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{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1984)}}
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{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix    = [[The Honourable]]
| name                = Maryam Monsef
| honorific-suffix    = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|size=100%}}
| native_name         = مریم منصف
| native_name_lang    = fa
| image               = Maryam Monsef, 2016.jpg
| caption             = Monsef in 2016
| office              = [[Minister for Women and Gender Equality]]{{efn|Office became known as "Minister of Status of Women" from 2017 to 2018.}}
| primeminister       = [[Justin Trudeau]]
| predecessor         = [[Patty Hajdu]]
| successor           = [[Marci Ien]]
| term_start          = January 10, 2017
| term_end            = October 26, 2021
| office1             = [[Minister of Rural Economic Development]]
| primeminister1      = [[Justin Trudeau]]
| predecessor1        = [[Bernadette Jordan]]
| successor1          = [[Gudie Hutchings]]
| term_start1         = November 20, 2019
| term_end1           = October 26, 2021
| office2             = [[Minister of International Development (Canada)|Minister of International Development]]
| primeminister2      = [[Justin Trudeau]]
| predecessor2        = [[Marie-Claude Bibeau]]
| successor2          = [[Karina Gould]]
| term_start2         = March 1, 2019
| term_end2           = November 20, 2019
| office3             = [[Minister of Democratic Institutions]]
| primeminister3      = [[Justin Trudeau]]
| predecessor3        = [[Pierre Poilievre]]
| successor3          = [[Karina Gould]]
| term_start3         = November 4, 2015
| term_end3           = February 1, 2017
| office4             = [[President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada]]
| primeminister4      = [[Justin Trudeau]]
| predecessor4        = [[Denis Lebel]]
| successor4          = [[Karina Gould]]
| term_start4         = November 4, 2015
| term_end4           = January 10, 2017
| riding5             = [[Peterborough—Kawartha]]
| parliament5         = Canadian
| term_start5         = October 19, 2015
| term_end5           = September 20, 2021
| predecessor5        = [[Dean Del Mastro]] (2014)
| successor5          = [[Michelle Ferreri]]
| birth_name          = Maryam Monsefzadeh<ref name="Décoste">{{cite news |last=Décoste |first=Rachel |date=September 27, 2016 |title=How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maryam Monsef? |url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-maryam-monsef_b_6452026 |work=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101100935/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-maryam-monsef_b_6452026 |archive-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref>
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1984|11|07}}
| birth_place         = [[Mashhad]], [[Iran]]
| nationality         = Canadian
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
| residence           = [[Peterborough, Ontario]], Canada
| alma_mater          = [[Trent University]]
| spouse              = 
| children            = 
}}

'''Maryam Monsef''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC}} ({{lang-fa|مریم منصف}}) (born '''Monsefzadeh''';<ref name="Décoste"/> November 7, 1984) is a former [[Afghan Canadian]]<!-- DO NOT CHANGE THIS TO IRANIAN; SEE TALK PAGE --> politician. She served as the [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|member of Parliament]] for the [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[Peterborough—Kawartha]] from 2015 to 2021 as a member of the [[Liberal Party of Canada]].

A member of the [[29th Canadian Ministry]], she served as the [[Minister for Women and Gender Equality]] from 2017 to 2021, as [[Minister of Rural Economic Development]] from 2019 to 2021, and as [[Minister of International Development (Canada)|Minister of International Development]] in 2019. She also served as [[Minister of Democratic Institutions]] and [[President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada]] from 2015 to 2017. Monsef was defeated in her riding in the [[2021 Canadian federal election|2021 federal election]].

