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Canadian House Of Commons Standing Committee On Natural Resources
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources (RNNR) is a standing committee of the House of Commons of Canada. Mandate *The management, operation, budget and legislation of the Department of Natural Resources and its affiliated agencies: **The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission **Atomic Energy of Canada Limited **The National Energy Board *The current and future state of oil and gas pipelines and refining capacity in Canada *Resource development in Northern Canada *The state of the forestry sector in Canada Membership Subcommittees *Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure (SRNN) ReferencesStanding Committee on Natural Resources (RNNR) {{Canadian Parliament Standing Committees |
Standing 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] |
Don Valley North
Don Valley North (french: Don Valley-Nord) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997 and since 2015. Don Valley North covers the area of the City of Toronto bounded by Steeles Avenue , Steeles Avenue East to the north, Highway 401 (Ontario), Highway 401 to the south, Bayview Avenue to the west, and Victoria Park Avenue to the east. Former North York city council member Barbara Greene, a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative, was elected as its first Member of Parliament in the 1988 election. She was defeated by Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Sarkis Assadourian in the 1993 Canadian federal election, 1993 election. This riding was originally created in 1987, and was first used in the 1988 Canadian federal election, federal election of 1988. It was created from parts of Don Valley East and York—Scarborough ridings. In 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Cannings (British Columbia Politician)
Richard J. "Dick" Cannings (born March 31, 1954) is a Canadian biologist, author and politician. He was elected as the South Okanagan—West Kootenay Member of Parliament in the 2015 Canadian federal election for the New Democratic Party, and re-elected in 2019. As a member of the 42nd Canadian Parliament he sponsored three private member's bills: one to promote the use of wood in federal public works projects, one to add various lakes and rivers to ''Navigable Waters Protection Act'', and another to a Minister of Environment to respond to a Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada report. Cannings was appointed the NDP Critic for Post-Secondary Education as well as the Deputy Critic for Natural Resources in the 42nd Canadian Parliament. He became the NDP Critic for Natural Resources in 2016 and served in that position until 2021. In October 2021 he became the NDP Critic for Emergency Preparedness (Climate Adaptation) and Critic for Small Business and Tourism, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Democratic Party (Canada)
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] |
Lakeland (electoral District)
Lakeland is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004, and again since 2015. Its name is derived from the area's topography (and the former Lakeland County). The district's largest communities are Bonnyville, Alberta, Bonnyville, St. Paul, Alberta, St. Paul, and the Alberta part of Lloydminster. History The district was created in 1996 from the Beaver River (electoral district), Beaver River and Vegreville (electoral district), Vegreville Riding (division), ridings. It was abolished in 2003, with parts transferred to Vegreville—Wainwright and Westlock—St. Paul. A small part was transferred to Athabasca (electoral district), Athabasca. The riding was re-created in 2013 from these same districts (Athabasca having been renamed to Fort McMurray—Athabasca) with a new set of boundaries, no longer including the northerly communities of Lac La Biche, Alberta, Lac La Biche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Stubbs
Shannon Stubbs MP (born December 8, 1979) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Lakeland in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. She was re-elected to represent the same riding in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections. Background Shannon Stubbs was born near Chipman, Alberta in 1979. She is part Ojibwa and is the daughter of Bruce Stubbs. She is the granddaughter of Eileen Stubbs, a former mayor of Dartmouth. Her mother died when she was 14. Of her grandmother, Stubbs has stated that “...She wasn’t partisan; she was all over the political map, but right and wrong mattered to her. I try to remember that and hope it will guide me in politics.” Stubbs went to Lamont High School and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Joint Honours) in English and Political Science from the University of Alberta. During her university years, she served as an intern in Leader of the Opposition Preston Manning's office, and as an assistant to MP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chilliwack—Hope
