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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. A committee is not itself considered to be a form of assembly. Usually, the assembly sends matters into a committee as a way to explore them more fully than would be possible if the assembly itself were considering them. Committees may have different functions and their types of work differ depending on the type of the 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 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. Committees can be a way to formally draw together people of relevant expertise from different parts of an organization who otherwise would not have a good way to share information and coordinate actions. They may ... [...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 ''From the 2006 census http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/cen06/profiles/detailed/FED12007.pdf Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodobit Valley's census profile'' Ethnic groups: *White: 96.1% *First Nations: 1.9% *Black: 1.2% Languages: *English: 96.5% * French: 1.0% *Other: 2.5% Religions: *Protestant: 65.7% *Catholic: 17.5% *Other Christian: 1.3% *No religious affiliation: 15.1% Education: *No certificate, diploma or degree: 31.0% *High school certificate: 24.6% *Apprenticeship or trade certificate or diploma: 12.3% *Community college, CEGE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Bergeron
Stéphane Bergeron (born January 28, 1965 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. He currently serves as a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada since 2019, he had previously served in that aspect from 1993 to 2005, and a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 2005 to 2018. 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. 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. Bergeron held many positions as a Member of Parliament including whip of the Bloc a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloc Quebecois , countries aligned with the United States during the Cold War
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Bloc may refer to: Government and politics * Political bloc, a coalition of political parties * Trade bloc, a type of intergovernmental agreement * Voting bloc, a group of voters voting together Other uses * Bloc (code school), an educational website * Bloc Hotels, a British hotel chain See also * * * Block (other) * Bloc Party, a band * Bloc party, a political party that is a constituent member of an electoral bloc * Bloc Québécois, a political party in Canada * Block voting, or bloc voting, types of electoral systems * Eastern Bloc, a former group of communist states during the Cold War * Western Bloc The Western Bloc, also known as the Free Bloc, the Capitalist Bloc, the American Bloc, and the NATO Bloc, was a coalition of countries that were officially allied with the United States during the Cold War of 1947–1991. It was spearheaded by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 for St. John's East. He represented the riding from 1987 to 1988 and again from 2008 to 2015, when he was defeated. He won the seat again in the 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 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 federal election. NL NDP Leader Harris was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in a 1990 by-electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party (NDP; french: Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * the party occupies the left, to centre-left on the political spectrum, sitting to the left of the Liberal Party. The party was founded in 1961 by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). The federal and provincial (or territorial) level NDPs are more integrated than other political parties in Canada, and have shared membership (except for the New Democratic Party of Quebec). 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, but apart from that, it has been the third or fourth-largest party in the House of Commons. However, the party has held considerable influence during periods o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick Southwest
New Brunswick Southwest (french: Nouveau-Brunswick-Sud-Ouest; formerly known as Charlotte and St. Croix—Belleisle) is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2016 was 65,287. Political geography As the name implies, the district comprises the southwestern portion of New Brunswick. It includes all of Charlotte County and portions of York, Sunbury, Queens Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ..., Kings County, New Brunswick, Kings and Saint John County, New Brunswick, Saint John Counties. Major towns include St. Stephen, New Brunswick, St. Stephen, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, St. Andrews, St. George, New Brunswick, St. George, Grand Bay–Westfield, McAdam, New B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Williamson (Canadian Politician)
John S. L. Williamson (born January 30, 1970) is a Canadian politician who has represented the riding of New Brunswick Southwest in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada since 2019. He represented the riding from 2011 until his defeat in the 2015 election. He was elected again in the 2019 election. 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. Mr. Williamson is an heraldic heir, entitled to inherit a coat of arms Although he is a professed monarchist and his father's armorial achievement bears Loyalist symbolism, both his parents were born in the United Stateshttps://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141B7.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=45BFCF65-F995-474B-8AFB-86D0B6241B1A] Early career Williamson joined the ''National Post'' as an editorial writer and was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan
Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan is a federal electoral district in Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ..., 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 Canada 2011 Census'' Ethnic groups: 90.6% White, 4.2% Aboriginal, 1.4% South Asian 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% L ... [...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 there, he wrote a regular column for the Sherwood Park News as a political correspondent. Genuis’ experience helped him obtain a position as assistant to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper and adviser on the staff of former minister Rona Ambrose. Genuis then obtained a master's degree in public policy from the London School of Economics in December 2011. Political career 2012: Alberta general election Genuis ran in the 2012 Alberta general election as the Wildrose MLA candidate for Sherwood Park. He lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Cathy Olesen. 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It has been represented by Leah Taylor Roy, a Liberal, since 2021. 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 Canada Census'' Ethnic groups: 40.3% White, 28.4% Chinese, 11.0% West Asian, 7.5% South Asian, 2.5% Korean, 2.0% Black, 1.8% Arab, 1.4% Filipino, 1.1% Latin American 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% Uni ... [...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. 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 Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill. She crossed the floor to join the Conservative Party in September 2018. After being re-elected as a Conservative following the 2019 election, Andrew Scheer appointed Alleslev as the deputy Opposition lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