== Family and education ==
Monsef was born at the Imam Reza Hospital{{efn|Part of the [[Mashhad University of Medical Sciences]]}} in [[Mashhad]], [[Iran]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Malcolm |first=Candice |date=November 4, 2016 |title=Trudeau's defence of Monsef gets the facts wrong |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2016/11/04/trudeaus-defence-of-monsef-gets-the-facts-wrong |work=[[Toronto Sun]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027185112/https://torontosun.com/2016/11/04/trudeaus-defence-of-monsef-gets-the-facts-wrong |archive-date=October 27, 2021}}</ref> to [[Hazara people|Hazara]] Afghan parents who had fled during the [[Soviet–Afghan War]], and lived with her family there in childhood, together with periods in [[Herat]], Afghanistan, in 1987–1988 and 1993–1996.<ref name=shocked>{{cite news |last=Fife |first=Robert |date=September 22, 2016 |title=Heralded as Canada's first Afghan-born MP, Maryam Monsef shocked to discover truth of roots |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/mp-maryam-monsef-was-born-in-iran-not-afghanistan/article31995873/ |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |url-access=registration |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912022758/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/mp-maryam-monsef-was-born-in-iran-not-afghanistan/article31995873/ |archive-date=September 12, 2023}}</ref> Because [[Iranian nationality law|Iran]] and Afghanistan (before 2000)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.refworld.org/docid/42d63de34.html |title= Law of Citizenship in Afghanistan|author=<!--Staff writer(<span class="ltr">s</span>); no by-line.--> |date=6 November 1936 |website= refworld.org |publisher=[[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]] |access-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref> followed the principle of ''[[jus sanguinis]]'' in their respective nationality laws, Monsef was born an [[Nationality law of Afghanistan|Afghan citizen]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Liberal MP Maryam Monsef, Canada's first Afghan cabinet minister, was actually born in Iran |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/liberal-mp-maryam-monsef-canadas-first-afghan-born-cabinet-minister-was-actually-born-in-iran |author=<!--not stated--> |work=[[National Post]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |date=September 22, 2016 |access-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref> Her father was killed on the Iran–Afghanistan border while travelling in 1988, although it is unknown whether he was killed by bandits or Soviet troops.<ref name=shocked/> Her uncle had, years earlier, vanished along with several roommates while attending the [[University of Kabul]], in circumstances suggested to have been connected to [[Anti-communism|anti-communist]] political activity. The family struggled in Iran<ref name=althiaraj/> because of low economic and social prospects for Afghan migrants,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.landinfo.no/asset/2063/1/2063_1.pdf|title= Afghan citizens in Iran|author=<!--Staff writer(<span class="ltr">s</span>); no by-line.--> |date= March 14, 2011|website= landinfo.no|publisher= Country of Origin Information Centre|location=Oslo|pages= 5–6}}</ref> even though they had legal status as "involuntary migrants" (''mohajerin'') under Iranian rules in effect prior to 1992.<ref>{{cite book |url= https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/iran1113_forUpload_0.pdf|title= Unwelcome Guests: Iran's Violation of Afghan Refugee and Migrant Rights|author=<!--Staff writer(<span class="ltr">s</span>); no by-line.--> |date= 2013|isbn= 978-1-62313-0770|publisher= [[Human Rights Watch]]|page=32|ref={{harvid|HRW|2013}}}}</ref>{{efn|subsequently subject to progressive tightening,{{sfn|HRW|2013|pp=32–33}} until replaced by the Amayesh registration scheme in 2003{{sfn|HRW|2013|pp=34–38}}}} In 1996, during their second return to Herat, her mother opted to move the family to Canada, and the resulting journey involved travelling through Iran, [[Pakistan]], and [[Jordan]].<ref name=althiaraj>{{cite news| url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/maryam-monsef-came-to-canada-as-a-refugee-now-shes-a-cabinet_n_8468048 |title=Maryam Monsef Came To Canada As A Refugee. Now, She's A Cabinet Minister. |last=Raj |first=Althia |author-link=Althia Raj |orig-date=November 5, 2015 |date=September 22, 2016 |work=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216100642/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/maryam-monsef-came-to-canada-as-a-refugee-now-shes-a-cabinet_n_8468048 |archive-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref>

Upon arrival, the family took up residence in [[Peterborough, Ontario|Peterborough]], where Monsef's uncle already lived. They relied on the support of several charity organizations, including the [[Young Men's Christian Association|YMCA]] and the [[Salvation Army]].<ref name=althiaraj/> Monsef has continued to raise money for humanitarian activities in Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-region/monsef-becomes-peterboroughs-first-female-mp-youngest-mp-ever-elected-in-riding/article_d8d5b76a-91e2-5bee-941f-b000bb4c28e0.html |title= Monsef becomes Peterborough's first female MP, youngest MP ever elected in riding |author=<!--not stated--> |date=October 20, 2015 |work=[[The Peterborough Examiner]] |url-access=registration |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101104133/https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-region/monsef-becomes-peterboroughs-first-female-mp-youngest-mp-ever-elected-in-riding/article_d8d5b76a-91e2-5bee-941f-b000bb4c28e0.html |archive-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref>

In 2003, Monsef enrolled at [[Trent University]],<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(<span class="ltr">s</span>); no by-line.--> |title=US President Gives Shout-out to Trent Alumna in Parliament |url=http://www.trentu.ca/newsevents/newsDetail.php?newsId=15851|location=Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |publisher=[[Trent University]] |date=June 30, 2016 |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027190339/https://www.trentu.ca/news/story/15851 |archive-date=October 27, 2021}}</ref> from which she graduated in 2010 with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in biology and psychology.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trentu.ca/pastconvocations/profiles_2010monsef.php |title=Maryam Monsef |author=<!--Staff writer(<span class="ltr">s</span>); no by-line.--> |date=2010 |publisher=[[Trent University]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027184317/http://www.trentu.ca/pastconvocations/profiles_2010monsef.php |archive-date=October 27, 2021}}</ref> After graduation, from 2011 to 2014, she worked in several public sector positions in the Peterborough area.{{efn|Immigration Portal Researcher for WelcomePeterborough.ca; Outreach Coordinator for the New Canadians Centre; Outreach Coordinator for the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough; Community Communications Consultant for the Peterborough Economic Development Commission; and Coordinator of Diversity & International Student Supports/ Community Engagement & Stewardship Officer at Fleming College.<ref>{{LinkedIn URL | url= https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryam-monsef-44733655/ | name= Maryam Monsef }}</ref>}}

