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Claude G. Lajoie
Claude G. Lajoie (26 January 1928 – 15 May 2015) was a Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman and building contractor by career. Born in Trois-Rivières, he represented Quebec's Trois-Rivières (electoral district), Trois-Rivières electoral district since his victory there in a by-election on 31 May 1971. He was re-elected in the 1972 Canadian federal election, 1972, 1974 Canadian federal election, 1974, 1979 Canadian federal election, 1979 and 1980 Canadian federal election, 1980 federal elections. After serving consecutive terms from the 28th Canadian Parliament, 28th through the 32nd Canadian Parliaments, Lajoie left national politics and did not campaign in the 1984 Canadian federal election, 1984 election. References 1928 births 2015 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs People from Trois-Rivières {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usher Of The Black Rod (Canada)
The Usher of the Black Rod (french: Huissier du bâton noir), often shortened to Black Rod is the most senior protocol position in the Parliament of Canada. Black Rod leads the Speaker's Parade at the beginning of each sitting of the Senate and oversees protocol and administrative and logistical details of important events taking place on Parliament Hill, such as the opening of parliament and the Speech from the Throne. The office is modelled on the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Upon the appointment of the first woman to the position of Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod on 20 October 1997, the title was changed to ''Usher of the Black Rod''. The rod The usher carries an ebony and gold staff of office modelled on that used in the House of Lords. Canada's original rod is believed to have been made in the 1840s in Montreal for the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, and then transferred to the Senate after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |