In October 2007, Peter Shurman was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as the Member of Provincial Parliament for Thornhill.

If you have listened to Toronto talk radio, Peter Shurman may be a familiar name to you.  After a successful career in corporate and small business, Peter re-invented himself on NewsTalk 1010 CFRB as a talk radio host in 2004. He gained popularity as an entertaining and outspoken radio personality who tackled emerging political and social issues with creativity and imagination, before deciding to enter the political arena as a Progressive Conservative candidate in 2007.

Peter is a committed volunteer for many worthy community causes.  For several years, he broadcast at the Radiothon for Sick Kids Foundation, helping to raise millions of dollars each year for the Hospital for Sick Children. He was the signature voice for VoicePrint - a charity, which reads the news and other printed materials for over four million vision-impaired Canadians.  

Peter has adopted the children of Zareinu, a learning centre for children with disabilities and helps in raising money for this one-of-a-kind organization; and continues to be an active supporter of many community groups in his highly diverse constituency.

When not fighting for his constituents in the Legislature or meeting with them in Thornhill, Peter is an active sports enthusiast; he is a licensed SCUBA diver, an avid golfer and an instrument-rated pilot who flies his own airplane.

Peter and his wife Carole raised their two, now adult sons in Thornhill and are active within the Jewish community there and in the support of Israel.