In 2019, she announced her engagement to former Liberal member of Parliament [[Matt DeCourcey]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/maryam-monsef-matt-decourcey-engaged_ca_5d7bd9c7e4b03b5fc882f3c3 |title=Liberal Minister Announces Engagement To Defeated MP |author=<!--not stated--> |orig-date=November 7, 2019 |date=November 8, 2019 |work=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027184211/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/maryam-monsef-matt-decourcey-engaged_ca_5d7bd9c7e4b03b5fc882f3c3 |archive-date=October 27, 2021}}</ref>

Monsef holds [[dual citizenship]] with Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/dual-citizenship-mps-senators-parliament-australia-1.4439522 |title=As Australia ousts MPs with dual citizenship, Canada's Parliament embraces many in its ranks |date=December 10, 2017 |last=Harris |first=Kathleen |work=[[CBC News]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708133700/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/dual-citizenship-mps-senators-parliament-australia-1.4439522 |archive-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref>

== Political career ==
In 2014, Monsef was offered a job in Afghanistan but was unable to enter the country because of security concerns.<ref name="Buzzetti2016">{{cite news |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/canada/470988/du-confinement-afghan-aux-lumieres-parlementaires |title=Du confinement afghan aux lumières parlementaires |trans-title=From Afghan confinement to parliamentary lights |last=Buzzetti |first=Hélène |date=May 16, 2016 |language=fr |work=[[Le Devoir]] |access-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref> She then went to Iran to work on relief efforts for Afghan refugees, which encouraged her to focus on political endeavours.<ref name="Buzzetti2016"/>

=== Municipal politics ===
When Monsef returned to Canada, she ran for Mayor of Peterborough in 2014, finishing a close second.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fekete |first=Jason |date=November 3, 2015 |title=First Afghan-born MP wants to return Canada's kindness |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/first-afghan-born-mp-wants-to-return-canadas-kindness |url-status=live |work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |location=Ottawa, Ontario |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122184119/https://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/first-afghan-born-mp-wants-to-return-canadas-kindness |archive-date=January 22, 2022 |access-date=April 3, 2024}} </ref>

=== Federal politics ===
Later that same year, she was nominated as the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]] candidate for the [[2015 Canadian federal election|2015 federal election]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-region/maryam-monsef-wins-grit-vote-will-run-to-replace-dean-del-masto/article_9de126d7-8c50-526a-a0f6-724bb23a3ba2.html |title= Maryam Monsef wins Grit vote, will run to replace Dean Del Masto |author=<!--not stated--> |date=May 2, 2015 |work=[[The Peterborough Examiner]] |url-access=registration |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101105738/https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-region/maryam-monsef-wins-grit-vote-will-run-to-replace-dean-del-masto/article_9de126d7-8c50-526a-a0f6-724bb23a3ba2.html |archive-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref> She was elected on October 19, 2015, with 43.8% of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/2285985/maryam-monsef-wins-in-peterborough-kawartha |title=Liberal Maryam Monsef wins in Peterborough-Kawartha |last=Morales |first=Steve |date=October 20, 2015 |work=[[Global News]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027183910/https://globalnews.ca/news/2285985/maryam-monsef-wins-in-peterborough-kawartha/ |archive-date=October 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>[http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?lang=e Peterborough-Kawartha Election Results], [[Elections Canada]].</ref>

