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Members Of The 39th Canadian Parliament And Same-sex Marriage
This article lists the members of the 39th Parliament of Canada and their voting records in regards to the '' Civil Marriage Act'', which amended the ''Marriage Act'' of Canada to recognize same-sex marriage. The 39th Parliament was elected at the federal election of January 23, 2006. The Conservative leader, Stephen Harper, who was then leader of the opposition campaigned on holding another free vote on the issue, after one was held in the 38th Parliament to approve the Act. The Conservatives won enough seats to form a government following the election but Harper, who became Prime Minister, only had enough seats to form a minority government meaning the opposition parties had enough seats to defeat a government motion on same-sex marriage. However, a motion could pass if it could attract enough support from individual opposition MPs in a free vote. The government announced that it would introduce a motion before the end of 2006. On 7 December 2006, the House of Commons of Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, second-largest country by total area, with the List of countries by length of coastline, world's longest coastline. Its Canada–United States border, border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both Temperature in Canada, meteorologic and Geography of Canada, geological regions. With Population of Canada, a population of over 41million people, it has widely varying population densities, with the majority residing in List of the largest population centres in Canada, urban areas and large areas of the country being sparsely populated. Canada's capital is Ottawa and List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rona Ambrose
Ronalee Ambrose Veitch ( , Name at birth, née Chapchuk; born March 15, 1969) is a former Canadian politician who served as Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada), leader of the Official Opposition and Interim leader (Canada), interim Leader of the Conservative Party (Canada), leader of the Conservative Party from 2015 to 2017. She was the Member of Parliament (Canada), member of Parliament (MP) for Sturgeon River—Parkland from 2015 to 2017, after previously representing Edmonton—Spruce Grove from 2004 to 2015. Born in Valleyview, Alberta, Valleyview, Alberta, Ambrose studied political science at the University of Victoria and later earned a Master of Public Policy, master's degree in public policy from the University of Alberta. She worked as a communication and public policy consultant for the Alberta government before entering federal politics. First elected in the 2004 Canadian federal election, 2004 federal election, she served as the Conservative Party of Canada, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okanagan—Coquihalla
Okanagan—Coquihalla was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015. Geography The electoral district included the towns of Penticton, Merritt, Summerland, Logan Lake, West Kelowna and Peachland. History This riding was created in 1996 from parts of Fraser Valley East and Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt ridings. In 2003, it underwent slight boundary changes, with small parts added from Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys and Kelowna ridings. Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of Parliament: Election results See also * List of Canadian electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada This is a list of past arrangements of Electoral district (Canada), Canada's electoral districts. Each district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockwell Day
Stockwell Burt Day Jr. (born August 16, 1950) is a former Canadian politician who served as leader of the Canadian Alliance from 2000 to 2001 and later as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. A provincial cabinet minister from Alberta, Day served as minister of labour, minister of social services, and treasurer under Premier Ralph Klein. He successfully ran for leader of the newly formed Canadian Alliance against former Reform Party leader Preston Manning, winning that position on July 8, 2000. Following his election as leader, Day won the by-election to become the member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Okanagan—Coquihalla in British Columbia. In the 2000 federal election, the Alliance under Day only made modest gains, increasing their seat count from 58 to 66. A breakthrough in the East did not happen, and the Liberal Party under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien won a third consecutive majority government. After the election, Day's leadership of the party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parry Sound-Muskoka
Parry may refer to: People * Parry (surname) * Parry (given name) Fictional characters * Parry, protagonist of the movie ''The Fisher King'', played by Robin Williams * Parry in the series ''Incarnations of Immortality'' by Piers Anthony * The Hero's son in ''Dragon Quest V'' Places Canada * Parry, Saskatchewan, a hamlet * Cape Parry, Northwest Territories * Parry Peninsula, Northwest Territories * Parry Channel, Nunavut * Parry Sound, Georgian Bay, Ontario * Parry Island in Georgian Bay, Ontario; see Wasauksing First Nation * Parry Islands, former name of the Queen Elizabeth Islands * Parry Passage, between Langara and Graham Islands, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia Elsewhere * Parry Peak, a part of the Rocky Mountains, in Colorado, United States * Parry County, New South Wales, Australia * Mount Parry, Antarctica * Parry Point, Coats Land, Antarctica * Parry Island, part of Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Ocean * Parry (crater), on the Moon Other uses * Parry (fencin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Clement
Tony Peter Clement ('' né'' Payani; born January 27, 1961) is a Canadian former politician in the federal and Ontario governments. He was Member of Parliament for Parry Sound-Muskoka and a federal cabinet minister in the Conservative Party under prime minister Stephen Harper. Before entering federal politics, Clement served as an Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Brampton South then Brampton West—Mississauga and a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, including as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care under premiers Mike Harris and Ernie Eves. He was a candidate for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada after its formation from the merger of the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parties in 2003. He lost to Stephen Harper. Clement won the seat of Parry Sound-Muskoka in the 2006 federal election, defeating incumbent Liberal cabinet minister Andy Mitchell. The Conservatives formed government in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontiac (federal Electoral District)
