PRIME MINISTER NAMES PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES

January 13, 2003
Ottawa, Ontario

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

"Parliamentary Secretaries make an essential contribution to government," said the Prime Minister. "They are men and women who represent all regions of Canada and bring to the House of Commons their unique perspectives and varied experience. They contribute to the work of government by helping Ministers carry out their parliamentary business. I am delighted that such an outstanding group will be assisting the Ministry as we move ahead with our ambitious agenda as set forth in the Speech from the Throne."

While some Parliamentary Secretaries have been reappointed, other members have been appointed for the first time. The Prime Minister expressed his thanks to the outgoing Parliamentary Secretaries for the quality of counsel and assistance they provided the Ministry during their tenure.

A list of Parliamentary Secretaries is attached.

PMO Press Office: (613) 957-5555

January 2003

Mr. Rodger Cuzner (Bras d'Or -- Cape Breton)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister

Mr. Steven Mahoney (Mississauga West)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport for Crown Corporations

Mr. Marcel Proulx (Hull -- Aylmer)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport

Mr. Alan Tonks (York South -- Weston)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment

Ms. Judy Sgro (York West)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services

Ms. Carole-Marie Allard (Laval East)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage

Mr. Bryon Wilfert (Oak Ridges)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance

Dr. Jeannot Castonguay (Madawaska -- Restigouche)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health

Mr. Serge Marcil (Beauharnois -- Salaberry)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry

Mr. Tony Tirabassi (Niagara Centre)
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board

Mr. Paul Macklin (Northumberland)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

Ms. Diane St-Jacques (Shefford)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources Development

Mr. Joe Peschisolido (Richmond)
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

Mr. Murray Calder (Dufferin -- Peel -- Wellington -- Grey)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Trade

Mr. Geoff Regan (Halifax West)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

Mr. Claude Duplain (Portneuf)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

Ms. Nancy Karetak-Lindell (Nunavut)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources

Mr. Gurbax Malhi (Bramalea -- Gore -- Malton -- Springdale)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour

Mr. Charles Hubbard (Miramichi)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Ms. Colleen Beaumier (Brampton West -- Mississauga)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue

Mr. Sarkis Assadourian (Brampton Centre)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

Mr. Georges Farrah (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

Mr. Ivan Grose (Oshawa)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs

Mr. André Harvey (Chicoutimi -- Le Fjord)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Cooperation

Ms. Aileen Carroll (Barrie -- Simcoe -- Bradford)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour -- Petitcodiac)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence

Ms. Marlene Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce -- Lachine)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Solicitor General of Canada