John Duncan (Canadian politician)
| The Honourable John Morris Duncan PC, MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Vancouver Island North |
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| Assumed office 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Catherine J. Bell |
| In office 1993–2006 |
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| Preceded by | Ray Skelly |
| Succeeded by | Catherine J. Bell |
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| Born | December 19, 1948 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Profession | Forestry |
| Portfolio | Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development |
John Morris Duncan, PC, MP, (born December 19, 1948) is a Canadian politician sitting as a member of the Canadian Parliament from 1993 to January 2006 and again from October 2008. On August 6, 2010, he was appointed to the Canadian Cabinet as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency.
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[edit] Early life
He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and raised in British Columbia.
[edit] Education
Duncan attended the University of British Columbia and graduated with a B.Sc. F from their Faculty of Forestry in 1972. Duncan's first experience as an elected official was as an alderman in Ucluelet, British Columbia from 1982 to 1983.
[edit] Entrance to politics
In the 1993 election, Duncan was elected as a member of the Reform Party. He has served in all that party's incarnations up until the 2006 federal election, when he lost his seat to Catherine J. Bell of the New Democratic Party by 630 votes.
Duncan was the Conservative Party's Official Opposition Critic for Natural Resources. During that time he served on the Natural Resources Committee. He helped shape Conservative Party policy on west coast offshore oil and gas, softwood lumber trade and the pine beetle epidemic.
While in parliament, he was a member of the "Restaurant Caucus" in the House of Commons, a group of MPs who have interests in the restaurant industry.
Duncan's Private Member's Bill C - 259 passed the 38th Parliament to receive Royal Assent to eliminate the excise tax on jewelry. Duncan made parliamentary history as the first MP to have a Private Member's bill related to cutting taxation pass.
He won the Vancouver Island North Conservative Party nomination for the 2008 federal election and was elected with 45.78% of the vote.
On December 2, 2008, the New Democratic Party asked the RCMP to investigate John Duncan's alleged secret recording of a private NDP conference. He had apparently received the invitation to participate by mistake, in place of NDP MP Linda Duncan who had "a similar email address".[1] This happened within the context of the 2008 Canadian political dispute.
On August 6, 2010, in a minor cabinet shuffle, he joined cabinet as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Duncan accused by NDP. BCLocalNews. December 2, 2008.
- ^ "PM shuffles cabinet", http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20100806/cabinet-shuffle-harper-100806/: CTV News Net, August 6, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Profile at Parliament of Canada
- Parliamentarian profile at ParlInfo
- Speeches, votes and activity at OpenParliament.ca
- Voting history at How'd They Vote?
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Chuck Strahl | Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development 2010–present |
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