft him and he's going to be the cornerstone of the franchise for 15 years, for 20 years. Those players only come along so often."

Following his 2013–14 season, McDavid won the William Hanley Trophy (the OHL's most sportsmanlike player), the Bobby Smith Trophy (OHL Scholastic Player of the Year), was named the CHL Scholastic Player of the Year, and named to the OHL Second All Star Team.

During training camp for the 2014–15 season, McDavid was named the captain of the Erie Otters. McDavid had a strong start to the season before breaking his hand in an on ice fight on November 11, 2014. At the time, McDavid was leading the OHL in points, having scored 16 goals and 35 assists in 18 games. McDavid missed six weeks of play as a result of his injury, returning to the ice to play for Canada at the 2015 World Junior Championships. He rejoined the Otters on January 8, 2015, scoring a goal in a 4-3 loss against the Sarnia Sting. In the 47 games that McDavid played with the Otters during the 2014-15 regular season, he registered 44 goals and 76 assists, finishing third in OHL scoring. McDavid had a dominating performance during the OHL playoffs, scoring 21 goals and 28 assists and leading all players with 49 points (in comparison, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds player, Nick Ritchie, was second in playoff scoring with 26 points). He was awarded the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award as playoff MVP despite the fact that the Erie Otters were eliminated in 5 games in the OHL Championship by the Oshawa Generals. New York Islanders captain John Tavares and former Oshawa General was in attendance during Game 3 of the 2015 finals and said of McDavid: “I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone with that kind of acceleration — you think he’s at top gear and there just always seems to be another level.”

Following the 2014–15 season, McDavid was award the Red Tilson Trophy for the OHL player of the year and was named CHL Player of the Year.He is the most decorated player in OHL history

McDavid was drafted first overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. On July 3, 2015, McDavid signed a three-year entry level contract with the team. He made his NHL debut on October 9, 2015, in a 3–1 loss to the St. Louis Blues. McDavid scored his first goal (and point) four nights later against goaltender Kari Lehtonen, in a 4–2 loss to the Dallas Stars. On November 3, 2015, he broke his clavicle during a game against the Philadelphia Flyers and missed 37 games. He returned to the lineup on February 2, 2016, scoring a goal and gaining two assists. In his first game against his boyhood team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, McDavid had his first five-point night, recording a point on every goal in a 5–2 victory, including three assists (on three Jordan Eberle goals) and two goals.

McDavid first played in an IIHF tournament in 2013 when he joined the Canadian under-18 team at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships in Sochi, Russia. The youngest player on the Canadian team, McDavid played his first game against Slovakia on April 18, where he recorded one goal and two assists. After recording a hat trick against Sweden, McDavid was named the best Canadian player of the game. He led the tournament in goals and points while helping Canada win a gold medal for only the third time since the tournament's inception in 1999, defeating the four-time defending champion, the United States, in the final. Jim Nill, then chief scout for the Detroit Red Wings, said of his performance that, "I guess you could say he is kind of The Next One. Every so many years [a player arrives like] Gretzky, Lemieux. I think he is making a statement. Is he [the next Sidney] Crosby? I think he is the next guy."

McDavid played for Canada at the 2014 World Junior Championship where the team finished fourth. He also represented Canada in the 2015 World Junior Championship in Toronto and Montreal where they won gold on January 5, 2015. He served as one of the two alternate captains for the team. In the 7 games McDavid played at the tournament he scored 3 goals and

a tournament-leading 8 assists. He was named to the tournament all star team.

He is playing for Canada at the 2016 World Hockey Championship.

McDavid was born in 1997 in Richmond Hill, Ontario to Brian and Kelly McDavid, and has an older brother, Cameron. McDavid first skated at age 3, and was playing hockey the next year; as he had to be 5 years old, his parents lied about his age.] When McDavid was 6, the hockey association in his hometown of Newmarket would not let him play above his age group. Instead of having him play in the lower level, McDavid's parents enrolled him with a team in nearby Aurora, where he played against players as old as 9. McDavid would later join the York-Simcoe Express, a team in Aurora, Ontario, where he was coached by his father, Brian; the team would win four Ontario Minor Hockey Association championships.

The decision to leave the York Simcoe Express in 2011 to join the Toronto Marlboros, according to McDavid, came at a personal cost with both he and his parents losing friends over the decision.

McDavid considered attending Boston University and playing hockey for their team, the Terriers, but decided it would be best for his development to play in the OHL.

Being from Southern Ontario, McDavid followed various sporting teams in the area. His favourite team growing up were the Toronto Maple Leafs, but he also followed the Toronto Raptors and Toronto Blue Jays. In addition to the Maple Leafs, McDavid was also a fan of the Pittsburgh Penguins due to the presence of his favourite player, Sidney Crosby.