Vice-Chair for the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. Peschisolido lost the Liberal nomination to his predecessor as Member of Parliament, Raymond Chan, who went on to retain the riding for the Liberals in the 2004 election. 2011 election In 2011, Peschisolido won the Liberal nomination over Raymond Chan for Member of Parliament for Richmond in the 2011 Canadian federal election. In the general election, Peschisolido was defeated by Alice Wong by more than 17,000 votes. Second term (2015 to 2019) On August 11, 2015, Peschisolido again won the Liberal nomination for Member of Parliament in the new riding of Steveston—Richmond East for the 2015 Canadian federal election. On October 19, 2015, as a Liberal majority government was formed, Peschisolido was returned to Parliament. In July 2019, Global News reported the Royal Canadian Mounted Police opened an investigation into Peschisolido "after confidential police informants alleged the veteran politician had been knowingly associating with Chinese organized crime figures through his former real estate law practice in Richmond, B.C." Peschisolido's law firm allegedly received money via illicit channels from China as part of an attempt by the firm's clients to circumvent the legal immigration process. No charges have been laid against Peschisolido or lawyers at his firm. Peschisolido turned in his law license in 2018. On February 5, 2020 the Ethics Commissioner of Canada released an investigative report on Peschisolido. The Commissioner found Peschisolido contravened subsections 21(3) and 20(1) of the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons for failing to file a statement of material change and by failing to file a full statement of the private interests. Peschisolido was defeated by Kenny Chiu in the 2019 Canadian federal election, and Parliament could not apply sanctions since Peschisolido was no longer a sitting MP. Electoral record References External links 1963 births Living people Canadian Alliance MPs Canadian people of Italian descent Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia People from Richmond, British Columbia Politicians from Toronto Trinity College (Canada) alumni University of Toronto alumni Osgoode Hall Law School alumni Lawyers in British Columbia Lawyers in Ontario 21st-century Canadian politicians