Prime Minister Jean Chrétien announced today the appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries to assist Ministers with their parliamentary and portfolio responsibilities.

"I want to thank all the Parliamentary Secretaries for their excellent work," said the Prime Minister. "They provided a broad range of assistance to our government’s Ministers, and have made a very significant contribution to our success in meeting the needs of Canadians."

While some Parliamentary Secretaries are continuing in their current assignments, the Prime Minister also rotated assignments among other members of Caucus in order for the government to benefit from their valuable experience.

A list of Parliamentary Secretaries is attached. The appointments are effective September 1^st, 2000.

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Mr. Joe Jordan (Leeds -- Grenville)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister

Mr. Denis Paradis (Brome -- Missisquoi)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Brent St. Denis (Algoma -- Manitoulin)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport

Ms. Karen Redman (Kitchener Centre)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment

Mr. Benoît Serré (Timiskaming -- Cochrane)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board

Ms. Sarmite Bulte (Parkdale -- High Park)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage

Mr. John Cannis (Scarborough Centre)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry

Mr. Roy Cullen (Etobicoke North)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance

Mr. Hector Clouthier (Renfrew -- Nipissing -- Pembroke)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence

Mr. John Maloney (Erie -- Lincoln)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

Mr. Yvon Charbonneau (Anjou -- Rivière-des-Prairies)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health

Mr. Lynn Myers (Waterloo -- Wellington)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Solicitor General of Canada

Mr. Paul Szabo (Mississauga South)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services

Mr. Alex Shepherd (Durham)
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure

Ms. Sophia Leung (Vancouver Kingsway)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue

Ms. Raymonde Folco (Laval West)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources Development

Mr. Bill Matthews (Burin -- St. George’s)
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

Mr. Patrick O’Brien (London -- Fanshawe)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Trade

Mr. Derek Lee (Scarborough -- Rouge River)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

Mr. Larry McCormick (Hastings -- Frontenac -- Lennox and Addington)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

Mr. Lawrence O’Brien (Labrador)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

Ms. Judi Longfield (Whitby -- Ajax)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour

Mr. Carmen Provenzano (Sault Ste. Marie)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs

Mr. John Finlay (Oxford)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Mr. Eugène Bellemare (Ottawa -- Orléans)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Cooperation

Mr. Mark Assad (Gatineau)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration