André Ouellet PC (born April 6, 1939) is the former president of Canada Post, and a long time Liberal politician in Canada. The Queen's Privy Council for Canada (QPC (Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada (CPR sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or the Privy Council Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Canada Post Corporation ( Société canadienne des postes) is the Canadian postal operator operated as a crown corporation. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
First elected to the Canadian House of Commons in a 1967 by-election, Ouellet served in a number of different positions in the cabinets of Prime Ministers Lester B. Pearson and Pierre Trudeau. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant The Cabinet of Canada (Cabinet du Canada plays an important role in the Government of Canada, in accordance with the Westminster System. The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Ouellet represented the safe Liberal seat of Papineau in Montreal for almost thirty years. Papineau is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1948 to 1988 Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Even when the Liberals were crushed by the Progressive Conservative Party in the election of 1984, he retained his seat by a substantial margin. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament In opposition, Ouellet became the Liberal's leading figure in the constitutional negotiations that led to the Charlottetown Accord, and was a strong advocate for the constitutional reform proposal, which was rejected in a 1992 referendum. The Charlottetown Accord was a package of constitutional amendments proposed by the Canadian federal and provincial governments in 1992. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita
With the return to power of the Liberals after the 1993 election, Ouellet was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs by the new prime minister, Jean Chrétien. The Canadian federal election of 1993 (officially the 35th general election) was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ministre des Affaires étrangères is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, (generally known as Jean Chrétien) (born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian politician who was the twentieth Prime Despite his experience, Ouellet was not popular in Quebec, and the lasting legacy of the Charlottetown Accord hurt him. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk After the close result of the 1995 Quebec referendum, Chrétien wanted to present a new face of his government in Quebec. The 1995 Quebec referendum was the second Referendum to ask voters in the Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should In 1996, Chrétien appointed Ouellet to head Canada Post Corporation. Ouellet's seat in the Canadian House of Commons was taken by Pierre Pettigrew in a by-election later that year. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and Pierre Stewart Pettigrew, PC, (born April 18, 1951 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian politician A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant
As cabinet minister, Ouellet had served as Canadian Postmaster General. The Postmaster General of Canada was the Canadian cabinet minister responsible for the Post Office Department ( Canada Post) As President of Canada Post, he implemented reform that led to record profits in the corporation. Canada Post Corporation ( Société canadienne des postes) is the Canadian postal operator operated as a crown corporation. Recently, controversy has surrounded Ouellet as the post office is one of the organizations embroiled in the Sponsorship Scandal. The sponsorship scandal, "AdScam", "Sponsorship" or Sponsorgate, is a Scandal that came as a result of a Canadian As a result, Ouellet was suspended from his position at Canada Post in February 2004 by Prime Minister Paul Martin. Paul Edgar Philippe Martin. PC, MP (also known as Paul Martin Jr He resigned as president of Canada Post on August 12, 2004, after it was revealed that he failed to provide invoices for hundreds of thousands of dollars of personal expenses, and that he handed out untendered contracts. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
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| Preceded by Guy Favreau |
Member of Parliament for Papineau 1967–1988 |
Succeeded by The electoral district was abolished in 1987. Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, (generally known as Jean Chrétien) (born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian politician who was the twentieth Prime The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ministre des Affaires étrangères is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal Lloyd Norman Axworthy PC, OC, OM (born December 21, 1939, in North Battleford Saskatchewan) is prominent Canadian Henry Perrin Beatty, PC (born June 1, 1950) is a corporate executive and former Canadian politician Canada 's Secretary of State for External Affairs was from 1909 to 1993 the member of the Cabinet of Canada responsible for overseeing the federal government's The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada is Canada 's legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. Guy Favreau PC, QC, BA, LLB ( May 20, 1917 &ndash July 11, 1967) was a Canadian A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Papineau is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1948 to 1988 |
| Preceded by The electoral district was created in 1987. |
Member of Parliament for Papineau—Saint-Michel 1988–1996 |
Succeeded by Pierre Pettigrew |
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