==== Cabinet appointments ====
Monsef was appointed as [[Minister of Democratic Institutions]] in [[Justin Trudeau]]'s Cabinet on November 4, 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/full-list-of-justin-trudeau-s-cabinet-1.3300699 |title=Full list of Justin Trudeau's 2015 cabinet |orig-date=November 4, 2015 |date=November 5, 2015 |author=<!--not stated--> |work=[[CBC News]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922080841/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/full-list-of-justin-trudeau-s-2015-cabinet-1.3300699 |archive-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-region/maryam-monsef-named-to-trudeau-cabinet/article_9f7b0d26-4568-52d2-bb2a-936643377dd3.html |title=Maryam Monsef named to Trudeau cabinet |author=<!--not stated--> |date=November 4, 2015 |work=[[The Peterborough Examiner]] |url-access=registration |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101102427/https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-region/maryam-monsef-named-to-trudeau-cabinet/article_9f7b0d26-4568-52d2-bb2a-936643377dd3.html |archive-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref> She has variously been referred to as the second- or fourth-youngest minister ever appointed to the Cabinet.<ref name=althiaraj/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://macleans.ca/multimedia/video/the-trudeau-cabinet-assessing-the-picks-and-challenges-ahead/ |title=Trudeau’s cabinet: A who’s who. Now, what’s next? |last1=Solomon |first1=Evan |author-link1=Evan Solomon |last2=Geddes |first2=John |work=[[Maclean's]] |date=November 4, 2015 |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004185559/https://www.macleans.ca/multimedia/video/the-trudeau-cabinet-assessing-the-picks-and-challenges-ahead/ |archive-date=October 4, 2022}}</ref> According to ''[[The Hill Times]]'', Monsef was named [[President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada|President of the Queen's Privy Council in Canada]] although it was unclear at the time whether she had been sworn into that office.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2015/11/10/youngest-cabinet-minister-monsef-also-president-of-queens-privy-council/251844/ |title=Youngest Cabinet minister Monsef also President of Queen's Privy Council |last=Naumetz |first=Tim |date=November 10, 2015 |work=[[The Hill Times]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=November 1, 2023 |quote=The youngest woman in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Cabinet, who arrived in Canada with her family as a child refugee from Afghanistan 20 years ago, was quietly named President of the Queen’s Privy Council in Canada.}}</ref> Monsef has described this position as "largely ceremonial."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-mp-maryam-monsefs-schedule-filling-up-as-she-takes-on-committee-positions/article_afe1a263-d4e8-520a-b900-7b037f2f85e8.html |title=Peterborough MP Maryam Monsef's schedule filling up as she takes on committee positions |date=November 12, 2015 |last=Frank |first=Sarah |work=[[The Peterborough Examiner]] |url-access=registration |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101111338/https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-mp-maryam-monsefs-schedule-filling-up-as-she-takes-on-committee-positions/article_afe1a263-d4e8-520a-b900-7b037f2f85e8.html |archive-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref> The Parliamentary website subsequently indicated that she had assumed the position on November 4.<ref name="parlinfo">{{Cite web |url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18530 |title=The Hon. Maryam Monsef, P.C., M.P. |publisher=[[Library of Parliament]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027184104/https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18530 |archive-date=October 27, 2021}}</ref>

On January 10, 2017, Monsef was sworn in as [[Minister for Women and Gender Equality]] (previously known as the Minister of Status of Women). On March 1, 2019, she was appointed [[Minister of International Development (Canada)|Minister of International Development]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5011764/justin-trudeau-cabinet-shuffle-snc-lavalin-affair/|title=Trudeau shuffles MacAulay, Monsef, Bibeau to new cabinet roles after Wilson-Raybould’s resignation |last=Connolly |first=Amanda |date=March 1, 2019 |work=[[Global News]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205160803/https://globalnews.ca/news/5011764/justin-trudeau-cabinet-shuffle-snc-lavalin-affair/ |archive-date=December 5, 2022}}</ref> She was sworn in as [[Minister of Rural Economic Development]] on November 20, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Who's who in Justin Trudeau's 2019 cabinet |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-full-cabinet-complete-list-1.5365026 |last=Zimonjic |first=Peter |orig-date=November 20, 2019 |date=November 21, 2019 |work=[[CBC News]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408024227/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-full-cabinet-complete-list-1.5365026 |archive-date=April 8, 2023}}</ref>

=== Criticism and controversy ===
==== Handling of portfolio ====
On May 10, 2016, Monsef gave notice in the House of Commons of the government's plans for the composition of the [[Canadian House of Commons Special Committee on Electoral Reform|Special Committee on Electoral Reform]], which was to have ten members—six members of the Liberal Party, three members from the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]], and one member from the [[New Democratic Party]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/House/421/NoticeOrder/053/ordpaper053.PDF |title=Order Paper and Notice Paper |date=May 11, 2016 |number=53 |publisher=[[House of Commons of Canada]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006101414/https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/House/421/NoticeOrder/053/ordpaper053.PDF |archive-date=October 6, 2021}}</ref> This attracted immediate controversy, as the government possessed a majority of the committee seats and thus could theoretically recommend alterations to the electoral system without the support of any other party. As well, the [[Green Party of Canada|Green Party]] and the [[Bloc Québécois]] objected to their lack of voting representation on the committee, although they were invited to attend meetings.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/liberals-to-keep-majority-on-new-all-party-electoral-reform-com_n_9902158 |title=Liberals To Keep Majority On New, All-Party Electoral Reform Committee |last=Raj |first=Althia |author-link=Althia Raj |orig-date=May 11, 2016 |date=May 12, 2016 |work=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206070706/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/liberals-to-keep-majority-on-new-all-party-electoral-reform-com_n_9902158 |archive-date=February 6, 2023}}</ref>

On June 2, 2016, the Liberal government reversed course, and both Trudeau and Monsef advised that they would support [[Nathan Cullen]]'s motion for the composition of the committee, which would instead have twelve members—five Liberals, three Conservatives, two New Democrats, and one member from each of the Bloc Québécois and the Green Party.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/liberals-agree-to-surrender-majority-on-electoral-reform-committee/article30244700/  |title=Liberals agree to give majority to Opposition on electoral reform committee |last=Stone |first=Laura |date=June 2, 2016 |work=[[The Globe & Mail]] |url-access=registration |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824004452/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/liberals-agree-to-surrender-majority-on-electoral-reform-committee/article30244700/ |archive-date=August 24, 2023}}</ref>

