Peter Julian
Politician
Affiliated with the New Democratic Party, this Canadian politician began representing the Burnaby-New Westminster constituency in the Canadian Parliament in 2004. In 2013, he became the Canadian House of Commons' Opposition Leader.
After earning a degree in political science from the Université du Québec à Montréal, he became a community activist and eventually directed both the Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Council of Canadians.
He was awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal in 2002.
A native of British Columbia and the son of Ruth and Terry Julian, he married Limei Tian.
He fiercely opposed the Security and Prosperity Partnership, an initiative devised by Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, United States President George W. Bush, and Mexican President Vicente Fox.