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Prime Minister appoints Parliamentary Secretaries
February 23, 1996
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the appointment
of Parliamentary Secretaries to the Cabinet. Parliamentary Secretaries
assist Ministers with their parliamentary and departmental responsibilities.
"I want to thank all the outstanding Parliamentary Secretaries
who have served this government with great distinction during
the first half of our mandate," the Prime Minister said.
"They deserve a good deal of the credit for our government's
accomplishments during the last two years."
The Prime Minister has adopted the practise of previous governments
of completely rotating Parliamentary Secretaries.* "We have
such an abundance of committed and talented MPs in the Government
Caucus that I believe it is important to give as many of them
as possible a chance to gain this valuable executive experience,"
said the Prime Minister.
A list of Parliamentary Secretaries is attached. The appointments
are effective immediately.
*The exception is Robert Nault, MP (Kenora - Rainy River). Mr.
Nault will continue to serve as a Parliamentary Secretary as he
was appointed only in September 1995 to assist the then Minister
of Labour, Lucienne Robillard.
PMO Press Office: (613) 957-5555
PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES
Guy Arsenault, M.P.
(Restigouche-Chaleur)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Canadian Heritage
Susan Barnes, M.P.
(London West)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue
Morris Bodnar, M.P.
(Saskatoon-Dundurn)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, Minister
for the Atlantic Opportunities Agency, Minister of Western Economic Diversification
and Minister responsible for the Federal Office of Regional Development
- Quebec
Barry Campbell, M.P.
(St. Paul's)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
Marlene Cowling , M.P.
(Dauphin-Swan River)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources
Paul DeVillers, M.P.
(Simcoe North)
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen's Privy
Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
Nick Discepola, M.P.
(Vaudreuil)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Solicitor General
John Godfrey, M.P.
(Don Valley West)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation
and Minister responsible for Francophonie
John Harvard, M.P.
(Winnipeg-St. James)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government
Services
Ovid Jackson, M.P.
(Bruce-Grey)
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board
and
Minister responsible for Infrastructure
Stan Keyes, M.P.
(Hamilton West)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport
Gordon Kirkby, M.P.
(Prince Albert-Churchill River)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney
General of Canada
Karen Kraft-Sloan, M.P.
(York-Simcoe)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment
Francis LeBlanc, M.P.
(Cape Breton Highlands-Canso)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ronald MacDonald, M.P.
(Dartmouth)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade
Ted McWhinney, M.P.
(Vancouver Quadra)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Maria Minna, M.P.
(Beaches-Woodbine)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
Robert Nault, M.P.
(Kenora-Rainy River)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources Development
Rey Pagtakhan, M.P.
(Winnipeg North)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
Bernard Patry, M.P.
Pierrefonds-Dollard
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and
Northern Development
Jerry Pickard, M.P.
(Essex-Kent)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
George Proud, M.P.
(Hillsborough)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour
John Richardson, M.P.
(Perth-Wellington-Waterloo)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence and
Minister of Veterans Affairs
Joe Volpe, M.P.
(Eglinton-Lawrence)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health
Paul Zed, M.P.
(Fundy-Royal)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the
House of Commons
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