Chilliwack—Hope is a federal electoral district in the Fraser Valley region of British Columbia. Chilliwack—Hope 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, scheduled for October 2015. It was created out of 76% of the electoral district of Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation'' Ethnic groups: 86.0% White, 9.2% Aboriginal, 1.0% South Asian Languages: 87.8% English, 3.2% German, 2.0% Dutch, 1.6% French Religions: 55.5% Christian (13.1% Catholic, 5.8% United Church, 4.0% Anglican, 2.3% Lutheran, 2.2% Pentecostal, 2.0% Baptist, 1.3% Presbyterian, 24.8% Other), 42.0% No religion Median income (2010): $26,035 Average income (2010): $34,587 Riding associations Riding associations are the local branches of political parties: Members of Parliament This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Strahl
Mark R. Strahl (born March 26, 1978) is a Canadian politician. He is the current Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament for the riding of Chilliwack—Hope. Career Starting as an intern in Ottawa with Reform Party of Canada, Opposition Leader Preston Manning, Strahl also worked in the offices of former MP Grant McNally (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission, Dewdney—Alouette) and MP Randy Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission). On May 2, 2011, Strahl was elected to the 41st Canadian Parliament as the member of parliament for Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon. He served as a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence from 2011 to 2013. On December 13, 2012, Strahl was named the chair of the B.C./Yukon Conservative Caucus. On September 20, 2013, Prime Minister Stephen Harper named Strahl as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, a role he fulfill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foothills (electoral District)
Foothills is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. History Foothills was created by the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, 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, scheduled for October 19, 2015. It was created out of the bulk of Macleod (electoral district), Macleod, plus very small parts of Lethbridge (electoral district), Lethbridge (Waterton Lakes National Park) and Calgary Southwest (a small section north of Spruce Meadows). The name of the riding refers to the Rocky Mountain Foothills, which spread across southwestern Alberta from the Continental Divide of the Americas, Continental Divide at the British Columbia border. Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Barlow (Canadian Politician)
John Barlow (born October 13, 1971) is a Canadian politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Foothills since 2015. A member of the Conservative Party, Barlow was first elected to the House of Commons following a by-election in 2014 and represented Macleod. Prior to his election, Barlow was a newspaper editor. Political career Barlow had previously run for the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta in Highwood during the 2012 Alberta general election, losing to Wildrose leader Danielle Smith. He ran and was elected in the riding of Macleod in a 2014 federal by-election resulting from the retirement of MP Ted Menzies. He was re-elected after the 2015 election, in the riding of Foothills, essentially a reconfigured version of his old riding and was re-elected again on following the 2019 election. Deputy Critic for Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour (2015-2016) In 2015, Barlow was appointed Deputy Critic for Employment, Workforce Devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative Party Of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada (french: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a federal political party in Canada. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the two main right-leaning parties, the Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party) and the Canadian Alliance, the latter being the successor of the Western Canadian-based Reform Party. The party sits at the centre-right to the right of the Canadian political spectrum, with their federal rival, the Liberal Party of Canada, positioned to their left. The Conservatives are defined as a "big tent" party, practising "brokerage politics" and welcoming a broad variety of members, including "Red Tories" and " Blue Tories". From Canadian Confederation in 1867 until 1942, the original Conservative Party of Canada participated in numerous governments and had multiple names. However, by 1942, the main right-wing Canadian force became known as the Progressive Conservative Party. In the 1993 federal el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geng Tan
Geng Tan (; born 1963) is a Canadian engineer and former politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Don Valley North from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Liberal Party, Tan is the first Mandarin-speaker to be elected to the House of Commons. Early life and career Tan was born in 1963 in Hunan, China. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering from Hunan University in China, majoring in organic chemical engineering. Tan went on to obtain his certification as a senior engineer and held various managerial positions. He came to Canada on a student visa in 1998, attending the University of Toronto and completed a Master of Applied Science and doctorate in chemical engineering and applied chemistry. Tan worked at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) as a nuclear scientist. Tan founded the Council of Newcomer Organizations and is a former vice-chair of the Confederation of Toronto Chinese Canadian Organizations. Tan was the recipient of bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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