PRIME MINISTER NAMES PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES

December 22, 2000
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien announced today the appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries to assist Ministers with their parliamentary and portfolio responsibilities. In addressing the challenges before the Government, the Prime Minister has decided to rename Parliamentary Secretaries who remain members of the House to continue the assignments they began in September.

"Parliamentary Secretaries play a fundamental role in the ability of our government to fulfill its commitments," said the Prime Minister. "They bring from all regions of Canada a solid experience that will enable the government to work more efficiently by helping Ministers carrying out their parliamentary business as well as their relations with the public and interest groups."

A list of Parliamentary Secretaries is attached. The appointments are effective immediately.

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Mr. Joe Jordan (Leeds -- Grenville)

Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister

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

Mr. John Cannis (Scarborough Centre)

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry

Ms. Sarmite Bulte (Parkdale -- High Park)

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage

Mr. Denis Paradis (Brome -- Missisquoi)

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Roy Cullen (Etobicoke North)

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance

Mr. John O’Reilly (Haliburton -- Victoria -- Brock)

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

Mr. Carmen Provenzano (Sault Ste. Marie)

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs

Ms. Judi Longfield (Whitby -- Ajax)

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour

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