ing ii ▁Category : T ax a ▁named ▁by ▁George ▁Bent ham <0x0A> </s> ▁Maria ▁Min na , ▁, ▁( born ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁Canadian ▁politician ▁who ▁represented ▁the ▁Toronto ▁r iding ▁of ▁Be aches — E ast ▁York ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Background ▁Min na ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁P of i , ▁Italy , ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Canada ▁with ▁her ▁family ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 . ▁They ▁settled ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario ▁in ▁the ▁Christ ie ▁P its ▁area . ▁Her ▁father ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁industry ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁lab oured ▁as ▁a ▁factory ▁worker . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁el dest ▁of ▁five ▁children , ▁having ▁three ▁sister s ▁and ▁a ▁brother . ▁She ▁attended ▁a ▁voc ational ▁high ▁school ▁ear ning ▁a ▁di pl oma ▁and ▁started ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁secretary . ▁At ▁age ▁ 2 4 ▁she ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁where ▁she ▁graduated ▁with ▁an ▁Hon ours ▁B . A . ▁in ▁Soci ology . ▁At ▁age ▁ 3 4 , ▁she ▁married ▁Robert ▁Mac B ain , ▁a ▁public ▁relations ▁consult ant . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁volunte er ▁president ▁of ▁C OST I - II AS , ▁Canada ' s ▁largest ▁imm igr ant ▁services