Following the release of the final report of the Electoral Reform Committee Monsef criticized the Members of the committee stating "On the main question on the hard choices that we had asked the committee to make, the members of the committee took a pass," and "We asked the committee to help answer very difficult questions for us. It did not do that." The remarks were considered inaccurate and offensive to the Members of the Committee.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3102539/maryam-monsef-apologizes-electoral-reform-committee/ |title=Maryam Monsef apologizes multiple times for saying electoral reform committee didn’t do their job |date=November 2, 2016 |author=<!--not stated--> |work=[[Global News]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027184033/https://globalnews.ca/news/3102539/maryam-monsef-apologizes-electoral-reform-committee/ |archive-date=October 27, 2021}}</ref> Monsef later apologized for her comments.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/maryam-monsef-apologizes-to-electoral-reform-committee/ |title=Maryam Monsef apologizes to electoral reform committee |date=December 2, 2016 |author=<!--not stated--> |work=[[Maclean's]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027184438/https://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/maryam-monsef-apologizes-to-electoral-reform-committee/ |archive-date=October 27, 2021}}</ref>

In late 2016, the Government contracted Vox Pop Labs to create an online survey for Canadians on electoral reform at a website called mydemocracy.ca.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/government-asks-canadians-to-take-online-survey-on-electoral-reform-1.3189603 |title=Government asks Canadians to take online survey on electoral reform |date=December 5, 2016 |last=Blanchfield |first=Mike |work=[[CTV News]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106180320/https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/government-asks-canadians-to-take-online-survey-on-electoral-reform-1.3189603 |archive-date=November 6, 2020}}</ref> The survey was condemned as unscientific and misleading by journalists for allowing unlimited entries from one person and failing to ask direct questions about electoral systems. It was also widely mocked by political observers and electoral reform advocates.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3106870/new-electoral-reform-tool-mydemocracy-ca-draws-fire-online/ |title=New electoral reform tool mydemocracy.ca draws fire online |date=December 5, 2016 |last=Scotti |first=Monique |work=[[Global News]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131211932/https://globalnews.ca/news/3106870/new-electoral-reform-tool-mydemocracy-ca-draws-fire-online/ |archive-date=January 31, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/electoral-reform-survey-sparks-online-backlash-1.3190554 |title=Electoral reform survey sparks online backlash |date=December 5, 2016 |last=Otis |first=Daniel |work=[[CTV News]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018020910/http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/electoral-reform-survey-sparks-online-backlash-1.3190554 |archive-date=October 18, 2022}}</ref> Conservative MP [[Scott Reid (politician)|Scott Reid]] and Green Party leader [[Elizabeth May]] both claimed the survey looked more like an online dating survey.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/monsef-survey-electoral-reform-1.3882359 |title='A dating website designed by Fidel Castro': Opposition blasts Liberal electoral reform survey |date=December 6, 2016 |last=Wherry |first=Aaron |work=[[CBC News]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119164018/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/monsef-survey-electoral-reform-1.3882359 |archive-date=November 19, 2022}}</ref>

In early 2017 Monsef was replaced as Democratic Institutions Minister by [[Karina Gould]] and the Liberal campaign promise to replace the first-past-the-post electoral system was not pursued further.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/rookie-mp-karina-gould-to-take-over-troubled-democratic-reform-file/article33574092/ |title=Rookie MP Karina Gould to take over troubled democratic reform file |date=January 10, 2017 |last=Stone |first=Laura |work=[[The Globe & Mail]] |url-access=registration |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326035627/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/rookie-mp-karina-gould-to-take-over-troubled-democratic-reform-file/article33574092/ |archive-date=March 26, 2023}}</ref>

