Prime Minister Names Parliamentary Secretaries
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced 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 have some Parliamentary Secretaries continue the assignments they began during the previous mandate, while rotating the remaining assignments among other members of Caucus.
"We have an excellent and talented Caucus that is representative of every region and every walk of life in Canada," said the Prime Minister. "That has enabled us to put together a team of Parliamentary Secretaries that mirrors the breadth of Canadian society and combines fresh, new thinking with valuable, solid experience."
A list of Parliamentary Secretaries is attached. The appointments are effective immediately.
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Dr. Rey Pagtakhan (Winnipeg North-St. Paul)
Parliamentary Secretary to the
Prime Minister
Mr. Edward McWhinney, Q.C. (Vancouver Quadra)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Stan Keyes (Hamilton West)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport
Mr. Wayne Easter (Malpeque)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Mr. Gerry Byrne (Humber-St. Barbe-Baie Verte)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources
Mr. John Godfrey (Don Valley West)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage
Mr. Julian Reed (Halton)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Trade
Mr. Walt Lastewka (St. Catharines)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry
Ms. Claudette Bradshaw (Moncton)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Cooperation
Mr. Tony Valeri (Stoney Creek)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
Mr. John Richardson (Perth-Middlesex)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence
Mr. Ovid L. Jackson (Bruce-Grey)
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board
Ms. Eleni Bakopanos (Ahuntsic)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General
of Canada
Mr. Joseph Volpe (Eglinton-Lawrence)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health
Ms. Brenda K. Chamberlain (Guelph-Wellington)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour
Ms. Karen Kraft Sloan (York North)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment
Mr. Jerry Pickard (Kent-Essex)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government
Services
Ms. Maria Minna (Beaches-East York)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
Mr. George Proud (Hillsborough)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Bernard Patry (Pierrefonds-Dollard)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern
Development
Mr. Paul DeVillers (Simcoe North)
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen's Privy Council for
Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
Mr. Robert Nault (Kenora-Rainy River)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources Development
Mr. Peter Adams (Peterborough)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of
Commons
Mr. John Harvard (Charleswood-Assiniboine)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Ms. Sue Barnes (London West)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue
Mr. Nick Discepola (Vaudreuil-Soulanges)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Solicitor General of Canada