Eve Adams (née Horvat;[1] born November 7, 1974) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the federal electoral district of Mississauga—Brampton South from 2011 to 2015.
[5] Adams won a scholarship to serve as a parliamentary page as part of a national program to improve Canadians' understanding of Parliament.
[6] After winning three successful municipal elections and serving seven years as a city and regional councillor in Mississauga, Adams entered federal politics.
[5] Adams won the federal riding of Mississauga-Brampton South in the 2011 election, defeating incumbent Liberal Navdeep Bains by over 5,000 votes.
The Toronto Star noted that both the Adams and Bains campaigns were particularly respectful and issue-focused, suggesting that they were role models for a better kind of politics.
Adams launched the initiative with Intuit Canada,[9] Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children,[10] Queen's University, 3M and Cenovus Energy.
[18] Adams' official agent at the time stated he would repay $6,003.34 (equivalent to $7,872 in 2023)[18] in expenses, which he personally withdrew, before completing the Elections Canada filing.
[6][31] Her ex-husband, Peter Adams, a former assistant to Michael Wilson, ran and lost in the by-election to take her place on the Mississauga City Council after she entered federal politics in 2011.
[32] Adams was engaged for a time to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s former Director of Communications, Dimitri Soudas.