Pontiac most often refers to: *Pontiac (Odawa leader) ( – 1769), Native American war chief *Pontiac (automobile), a former General Motors brand Pontiac may also refer to: Places and jurisdictions Canada *Pontiac, Quebec, a municipality ** Apostolic Vicariate of Pontiac, now the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke *Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, an administrative division * Pontiac (federal electoral district), in Quebec *Pontiac (provincial electoral district), in Quebec United States *Pontiac, Illinois **Pontiac Correctional Center, a prison in Illinois * Pontiac, Indiana * Pontiac, Kansas *Pontiac, Michigan **Pontiac Silverdome, a former stadium in Michigan *Pontiac, New York * Pontiac, Rhode Island * Pontiac Building, a registered historic high-rise in Chicago, Illinois *Pontiac Mills, a historic textile mill complex in Rhode Island Amtrak stations *Pontiac station (Illinois) *Pontiac Transportation Center, in Michigan Other uses * ''Pontiac'' (album), 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Cannon
Lawrence Cannon, (born December 6, 1947) is a Canadian politician from Quebec and Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former Quebec lieutenant. In early 2006, he was made the Minister of Transport. On October 30, 2008, he relinquished oversight of Transport and was sworn in as Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was defeated in the 2011 federal election by the NDP's Mathieu Ravignat. He was appointed as Canadian Ambassador to France in May 2012, and he served in that position until September 2017. Life and career Genealogy Cannon is the son of government lawyer Louis Cannon and Quebec television broadcast pioneer Rosemary "Posie" Power, and the grandson of Lucien Cannon and Charles Gavan Power. He is also the grand-nephew of Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin Cannon, a long-time Liberal politician and Supreme Court judge. He is the great-grandson of Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, defender of Louis Riel and former Senior Minister in Laurier's cabinet. He is of Irish and French Canadian desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonquière—Alma
Jonquière—Alma was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2011. It was created in 2003 from parts of Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay ridings. It consists of: *the borough of Jonquière in the City of Saguenay, *the City of Alma in the Regional County Municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, and *the municipalities of Bégin, Larouche, Saint-Ambroise, Saint-Charles-de-Bourget and Saint-David-de-Falardeau in the Regional County Municipality of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay. The neighbouring ridings are Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean and Chicoutimi—Le Fjord. This riding is distinctive for having the lowest Liberal vote percentage in the country in the 2006 election, at only 3.1. This riding was dissolved into Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean during the 2012 electoral redistribution. Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of Parliament: Election results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Blackburn
Jean-Pierre Blackburn, (born July 6, 1948) is a Canadian politician and diplomat. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Jonquière—Alma Jonquière—Alma was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2011. It was created in 2003 from parts of Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay ridings. It co ... from 2006 Canadian federal election, 2006 to 2011 Canadian federal election, 2011; earlier, he was the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative MP for Jonquière (federal electoral district), Jonquière from 1984 Canadian federal election, 1984 to 1993 Canadian federal election, 1993. Blackburn was born in Jonquière, Quebec. In 1993, Blackburn was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence (Canada), Minister of National Defence. On February 6, 2006, he was appointed Minister of Labour (Canada), Minister of Labour an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauce (electoral District)
Beauce () is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1867. In 2006, it had a population of 103,617 people, of whom 82,123 were eligible voters. The Beauce riding has the highest percentage of people who answered "Canadian" as their ethnic origin in the 2006 Census (84.0%; multiple responses). It is also the riding with the highest percentage of White people of European descent (99.3%). Geography The riding is located in Central Quebec, to the south of Quebec City and covers the centre of Beauce, straddling the Quebec region of Chaudière-Appalaches. The electoral district has the regional county municipality of Beauce-Sartigan; the Regional County of Beauce-Centre, excepting the area of the former municipality of Courcelles; that part of the Regional County Municipality of Les Etchemins comprises the municipalities of Sainte-Aurélie, Saint-Benjamin, Saint-Prosper and Saint-Zacharie; the Regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxime Bernier
Maxime Bernier (; born January 18, 1963) is a Canadian politician who is the founder and leader of the People's Party of Canada (PPC). Formerly a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative Party, Bernier left the caucus in 2018 to form the PPC. He was the Member of Parliament (Canada), member of Parliament (MP) for Beauce (electoral district), Beauce from 2006 to 2019 and served as a Cabinet minister in the 28th Canadian Ministry, Harper government. Before entering politics, Bernier worked in law, finance and banking. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons, House of Commons as a Conservative in the 2006 Canadian federal election, 2006 election in the same riding his father, Gilles Bernier (Quebec politician), Gilles Bernier, had represented from 1984 to 1997. Bernier held a number of portfolios in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Cabinet. He was Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, industry minister from 2006 to 2007 before being promoted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
