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Canadian House Of Commons Special Committee On Canada-China Relations
The House of Commons Special Committee on Canada-China Relations (CACN) is a special committee of the House of Commons of Canada. It was established in the 43rd Canadian Parliament The 43rd Canadian Parliament was in session from December 5, 2019, to August 15, 2021, with the membership of its Lower House, the House of Commons of Canada, having been determined by the results of the 2019 federal election held on October 21 ... in 2019. Mandate *"conduct hearings to examine and review all aspects of the Canada–China relationship, including, but not limited to, consular, economic, legal, security and diplomatic relations." Membership Subcommittees *Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure (SCAC) References {{ReflistSpecial Committee on Canada-China Relations (CACN) Canada-China Relations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Committee
A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly or other form of organization. A committee may not itself be considered to be a form of assembly or a decision-making body. Usually, an assembly or organization sends matters to a committee as a way to explore them more fully than would be possible if the whole assembly or organization were considering them. Committees may have different functions and their types of work differ depending on the type of organization and its needs. A member of a legislature may be delegated a committee assignment, which gives them the right to serve on a certain committee. Purpose A deliberative assembly or other organization may form a committee (or "commission") consisting of one or more persons to assist with the work of the assembly. For larger organizations, much work is done in committees. They can be a way to formally draw together people of relevant expertise from different parts of an organi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumberland—Colchester
Cumberland—Colchester (formerly Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley and North Nova) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Cumberland—Colchester North and Cumberland—Colchester were ridings that covered roughly the same geographic area and were represented in the House of Commons from 1968 to 1979 and 1979 to 2004, respectively. Demographics ''According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2023 representation order'' Languages: 96.3% English, 1.3% French Race: 91.7% White, 4.5% Indigenous, 1.5% Black Religions: 54.6% Christian (15.4% United Church, 13.9% Catholic, 7.5% Baptist, 5.6% Anglican, 2.0% Presbyterian, 10.2% other), 43.6% none Median income: $35,200 (2020) Average income: $43,680 (2020) Geography The district includes the counties of Cumberland, and Colchester. Communities include the towns of Amherst, Oxford, Parrsboro, Springhill, Stewiacke and Truro, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Bergeron
Stéphane Bergeron (born January 28, 1965, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. He served as a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2019 to 2025 and previously served in that office from 1993 to 2005. He served as a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 2005 to 2018. He did not seek re-election in 2025. Education and early career Bergeron has a bachelor's degree in political science from the Université du Québec à Montréal and a master's degree in the same domain from the Université Laval. Bergeron has been a political adviser and a teaching assistant at Laval in the department of political science. Bergeron also served in the Canadian Forces as a naval Cadet Instructor Cadre officer from 1984 to 1993. Political career Bergeron was a member of the Bloc Québécois in the House of Commons, representing the riding of Verchères—Les Patriotes from 2000 to November 9, 2005, and Verchères from 1993 to 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloc Quebecois
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Jack Harris (Newfoundland And Labrador Politician)
John James "Jack" Harris (born October 27, 1948) is a former Canadian lawyer and politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. Harris served as the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament for St. John's East. He represented the riding from 1987 to 1988 and again from 2008 to 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015, when he was defeated. He won the seat again in the 2019 Canadian federal election, 2019 federal election, becoming the only NDP member of the House of Commons from Atlantic Canada. He retired from politics in 2021. Harris is also the former leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party (1992–2006). Politics Harris first became a member of the House of Commons of Canada after winning a by-election in the electoral district (Canada), riding of St. John's East on July 20, 1987. Harris was the second NDP candidate ever elected to the House of Commons in Newfoundland and Labrador. He was subsequently defeated in the 1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party (NDP; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Editors of ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (April 28, 2025)."New Democratic Party" ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved April 28, 2025 the party sits at the centre-left to left-wing of the Canadian political spectrum, generally to the left of the Liberal Party. The party was founded in 1961 by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the Canadian Labour Congress. As of 2025, it is the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons, with seven seats. The federal and provincial (or territorial) level NDPs are more integrated than other political parties in Canada, and have shared membership. The NDP has never won the largest share of seats at the federal level and thus has never formed government. From 2011 to 2015, it formed the Official Opposition; apart from this, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick Southwest