==== Place of birth ====
Monsef has been criticized for stating that she was born in [[Afghanistan]], when in fact she was born in [[Iran]].<ref>{{cite news  |url=https://torontosun.com/2016/10/10/new-questions-in-monsef-case |title=New questions in Monsef case |author=<!--Staff writer(<span class="ltr">s</span>); no by-line.--> |date=October 10, 2016 |work=[[Toronto Sun]] |access-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref> When this was revealed in September 2016,<ref name=shocked/> some commentators pointed out that this could lead to revocation of her [[Canadian citizenship]] and potential [[deportation]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/maryam-monsef-could-be-stripped-of-her-citizenship-without-a-hearing-now-that-she-has-revealed-she-was-born-in-iran |title=Maryam Monsef could be stripped of her citizenship without a hearing after revealing she was born in Iran |author=<!--not stated--> |date=September 27, 2016 |newspaper=[[National Post]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |access-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref> while others have criticized the absurdity of the present law<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2016/09/28/maryam-monsef-controversy-highlights-absurd-citizenship-law-editorial.html |title=Maryam Monsef controversy highlights absurd citizenship law: Editorial |author=<!--Staff writer(<span class="ltr">s</span>); no by-line.--> |date=September 28, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Toronto Star]] |url-access=limited |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027222652/https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2016/09/28/maryam-monsef-controversy-highlights-absurd-citizenship-law-editorial.html |archive-date=October 27, 2021}}</ref> or decried the importation of [[Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|birtherism]] into Canadian politics.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/birtherism-comes-to-canada-with-the-maryam-monsef-scandal/article32163847/ |title=Birtherism comes to Canada with the Maryam Monsef 'scandal' |date=September 30, 2016 |last=Southey |first=Tabatha |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |url-access=registration |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028032045/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/birtherism-comes-to-canada-with-the-maryam-monsef-scandal/article32163847/ |archive-date=October 28, 2021}}</ref> The Trudeau government has regularly revoked citizenship from individuals who had become citizens through fraudulent means – including individuals who came to Canada as children but whose parents had made false claims on their immigration forms.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/citizenship-revocation-trudeau-harper-1.3795733 |title=Trudeau government revoking citizenship at much higher rate than Conservatives |orig-date=October 9, 2016 |date=October 11, 2016 |last=Dyer |first=Evan |work=[[CBC News]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813014404/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/citizenship-revocation-trudeau-harper-1.3795733 |archive-date=August 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/malcolm-monsefs-papers-still-arent-in-order-and-the-media-still-hardly-cares |title=MALCOLM: Monsef's papers still aren't in order and the media still hardly cares |last=Malcolm |first=Candice |date=November 28, 2017 |work=[[Toronto Sun]] |access-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref> In an interview at that time, former MP [[Dean Del Mastro]] said that political workers in the 2014 municipal and 2015 federal campaigns knew she was not born in Afghanistan, but chose not to make an issue of it.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/del-mastro-i-knew-the-truth-about-monsef-all-along/article_5ad4fdb2-6c97-5ef3-af67-1d0580a40b26.html |title= Del Mastro: I knew the truth about Monsef all along |date=September 22, 2016 |last=Lacey |first=Mike |work=[[The Peterborough Examiner]] |url-access=registration| access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101120607/https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/del-mastro-i-knew-the-truth-about-monsef-all-along/article_5ad4fdb2-6c97-5ef3-af67-1d0580a40b26.html |archive-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref> Monsef made a request to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to update her information.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/monsef-citizenship-birthplace-1.4415525 |title=Maryam Monsef still waiting on citizenship paperwork after birthplace revelation |date=November 23, 2017 |last=Smith |first=Joanna |work=[[CBC News]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113121354/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/monsef-citizenship-birthplace-1.4415525 |archive-date=November 13, 2022}}</ref>

In October 2016, her office revealed that she had travelled to Iran with [[pilgrimage]] visas in an [[Afghan passport]] in 2010, 2013 and 2014 in order to visit the [[Imam Reza shrine]] in Mashhad.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2016/10/27/monsef-travelled-to-iran-onreligious-pilgrimage |title=Monsef travelled to Iran on religious pilgrimage |date=October 27, 2016 |last=Malcolm |first=Candice |work= [[Toronto Sun]] |access-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref> As this type of visa is normally for a single entry to Iran and does not allow a holder to work, her previous admissions that she had crossed over to Afghanistan and back in 2014, together with working with an Iran-based charity at that time, have caught the attention of Iranian authorities.<ref name="Malcolm28102016">{{cite news |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2016/10/28/monsef-story-makes-odd-appearance-in-iranian-news |title=Monsef story makes odd appearance in Iranian news |date=October 28, 2016 |last=Malcolm |first=Candice |work=[[Toronto Sun]] |access-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref> In a 2014 interview in Peterborough, Monsef admitted that she wanted the trip to "remain hush-hush."<ref name="Malcolm28102016"/><ref>{{cite interview |last=Monsef |first=Maryam |interviewer=Mike Judson |title=Episode 1- Maryam Monsef, Carl Oake and Michael Dalton |url= http://www.ptbocanada.com/journal/2014/12/6/episode-1-ptbocanada-live-with-mike-judson |location= Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |date=December 6, 2014 |work=PTBOCanada Live With Mike Judson! |via=YouTube |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027184106/https://www.ptbocanada.com/journal/2014/12/6/episode-1-ptbocanada-live-with-mike-judson |archive-date=October 27, 2021}}</ref>

==== Open microphone incident ====

In November 2020 Monsef accidentally left her microphone on during a vote in the House of Commons while participating virtually on [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]]. As a result, the camera showed her saying『The question they're going to ask me — how much do I make now? Like 250?』As a cabinet minister, her annual salary at the time was $269,800.00.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7467583/peterborough-kawartha-mp-maryam-monsef-open-mic-salary/ |title=Open mic catches Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef talking about her salary |orig-date=November 17, 2020 |date=August 30, 2023 |last=Davis |first=Greg |work=[[Global News]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101121816/https://globalnews.ca/news/7467583/peterborough-kawartha-mp-maryam-monsef-open-mic-salary/ |archive-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref>

