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Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Parliamentary Secretaries appointed

Written by Joel Johannesen on Tuesday February 07 2006 at 12:32 PM

The PMO’s news release machine is running as fast as the Liberals’ paper shredders were last week.

Just released: 

[...] Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today the appointment of 26 new Parliamentary Secretaries to assist Ministers with their parliamentary duties.

“In the context of our smaller Cabinet, these Parliamentary Secretaries will take on a larger and more important role. They will be a key link between Ministers and Parliamentarians and will help ensure our relations with all Members of Parliament are effective and productive,” the Prime Minister said. “They are an important part of the team that will help implement the commitments we have made to Canadians.”

Parliamentary Secretaries support productive dialogue by sharing information and by bringing the concerns of Parliamentarians to the Minister, and within the government, along with other specific duties delegated by the Minister.

As public office holders, Parliamentary Secretaries are subject to the Conflict of Interest and Post-Employment Code for Public Office Holders.


PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES
February 2006
(In order of date first elected to the House of Commons)


James Abbott
Kooteney — Columbia (British Columbia)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women

Diane Ablonczy
Calgary — Nose Hill (Alberta)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance

Jason Kenney
Calgary Southeast (Alberta)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister for Multiculturalism

Deepak Obhrai
Calgary East (Alberta)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

David Anderson
Cypress Hills — Grasslands (Saskatchewan)
Parliamentary Secretary (for the Canadian Wheat Board) to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board

Betty Hinton
Kamloops — Thompson — Cariboo (British Columbia)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs

James Moore
Port Moody — Westwood — Port Coquitlam (British Columbia)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services

Lynne Yelich
Blackstrap (Saskatchewan)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources
and Social Development

Colin Carrie
Oshawa (Ontario)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry

Steven Fletcher
Charleswood — St. James — Assiniboia (Manitoba)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario

Helena Guergis
Simcoe — Grey (Ontario)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver — Whistler Olympics

Russ Hiebert
South Surrey — White Rock — Cloverdale (British Columbia)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence

Brian Jean
Fort McMurray — Athabasca (Alberta)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Randy Kamp
Pitt Meadows — Maple Ridge — Mission (British Columbia)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

Ed Komarnicki
Souris — Moose Mountain (Saskatchewan)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

Tom Lukiwski
Regina — Lumsden — Lake Centre (Saskatchewan)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform

Dave MacKenzie
Oxford (Ontario)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety

Ted Menzies
Macleod (Alberta)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for La Francophonie and Official Languages

Rob Moore
Fundy Royal (New Brunswick)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

Pierre Poilievre
Nepean — Carleton (Ontario)
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board

Peter Van Loan
York — Simcoe (Ontario)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Mark Warawa
Langley (British Columbia)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment

Sylvie Boucher
Beauport — Limoilou (Quebec)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister

Rod Bruinooge
Winnipeg South (Manitoba)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for MÃ ©tis and Non-Status Indians

Jacques Gourde
Lotbinà ¨re — Chutes-de-la-Chaudià ¨re (Quebec)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board

Christian Paradis
MÃ ©gantic — L’Érable (Quebec)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources

Posted by Joel Johannesen on   Tue, February 07, 2006 at 12:32:01 PM
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  1. Exile says:

    WTG Mark.

    This appointment suits you!

    Posted by Exile  from  Warawa Country!  on  Tue, February 07, 2006 at 1:44:50 PM
  2. daverbonz's avatar daverbonz says:

    Two Ottawa MP’s working at Treasury board.  They had been working together on the Queensway Carleton Hopital rent relief with the NCC.  Me thinks they might get their wish this time…

    Posted by daverbonz  from  Ottawa, Ontario...Nepean/Carleton  on  Tue, February 07, 2006 at 2:55:21 PM
  3. Mark-Alan Whittle says:

    Holy smokes, Harper means business. Removing the governance silo’s within the existing ministries is pure genius. Once again, Prime Miniser Harper sends another homer over the fence. The synergies this new governance model will create is the work-a-day-world dynamic that can really make this Parliament sing, for the little guy. Here’s to ‘popcorn and beer’ and Tim Horton’s Coffee.

    Posted by Mark-Alan Whittle  from  Hamilton Moutain Electoral District  on  Tue, February 07, 2006 at 3:30:37 PM
  4. debsimms's avatar debsimms says:

    Pardon me, Professor Whittle…can you elaborate on “governance silos?” I want to celebrate too. I just want to be sure I know what you are talking about!

    Posted by debsimms  from  Ottawa  on  Tue, February 07, 2006 at 3:39:08 PM
    — debsimms's   s i g n a t u r e:

    Never retreat, never explain, never apologize. Just get the thing done and let them howl. Nellie McClung, via Deb Grey.

  5. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) says:

    So Far So Good…!!

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  from   on  Tue, February 07, 2006 at 4:08:47 PM
  6. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) says:

    How can someone be proud to be Canadian?  That’s an oxy-moron.  We Canadians do not have a single cultural component that unites us as one while distinguishing us from the rest of the world.  It doesn’t mean anything to be Canadian, trust me I know because I’ve been one all of my life.  I am not proud to be Canadian, I’m proud to be myself.  This website is a joke!

