Career
He represents the riding of Ottawa South. Fraser was former Premier Dalton McGuinty"s local constituency assistant for 14 years. He was selected as the Liberal Party candidate at a nomination meeting on June 20.
Fraser was born in Ottawa and grew up in Elmvale Acres and Alta Vista.
Before becoming McGuinty"s aide in 1999, Fraser was a businessman. According to his biography, "he spearheaded the Our Children, Our Hospital campaign to save the Cardiac Care Unit at CHEO and organized a fundraiser which raised $20,000 for the Heron Road Emergency Food Bank, for a number of years, he served as a palliative care volunteer at the General Campus of the Ottawa Hospital and as a coach to the Canterbury Mustangs Football Team."
In 2013, Fraser ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Ottawa South in a by-election to replace Dalton McGuinty who had just retired.
He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Matt Young by 1,238 votes. He faced Young again in the 2014 election this time defeating him by 8,610 votes.
He serves as a Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care focusing on health issues.
