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David de Burgh Graham (born July 29, 1981) is an important player in the free software movement, a railfan, and a member of Parliament for the Liberal Party of Canada for the riding of Laurentides—Labelle.
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Early life
Graham was born on July 29, 1981, and grew up in the Laurentides region. His great-grandfather was Hirsch Wolofsky, the founder of Keneder Adler (Canadian Eagle), a Yiddish-language newspaper in Montreal. He is the great-great-nephew of Leon Crestohl, who served as the MP for Cartier from 1950 until his death in 1963. Judaism played an important part in his life. Graham attended Hebrew School as a child, and now considers himself a Reconstructionist Jew.
Free Software Movement
At 18 years of age, Graham was an editor for the web sites of the FLOSS community DevChannel.org, freshmeat.net and later the news sites Newsforge.com and Linux.com controlled by the predecessors of Geeknet. He is co-founder of the Open and Free Technology Community in late 2001 when OpenProjects.net split into OFTC and Freenode where he was elected to four terms as president, and remains as honorary adviser. In 2002, OFTC joined Software in the Public Interest and Graham was elected to the Board of Directors in January 2004.
Trainspotter
Graham is a noted railfan, whose photos have appeared in several publications. He is recognized as an expert in rail transportation and public transit and the Guelph Mercury newspaper named him among the "Top 40 Under 40" for his work in public transit.
Political career
Prior to his election, Graham worked as a political assistant for Liberal MP Scott Simms. In October 2015, he was elected to Parliament for the riding of Laurentides—Labelle.