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A viscount is said to hold a "viscounty" or "viscountcy". The female equivalent of a viscount is a viscountess. In the pronunciation of "viscount" and French "vicomte", the 's' is silent, in English pronounced like "vie-count". In British practice, the title of a viscount may be either a placename, or a surname, or sometimes, a combination thereof. In any event, the style of a viscount is "The Viscount X," or "The Viscount X of Y." Examples include: The Viscount Falmouth (placename); The Viscount Hardinge (s ...

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Viscount, Viscount - Viscount in Britain and the Commonwealth, Viscount - Coronet, Viscount - Continental forms of the title, Viscount - Equivalent titles, Viscount - Reference

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When Paul Martin became Prime Minister of Canada on December 12, 2003, Alcock was appointed to cabinet as President of the Treasury Board, Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board, and political minister responsible for Manitoba. He was also named to the government's priorities and planning committee (described as the "inner circle" of cabinet)[18] and was appointed chair of a cabinet committee which conducted a comprehensive review of government spending.^{See also:}

Reg Alcock, Reg Alcock - Early life and career, Reg Alcock - Government backbencher, Reg Alcock - Cabinet minister, Reg Alcock - Policy, Reg Alcock - Other, Reg Alcock - 2006 election, Reg Alcock - Trivia, Reg Alcock - Electoral record, Reg Alcock - Notes and sources

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Stephen Harper was chosen as leader of the new party on March 20, 2004, defeating former Ontario provincial Tory Cabinet minister Tony Clement and former Magna International CEO Belinda Stronach on the first ballot. Some Conservative activists had hoped to recruit former Ontario Premier Mike Harris for the leadership but he declined, as did New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord and Alberta Premier Ralph Klein. Outgoing Progressive Conservative leader Peter MacKay also announced he would not seek the leadership of the new party as did for ...

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Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative Party of Canada - Background, Conservative Party of Canada - Leadership election, Conservative Party of Canada - Controversy, Conservative Party of Canada - Aftermath, Conservative Party of Canada - Party leaders, Conservative Party of Canada - 2004 election campaign team, Conservative Party of Canada - Provincial parties

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He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for the Toronto area riding of Don Valley West in the 1993 election, and has been re-elected in each subsequent vote. In 1996, he and fellow Liberal MP Peter Milliken introduced the Godfrey-Milliken Bill a parody of the American Helms-Burton Act. His career did not suffer, however, probably due to his relationship to Finance Minister Paul Martin. From 1996 to 2004, Godfrey served as a Parliamentary Secre ...

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John Godfrey, John Godfrey - Early career, John Godfrey - Politics, John Godfrey - Minister of State for Infrastructure and Communities

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Dallaire was born on June 25th, 1946 in The Netherlands to Staff-Sergeant Roméo Louis Dallaire, a Canadian non-commissioned officer, and Catherine Vermeassen, a Dutch nurse. He spent his childhood in Montréal. He enrolled in the Canadian Army in 1964, as a cadet at Le Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean. In 1969 he graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada with a Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned into The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery. He has also attended the Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College, the United States Marine Corps Command and Sta ...

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Roméo Dallaire, Roméo Dallaire - Early life and education, Roméo Dallaire - Rwanda, Roméo Dallaire - Life after Rwanda

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Alcock soon developed a reputation as one of the most technologically savvy members of parliament. In 1994, he became the first MP to electronically coordinate his office from his riding instead of relying on permanent staff in Ottawa.[7] The following year, he became the first Canadian MP to launch an official website.[8] He was appointed to the standing committee ...

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Reg Alcock, Reg Alcock - Early life and career, Reg Alcock - Government backbencher, Reg Alcock - Cabinet minister, Reg Alcock - Policy, Reg Alcock - Other, Reg Alcock - 2006 election, Reg Alcock - Trivia, Reg Alcock - Electoral record, Reg Alcock - Notes and sources

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Italicized expenditures refer to submitted totals, and are presented when the final reviewed totals are not available. ...

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Reg Alcock, Reg Alcock - Early life and career, Reg Alcock - Government backbencher, Reg Alcock - Cabinet minister, Reg Alcock - Policy, Reg Alcock - Other, Reg Alcock - 2006 election, Reg Alcock - Trivia, Reg Alcock - Electoral record, Reg Alcock - Notes and sources

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In late 1993 Dallaire was assigned the position of Force Commander of UNAMIR. Rwanda had just endured several years of bloody civil war which had been concluded with the Arusha Accords, and UNAMIR's mandate was to supervise the peaceful transfer of power to the new Rwandan government. On the night of 6-7 April, 1994, an airplane carrying Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana was shot down over Kigali Airport. Following the airplane crash, Hutu extremists, with help from the Rwandan government, started executing Tutsis and Hutu modera ...