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John Williamson (Canadian Politician)
John S. L. Williamson (born January 30, 1970) is a Canadian politician who represents the riding of New Brunswick Southwest in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He is currently running for the riding of Saint John—St. Croix He was first elected in the 2011 Canadian federal election, and served until his defeat in 2015. In 2019, he won his seat back by defeating the Liberal incumbent Karen Ludwig. Williamson won re-election in 2021 and 2025. Education Williamson graduated from Fredericton High School, and then McGill University with a degree in economics and political science. He later went on to receive a master's degree in economic history at the London School of Economics. Arms Mr. Williamson is an heraldic heir, entitled to inherit a coat of arms. Early career Williamson joined the ''National Post'' as an editorial writer and was a founding member of the newspaper's editorial board (1998-2001) before moving on to the Canadia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan
Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election. It was created out of parts of Edmonton—Sherwood Park and Vegreville—Wainwright. Demographics :''According to the 2011 Canadian census'' Languages: 90.2% English, 2.2% French, 1.8% German, 1.1% Ukrainian Religions: 67.3% Christian (26.8% Catholic, 10.0% United Church, 5.5% Lutheran, 4.2% Anglican, 2.3% Baptist, 1.6% Christian Orthodox, 1.5% Pentecostal, 15.4% Other), 30.6% No religion Median income (2010): $44,302 Average income (2010): $60,210 Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada: Election results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garnett Genuis
Garnett Genuis (born January 23, 1987) is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament for the riding of Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan (in Alberta) since 2015. Early life Genuis was born in 1987 and grew up in Strathcona County, before moving to attend Carleton University in Ottawa where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Public Affairs and Policy Management in February 2010. While studying at Carleton University, he wrote a regular column for the Sherwood Park News as a political correspondent. Genuis subsequently worked as an assistant to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper and adviser on the staff of former minister Rona Ambrose. Genuis obtained a master's degree in public policy from the London School of Economics in December 2011. Political career Genuis ran in the 2012 Alberta general election as the Wildrose MLA candidate for Sherwood Park. He lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Cathy Olesen. In March 2014, Genuis announced his i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill (federal Electoral District)
Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It has been represented by Costas Menegakis, a Conservative, since 2025. It encompasses a portion of Ontario previously included in the electoral districts of Newmarket—Aurora, Oak Ridges—Markham, and Richmond Hill. Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the dropping of the writs for the 2015 federal election. Demographics ''According to the 2021 Canadian census'' Languages: 41.0% English, 12.6% Mandarin, 8.9% Cantonese, 7.7% Persian, 4.0% Russian, 2.4% Italian, 1.9% Korean, 1.3% Arabic, 1.1% Spanish Religions: 42.3% Christian (20.9% Catholic, 5.7% Christian Orthodox, 1.9% Anglican, 1.6% United Church, 1.1% Presbyterian, 11.1% Other), 11.7% Muslim, 3.7% Jewish, 2.3% Hindu, 1.9% Buddhist, 37.0% None Median income: $39,600 (2020) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leona Alleslev
Leona Alleslev-Krofchak (born March 16, 1968) is a Canadian politician and former military officer who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill. She was elected as a Liberal in the 2015 federal election, and crossed the floor to join the Conservative Party in 2018, citing disagreements with the Liberal government over their handling of economic and foreign affairs. On October 21, 2019, she was re-elected as a Conservative. Alleslev was defeated in the 2021 federal election. Alleslev was a candidate in the 2022 Conservative leadership election. On December 15, 2024, Alleslev announced that she would be seeking the nomination for the federal Conservative Party candidate in the riding of Kingston and the Islands, but on January 26, 2025, she announced that she was ending that bid. Political career Member of Parliament Alleslev was elected as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2015 federal election, in the riding of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