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  from  Peterborough, ON  on  Tue, February 07, 2006 at 4:21:31 PM
  7. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) says:

    What happened Tommie , did all the Liberal blog-sites duck and run for cover ... sort of like your so-called ‘leaders’ ??

    Stick around , you might learn something.

    But then again , there’s always Sweden , eh ?

    LOL

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  from   on  Tue, February 07, 2006 at 4:29:25 PM
  8. Joel Johannesen's avatar Joel Johannesen says:

    Whenever I see a comment like that (#6) I think back to my days hanging out at Little Green Footballs, where I memorized what Charles says as a sort of a warning to commenters:

    Lord, grant me the serenity to ignore the trolls, the courage to debate with honest opponents, and the wisdom to know the difference.

    Posted by Joel Johannesen  from  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  on  Tue, February 07, 2006 at 4:37:29 PM
    — Joel Johannesen's   s i g n a t u r e:

    I could hardly believe “ProudToBeCanadian” was available when I was looking for a web site domain name.  No liberal thought of it?  It took a true blue CONSERVATIVE to think of buying that name and starting a web site built around it?  What does that tell you?  ...  Please remember to support this site.

  9. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) says:

    Re:  (#6)

    Tommie, Tommie, Tommie.

    Has anything happened in your recent past that caused this confusion in your life?

    Perhaps….let me think now….umm….maybe….oh, I know….the Liberals LOST the recent election.

    Don’t worry though.  Prime Minister Stephen Harper will help you with that little problem of yours.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  from  Guelph, Ontario  on  Tue, February 07, 2006 at 4:56:55 PM
  10. Mark-Alan Whittle says:

    Come on now debsimms, any agent of change would know what the ‘silo’ mentality entails. Miles and miles of red tape to gum up the governance works.

    I consulted provincially with a past education minister respecting this very transition issue

    There’s much clearer lines of accountability across ministries that effect education now, because as they say, there’s always a cause and effect.

    The left hand is better of knowing what the right hand is doing, especially if they are attached to the same body, get it now debsimms?

    The public service will come alive, now that they’ve been empowered to implement the mandate given to Prime Minister Harper by over 5 million Canadians that will benefit us all.

    Posted by Mark-Alan Whittle  from  Hamilton Moutain Electoral District  on  Tue, February 07, 2006 at 7:28:29 PM
  11. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) says:

    Congratulations to PMSH. He has made some sound appointments. While there are some familiar names not in cabinet (not everybody can be) these parliamentary secretaries will have heavy responsibilities in this minority parliament. Their day will come.
    The Prime Minister and the party are going to need all Conservatives to support them as the punditry, chattering classes and the left leaning media endeavour to spin every decision as if the sky is falling.
    We need to stick together and trust Harper is making the right decisions even when it is not obvious.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  from  Saskatoon , Sk  on  Wed, February 08, 2006 at 4:55:06 AM
  12. debsimms's avatar debsimms says:

    Thanks Whittle. Responsible agents of change also like to be sure that they understand terms in question before they agreee or disagree. In this case, I agree. Please don’t be snarky when you are politely asked to elaborate on your statements. There were likely many others who weren’t 100% sure what you meant. People should not be reluctant to ask for clarification on this site. Agents of change have to have the courage to look stupid sometimes to get the information they need. You comments are often very instructive, but if you react sarcastically when asked to elaborate…

    Posted by debsimms  from  Ottawa  on  Wed, February 08, 2006 at 5:19:45 AM
    — debsimms's   s i g n a t u r e:

    Never retreat, never explain, never apologize. Just get the thing done and let them howl. Nellie McClung, via Deb Grey.

  13. Belly Button says:

    Harper promised change. He’s got about 18 months to make a substantial difference under minority conditions.  Before the cabinet was revealed there was a leak that some conservatives would be unhappy with Harper’s choices.  So far nobody can accuse Stephen Harper of being corrupt or mean spirited.  Every move made is deliberate and calculated to winning a majority in the near future ( go ahead and make more liberal comparisons)  Stephen has smart advisors and is breaking new ground.  Enjoy the surprises and enjoy the show.

    Posted by Belly Button  from   on  Wed, February 08, 2006 at 5:41:34 AM
  14. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) says:

    Without Prejudice

    Regarding The Seal Hunt

    The McCartney’s

    I find it disgusting that a BILLIONAIR IF NOT TRILLION-AIR can come to Canada without knowing the Facts or Truths about our Fisheries. YOU SAY it’s only a little bit of Monies The Fishermen and Their Families would Lose!
    Well if that is the case PUT YOUR MONIES WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS, AND PAY THE FISHERMAN AND FAMILIES A FAIR SUM OF MONIES NOT TO GO OUT, IF YOU FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT THIS.
    ALL TALK AND NO ACTION ON THE McCARTNEY’S PART.
    Another solution may be, if you want the seals why don’t you buy them from the Fisherman alive and then take them to England. Would this not solve your problem, or perhaps just start another one, but it would at least be your problem then would it not.
    Please Go Home and do not return, not even to play your music. I have gone to your concerts before, but NEVER AGAIN!
    I Urge All Canadians To Boycott You and your Music especially if you ever come back here to tour. Now you are simply not welcome and it is FREE TO GO HOME!!!
    H. Johnston
    Please forward this to other Canadians.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  from  Ontario  on  Sun, March 05, 2006 at 11:12:06 AM
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