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Roméo Dallaire, Roméo Dallaire - Early life and education, Roméo Dallaire - Rwanda, Roméo Dallaire - Life after Rwanda

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Although many ordinary members of the Labour Party (who were unhappy at the way the party's parliamentary wing was behaving) backed Anderton, he became increasingly isolated in parliament. When Anderton disobeyed party instructions to vote in favour of selling the Bank of New Zealand (which Labour had explicitly promised not to do), he was suspended from caucus. In April 1989, believing that Labour was beyond change, Anderton resigned from the party. He later said: "I did ...

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Jim Anderton, Jim Anderton - Early days, Jim Anderton - Entering politics, Jim Anderton - Parliament, Jim Anderton - 1989 split from Labour, Jim Anderton - The Alliance, Jim Anderton - Coalition Government

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Stephen Harper is the eldest of three brothers from a middle class family and is the son of Joseph Harper, an accountant. He was born and raised in Toronto on Bessborough Drive in the community of Leaside. He attended Richview Collegiate Institute, a High school in Metro Toronto's West End. Harper was an 'A+' student with several marks continually close to 100% and graduated from high school in 1978 as the top student of his graduating year. He briefly studied at the University of Toronto before dropping out and travelling to Edmonton where ...

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Stephen Harper, Stephen Harper - Background, Stephen Harper - Canadian Alliance leadership, Stephen Harper - Conservative Party of Canada leadership, Stephen Harper - 2004 federal election, Stephen Harper - Harper as Conservative leader and Leader of the Opposition, Stephen Harper - 2006 federal election

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When Stockwell Day bowed to pressure from within the Canadian Alliance and resigned from the leadership in the summer of 2001, Harper stood as a candidate in the subsequent leadership election. In the vote on March 20, 2002, Harper defeated Day on the first ballot to become leader of the Alliance. He became Leader of the Opposition after returning to Parliament in a by-election in May 2002. Later that month, Harper stated that the Atlantic Provinces have "a culture of defeat that we have to overcome," calling it "a sad reality the tra ...

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Stephen Harper, Stephen Harper - Background, Stephen Harper - Canadian Alliance leadership, Stephen Harper - Conservative Party of Canada leadership, Stephen Harper - 2004 federal election, Stephen Harper - Harper as Conservative leader and Leader of the Opposition, Stephen Harper - 2006 federal election

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McGuinty's supporters in his 1996 leadership bid included John Manley, Murray Elston and Robert Chiarelli. He was elected leader at the party's 1996 leadership convention in a surprise victory over front-runner Gerard Kennedy. McGuinty thus became the Leader of the Opposition at Queen's Park. Kennedy, a former head of Toronto's Daily Bread food bank, was popular on the left-wing of the party, while McGuinty built his core support on its pro-business right-wing. At the leadership convention, McGuinty came to head an "anybody but Kenned ...

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Dalton McGuinty, Dalton McGuinty - Member of Provincial Parliament, Dalton McGuinty - First term in opposition, Dalton McGuinty - Second term as opposition leader, Dalton McGuinty - First year in office, Dalton McGuinty - Second year, Dalton McGuinty - Toward the 2007 election

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At York and Ryerson, Layton developed close links with a number of Toronto figures including John Sewell and David Crombie. He was first elected to Toronto City Council in 1982, in a surprise upset against incumbent Gordon Chong. He quickly became one of the most outspoken members of council, and a leader of the left wing. He was one of the most vocal opponents of the massive SkyDome project, and an early advocate for rights for AIDS patients. In 1984, he was fined for trespassing when he handed out leaflets at the Eaton Centre during a stri ...

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Jack Layton, Jack Layton - Early life, Jack Layton - Toronto city council, Jack Layton - Leader of the NDP, Jack Layton - 2004 election, Jack Layton - Minority government, Jack Layton - 2006 Campaign, Jack Layton - Trivia, Jack Layton - Bibliography, Jack Layton - Notes

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With the defeat of Tony Valeri in the 2006 election, some have speculated that Copps may again contest the Liberal nomination for the next federal election in the Hamilton East-Stoney Creek riding, although some time prior to Valeri's defeat she herself stated that she has no interest in returning to the House of Commons. Others have said that she may also contest the federal Liberal leadership after Paul Martin's resignation, although she is considered a longshot candidate. She could also follow in her father's footsteps and run for mayor of Hamilton, but has repeatedly ...

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Sheila Copps, Sheila Copps - Early career, Sheila Copps - Insults Against Copps, Sheila Copps - Federal minister, Sheila Copps - Nomination battle, Sheila Copps - Respite and Worth Fighting For, Sheila Copps - Future Political Career, Sheila Copps - External link

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On May 14, 2004, Copps stood in the Canadian House of Commons and announced she would not run for re-election as an independent. She later suggested in comments to reporters that she may return to politics once Paul Martin is no longer Prime Minister. In her first public engagement after departing politics, she accepted a role in a Kingston, Ontario stage production of Steel Magnolias. She also guest starred on the night time soap opera Train 48. Her second autobiography, Worth Fighting For, was published by McCle ...

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Sheila Copps, Sheila Copps - Early career, Sheila Copps - Insults Against Copps, Sheila Copps - Federal minister, Sheila Copps - Nomination battle, Sheila Copps - Respite and Worth Fighting For, Sheila Copps - Future Political Career, Sheila Copps - External link

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When Jean Chrétien announced his decision to retire (largely as a result of attempts to oust him by former finance minister Paul Martin), Manley announced his intention to run for the Liberal leadership. His primary competition was Martin, although heritage minister Sheila Copps also ran, and Brian Tobin and Allan Rock briefly contemplated running. From the beginning, it was apparent that Martin had a significant head start on his rivals (he had been the heir apparent since his failed 1990 leadership bid, and Martin's record as Minister of ...

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John Manley politician, John Manley politician - Background, John Manley politician - Cabinet Career, John Manley politician - 2003 Liberal Leadership Race, John Manley politician - Post-political career, John Manley politician - Political ideology, John Manley politician - Trivia

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The Liberals swept to power in the 1993 election, crushing Kim Campbell's Tories. Chrétien became prime minister following the election, and named Copps as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment. This marked the first time in Canadian history that a woman had been named to the post of Deputy Prime Minister. Following a 1996 cabinet shuffle, she relinquished the Environment portfolio and became Minister of Canadian Heritage. In a curious sidebar of Canadian political history, Copps resigned briefly in the spring of 1996 ...

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Sheila Copps, Sheila Copps - Early career, Sheila Copps - Insults Against Copps, Sheila Copps - Federal minister, Sheila Copps - Nomination battle, Sheila Copps - Respite and Worth Fighting For, Sheila Copps - Future Political Career, Sheila Copps - External link

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Riding redistribution placed Copps in a serious nomination battle with another Liberal MP, Tony Valeri. Valeri, a Martin supporter, was first elected in 1993. With redistribution, part of Valeri's Stoney Creek riding was merged with part of Copps's Hamilton East to create Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, while the remainder was merged with other neighbouring ridings to create Niagara West—Glanbrook. The remaining portion of Hamilton East was merged with parts of Hamilton West to create Hamilton Centre. Of the 115,709 consituents of the riding ...

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Sheila Copps, Sheila Copps - Early career, Sheila Copps - Insults Against Copps, Sheila Copps - Federal minister, Sheila Copps - Nomination battle, Sheila Copps - Respite and Worth Fighting For, Sheila Copps - Future Political Career, Sheila Copps - External link

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When, in 1991, the Alliance was established, NewLabour and Anderton were at the centre of it. Anderton became leader of the new party, and in the 1993 election, he was joined in parliament by Alliance colleague Sandra Lee-Vercoe. He briefly stepped down as leader of the Alliance for family reasons in November 1994, but was persuaded to return in May 1995. In the 1996 election, the first to be held under MMP, the Alliance won 13 seats in Parliament. Anderton retained his constituency seat (the electorate was now renamed Wigram) an ...

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Jim Anderton, Jim Anderton - Early days, Jim Anderton - Entering politics, Jim Anderton - Parliament, Jim Anderton - 1989 split from Labour, Jim Anderton - The Alliance, Jim Anderton - Coalition Government

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Longfield was re-elected in the 2000 and 2004 federal elections, despite a strong challenge from the Conservative Party in 2004.[6] She served as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Labour from 1999 to 2001 during the Chrétien administration, and was named as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Labour and Housi ...

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Judi Longfield, Judi Longfield - Early career, Judi Longfield - Government MP, Judi Longfield - Electoral record, Judi Longfield - Notes and sources

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In recent years Hellyer has made headlines for embracing a series of somewhat eccentric or "fringe" political organizations and causes. In 1997, Hellyer formed the Canadian Action Party (CAP) to provide voters with an economic nationalist option following the collapse of the National Party of Canada [1]. Hellyer was concerned that both the Progressive Conservative and Liberal parties were embracing globalization, and that the New Democratic Party was no longer able to provide a credible alternative. CAP also embraced Hellyer's proposa ...

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Paul Hellyer, Paul Hellyer - Early political career, Paul Hellyer - Cabinet minister and Liberal leadership candidate, Paul Hellyer - A political nomad 1969–1988, Paul Hellyer - Canadian Action Party, Paul Hellyer - Peace in Space and UFO advocacy, Paul Hellyer - Writings and personal life

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Hellyer resigned from cabinet and the Liberal caucus in 1969 over a dispute with Trudeau over funding for a housing program. Hellyer sat as an independent for several years. After his 1971 attempt to form a new political party, Action Canada, failed, Progressive Conservative leader Robert Stanfield invited him to join the PC caucus. He returned to prominence as an opposition critic and was re-elected in the 1972 election as a Progressive ...

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Paul Hellyer, Paul Hellyer - Early political career, Paul Hellyer - Cabinet minister and Liberal leadership candidate, Paul Hellyer - A political nomad 1969–1988, Paul Hellyer - Canadian Action Party, Paul Hellyer - Peace in Space and UFO advocacy, Paul Hellyer - Writings and personal life

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