Monsef was criticized for the comments as her salary was more than four times the median wage in her riding and yet she was casually discussing her own salary without knowing it to the nearest $20,000.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://nationalpost.com/opinion/matt-gurney-monsef-affair-highlights-the-lack-of-competent-cabinet-ministers |title=Matt Gurney: Monsef’s live mic adventure highlights lack of competent cabinet ministers |date=November 17, 2020 |last=Gurney |first=Matt |work=[[National Post]] |access-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref> It was unclear what prompted Monsef to make the comment; however, her office later released a statement claiming "Due to a technical error a private conversation was broadcasted."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newhamburgindependent.ca/news/private-conversation-of-mp-monsef-discussing-250k-salary-caught-on-hot-mic/article_d513081e-eb9b-54e8-93c8-f9b709f6a6fe.html |title='Private conversation' of MP Monsef discussing 250K salary caught on hot mic |date=November 17, 2020 |last=Clysdale |first=Taylor |work=New Hamburg Independent |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101131518/https://www.newhamburgindependent.ca/news/private-conversation-of-mp-monsef-discussing-250k-salary-caught-on-hot-mic/article_d513081e-eb9b-54e8-93c8-f9b709f6a6fe.html |archive-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref>

==== Taliban comments ====
{{rquote|align=right|width=22em|quote=I want to take this opportunity to speak with our brothers, the Taliban. We call on you to ensure the safe and secure passage of any individual in Afghanistan out of the country. We call on you to immediately stop the violence, the genocide, the femicide, the destruction of infrastructure, including heritage buildings|source=Maryam Monsef<ref name="full quote"></ref>}}
On August 25, 2021, during a press conference regarding the [[Taliban]] [[2021 Taliban offensive|overthrow]] of the democratically elected government of [[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan|Afghanistan]], Monsef sparked controversy after she referred to Taliban militants as her "brothers" while calling on them to allow safe passage for refugees and stop engaging in [[genocide]] and [[femicide]].<ref name="full quote">{{Cite news |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-minister-monsef-says-her-mention-of-taliban-as-our-brothers-is-a-cultural-reference-1.5560821 |title=Federal minister Monsef says her mention of Taliban as 'our brothers' is a 'cultural reference' |date=August 25, 2021 |last=Turnbull |first=Sarah |work=[[CTV News]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713172307/https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-minister-monsef-says-her-mention-of-taliban-as-our-brothers-is-a-cultural-reference-1.5560821 |archive-date=July 13, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Taliban1">{{cite news |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8139879/maryam-monsef-taliban-brothers-afghanistan-crisis/ |title=Maryam Monsef called the Taliban 'brothers.' Here's what you need to know |date=August 25, 2021 |last=Connolly |first=Amanda |work=[[Global News]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708060402/https://globalnews.ca/news/8139879/maryam-monsef-taliban-brothers-afghanistan-crisis/ |archive-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Taliban2">{{cite news |url=https://nationalpost.com/opinion/matt-gurney-the-taliban-are-not-our-brothers-ms-monsef |title=Matt Gurney: The Taliban are not 'our brothers' Ms. Monsef |last=Gurney |first=Matt |date=August 25, 2021 |work=[[National Post]]| access-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Backlash">{{cite news |url=https://www.ptbotoday.ca/2021/08/25/monsef-faces-backlash-from-comment-made-towards-the-taliban/ |title=Monsef faces backlash for referring to the Taliban as 'our brothers' |date=August 25, 2021 |work=[[My Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826220219/https://www.ptbotoday.ca/2021/08/25/monsef-faces-backlash-from-comment-made-towards-the-taliban/ |archive-date=August 26, 2021}}</ref> The Canadian government designates the Taliban as a [[terrorist organization]], which has been responsible for the deaths of 158 Canadian soldiers since 2001.<ref name="Taliban1" /><ref name="Deaths">{{cite news |url=https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/this-has-all-been-for-nothing-veterans-and-family-of-those-killed-in-afghanistan-respond-to-taliban-takeover-1.5550713 |title='This has all been for nothing': Veterans and family of those killed in Afghanistan respond to Taliban takeover |orig-date=August 17, 2021 |date=August 18, 2021 |last=Fikowski |first=Teri |work=[[CTV News]] |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702230436/https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/this-has-all-been-for-nothing-veterans-and-family-of-those-killed-in-afghanistan-respond-to-taliban-takeover-1.5550713 |archive-date=July 2, 2022}}</ref> In response to widespread criticism, Monsef stated that Muslims around the world refer to non-family members as brothers and sisters,<ref name="full quote"/> and that she "believe[<span class="ltr">s</span>] deeply that the Taliban are a terrorist organization."<ref name="Taliban1" /> Many Farsi speakers and Afghans debunked Monsef's premise on the cultural context of calling the Taliban "brothers", and some have even attributed her defeat in [[2021 Canadian federal election|2021 Canadian election]] to that comment.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/sultani-shame-on-monsef-for-calling-taliban-our-brothers |title=SULTANI: Shame on Monsef for calling Taliban 'our brothers' |date=August 26, 2021 |last=Sultani |first=Zahra |work=[[Toronto Sun]] |access-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Attaran |first=Amir |author-link=Amir Attaran |user=profamirattaran |number=1430762166999822337 |title=No. I am Iranian, and in Farsi one does not customarily call extremists out to kill you “brother”. When she did it’s abnormal, because “brother” is a sweet thing between dear friends—obviously. https://ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-minister-monsef-says-her-mention-of-taliban-as-our-brothers-is-a-cultural-reference-1.5560821 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028002832/https://twitter.com/profamirattaran/status/1430762166999822337 |archive-date=October 28, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=مریم منصف؛ جنجال 'برادرخواندن طالبان' و از دست رفتن کرسی پارلمان |language=fa |work=[[BBC Persian]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/afghanistan-58640117 |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027051208/https://www.bbc.com/persian/afghanistan-58640117 |archive-date=October 27, 2022}}</ref>

