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Marcus Powlowski
Marcus Powlowski (born January 20, 1960) is a Canadian doctor and politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Thunder Bay—Rainy River since 2019. Powlowski is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. A native of Kaministiquia, Ontario, Powlowski holds five degrees, from the University of Toronto, Harvard University, and Georgetown University, and is a medical doctor. During his tenure in Parliament, Powlowski has sat on the Standing Committee on Health, and has split time on the Standing Committee on National Defence and the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. He was re-elected in the 2021 election. Early life, education, and medical career Born in Kaministiquia, Ontario, on January 20, 1960, the son of Peter and Liz Powlowski, owners of the Strawberry Hill pottery workshop in Thunder Bay. He is of Ukrainian ancestry, his paternal grandparents immigrated from Ukraine to Thunder Bay, where Powlowski's grandmother ran Annie� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunder Bay—Rainy River
Thunder Bay—Rainy River is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. It first elected a member in the 2004 Canadian federal election, 2004 federal election. History It was created in 2003 from parts of Kenora—Rainy River (federal electoral district), Kenora—Rainy River and Thunder Bay—Atikokan (federal electoral district), Thunder Bay—Atikokan ridings. This riding gained a fraction of territory from Thunder Bay—Superior North (federal electoral district), Thunder Bay—Superior North during the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, 2012 electoral redistribution. Geography It consists of the Territorial District of Rainy River, and the part of the Territorial District of Thunder Bay lying south and west of a line drawn from the western limit of the territorial district east along the 6th Base Line, south along longitude 90o00 W, Dog River and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
