Massimo Pacetti (born August 22, 1962) is a

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politician from

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, Canada. Pacetti was first elected to the

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in a 2002 by-election and continued as the

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for

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sitting with the

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until 2014; he served his last year of office as an Independent MP.

Life and career

Born in

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, Quebec, Pacetti is a former accountant and entrepreneur, and former commissioner of the Pointe-de-l'Île school board. Pacetti ran as the Liberal candidate in a by-election in 2002 for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons and was elected in the riding of

. He was re-elected in the 2004,

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and

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general elections. In May 2009, he introduced bill C-302, an "Act to recognize the

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that was done to persons of

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origin through their "

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" designation and

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during the

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, and to provide for

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and promote education on Italian-Canadian history

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which was passed by the House of Commons on April 28, 2010.

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was also to issue a commemorative postage stamp commemorating the internment of Italian-Canadian citizens, however, Bill C-302 did not pass through the necessary stages to become law. Pacetti is the Vice–Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance (FINA) and the FINA Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure. Pacetti opposed Parliament studying the definition of a human being, saying "In reality, this is just a back door to reopen the debate over abortion in Canada, and a debate that has been closed for many years." On November 5, 2014, Pacetti and fellow MP Scott Andrews were both suspended from the Liberal Party caucus by leader

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, following allegations of harassment laid by two unnamed

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MPs (in 2018 it was revealed that one of the MP was Christine Moore)."Liberal MPs Scott Andrews, Massimo Pacetti suspended from caucus amid harassment allegations"

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, November 5, 2014. Both Andrews and Pacetti sat for the remainder of the parliament as

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MPs pending investigation of the complaints. Pacetti announced on March 18, 2015 that he would not be running in the October 2015 federal election, however he continued to maintain that he is innocent of sexual misconduct. It had been reported that Trudeau had intended to meet Pacetti and Andrews later that day to inform them that they were being permanently expelled from the Liberal caucus and would not be allowed to run as Liberals in the next election.

Electoral record

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References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pacetti, Massimo 1962 births Canadian accountants People from Saint-Leonard, Quebec Canadian people of Italian descent Liberal Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Montreal Independent MPs in the Canadian House of Commons Concordia University alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians