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Wladyslaw Lizon ( pl, Władysław Lizoń; born June 27, 1954) is a
Polish Canadian Polish Canadians ( pl, Polonia w Kanadzie, french: Canadiens Polonais) are citizens of Canada with Polish ancestry, and Poles who immigrated to Canada from abroad. At the 2016 Census, there were 1,106,585 Canadians who claimed full or partial ...
former politician. He was a
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member of the
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from 2011 to 2015 who represented the
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riding of
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. He was the second Polish-born Member of Parliament, after Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski.


Background

Lizon graduated from the
AGH University of Science and Technology AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, (abbreviated as ''AGH UST'') is a public university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1913, its inauguration took place in 1919. The university focuses on innovation, innovative technologies, its ...
in Krakow,
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
with a master's degree in mining engineering in 1978. He was an engineer in Poland's
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coal mines until 1983. In 1988 he emigrated to Canada, and created Gomark Enterprises, a consulting business that designs and supplies interior stone finishes and imports and services machinery used in the stone industry. He was the president of the Canadian Polish Congress from 2005 to 2010. He assisted in the removal of visa requirements for visitors from Poland. He is also a founding member of Tribute to Liberty, an organization dedicated to building a national monument in Ottawa to honour the victims of communism in the world.


Politics

In the
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, Lizon ran as
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candidate in the riding of
Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga East—Cooksville (french: Mississauga-Est—Cooksville) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. History It was created in 2003 from parts of ...
. He defeated
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candidate
Peter Fonseca : ''For other people with a similar name, see Pedro da Fonseca (disambiguation)'' Peter Fonseca (born October 5, 1966) is a Portuguese Canadians, Portuguese-born Canadian politician and former athlete. He is a Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal ...
by 676 votes. In September 2011, Lizon introduced Bill C-266, An Act to establish Pope John Paul II Day, also called by its short title: ''Pope John Paul II Day Act''. A similar bill was first introduced in October 2010 by Liberal MP
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. Both bills sought to recognize April 2 as a day to honour the memory of the late
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. Bill C-266 received Royal Assent on December 16, 2014, becoming law. April 2, 2015 marked the 10 year anniversary since the passing of Pope John Paul II and was incidentally the first Pope John Paul II Day observed in Canada. In 2012, Lizon was criticized by the
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community and his colleagues in
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when he sent out a survey to his constituents asking what languages they spoke, with one of the languages listed as "Indian".
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, the
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MP for Scarborough-Agincourt, issued a press release calling the mailer insulting, comparing it to asking someone if they speak
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or
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. In 2013, Lizon joined two other Conservative MPs (Saskatchewan MP
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and Alberta MP
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) in writing a letter to the
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requesting a homicide investigation into some late term abortions that may have resulted in live births. The letter was criticized as an attempt to reopen the abortion debate.
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said, "I think all members of this House, whether they agree with it or not, understand that abortion is legal in Canada and this government, myself included, have made it very clear that the government does not intend to change the law in this regard." In the 2015 election Lizon again faced Liberal candidate Fonseca. This time Fonseca defeated him by 9,801 votes. In the recent 2019 Election, Lizon was defeated by
Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...
candidate
Peter Fonseca : ''For other people with a similar name, see Pedro da Fonseca (disambiguation)'' Peter Fonseca (born October 5, 1966) is a Portuguese Canadians, Portuguese-born Canadian politician and former athlete. He is a Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal ...
by 9,821 votes.


Electoral record


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lizon, Wladyslaw 1954 births AGH University of Science and Technology alumni Canadian engineers Canadian people of Polish descent Conservative Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from Mississauga Polish emigrants to Canada 21st-century Canadian politicians People from Nowy Sącz