=== 2021 election ===

Monsef was defeated in the [[2021 Canadian federal election|2021 federal election]].<ref>{{cite news |last=French |first=Cameron |date=September 21, 2021 |title=Prominent winners and losers in the 2021 election |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-election-2021/prominent-winners-and-losers-in-the-2021-election-1.5593598 |url-status=live |work=[[CTV News]] |location=Toronto, Ontario |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419212101/https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-election-2021/prominent-winners-and-losers-in-the-2021-election-1.5593598 |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |access-date=April 3, 2024}}</ref>

== Electoral record ==

=== Federal ===
{{2021 Canadian federal election/Peterborough—Kawartha}}
{{2019 Canadian federal election/Peterborough—Kawartha}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2015|Peterborough—Kawartha|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Maryam Monsef|29,159|43.82|+22.42|$153,380.94}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Michael Skinner|23,335|35.07|-14.60|$160,866.22}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Dave Nickle|12,437|18.69|-6.19|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Doug Mason|1,480|2.22|-1.34|$82.52}}
{{CANelec|CA|FD|Toban Leckie|131|0.20|&ndash;|$729.98}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|66,542|100.0|&ndash;|$232,452.91<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-region/skinner-outspent-monsef-on-federal-election-campaign-according-to-new-campaign-return-filings/article_855e4117-4df6-5f99-8cc2-eb40bf2cd6b6.html? |title= Skinner outspent Monsef on federal election campaign according to new campaign return filings |date=March 12, 2016 |author=<!--not stated--> |work=[[The Peterborough Examiner]] |url-access=registration |access-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101133809/https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-region/skinner-outspent-monsef-on-federal-election-campaign-according-to-new-campaign-return-filings/article_855e4117-4df6-5f99-8cc2-eb40bf2cd6b6.html |archive-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref>}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|190|0.28|-0.01}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|66,732|73.19|+7.88}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|91,180}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: [[Elections Canada]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/FindED?L=e&QID=-1&PAGEID=20|title=Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district|website=www.elections.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand%2Fcanlim&document=index&lang=e | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045200/http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand%2Fcanlim&document=index&lang=e | archive-date=4 March 2016 | title=Elections Canada Online &#124; Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits }}</ref>}}
{{end}}

=== Municipal ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|+ 2014 Peterborough municipal election - Mayor of Peterborough<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.peterborough.ca/City_Hall/City_Council_2833/2014_Municipal_Election/Results.htm|title= 2014 Municipal Election Results|author= <!--Staff writer(<span class="ltr">s</span>); no by-line.-->|website= peterborough.ca|publisher= [[Peterborough, Ontario|City of Peterborough]]|access-date= 2016-10-03|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161005120951/http://www.peterborough.ca/City_Hall/City_Council_2833/2014_Municipal_Election/Results.htm|archive-date= 2016-10-05|url-status= dead}}</ref>
|-
! Candidate !! Votes !! % of vote
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Daryl Bennett]] || 11,210||41.4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Maryam Monsef || 9,879||36.5
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Alan Wilson || 4,052||14.9
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Patti S. Peeters || 1,564||5.8
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|George "Terry" LeBlanc || 202||0.7
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Tom Young || 183||0.7
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|'''Total''' || '''27,090'''||'''100.0'''
|}

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://maryammonsef.liberal.ca/ Official Site]
* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=18530}}
* [https://pm.gc.ca/en/cabinet/honourable-maryam-monsef Bio & mandate from the Prime Minister] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124212232/https://pm.gc.ca/en/cabinet/honourable-maryam-monsef |date=January 24, 2021 }}
* [https://twitter.com/MaryamMonsef?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Maryam Monsef] [[Twitter]] account.

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