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Member of Parliament (M.P.): Your Federal representative

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Member of Parliament (M.P.): Your Federal representative. Who am I? -Grew up in Bowmanville & Port Perry as the oldest of 5 kids -Graduated from Bowmanville High School -Graduated from the Royal Military College (BA) -Served 12 years in the Canadian Forces -Flew on Sea King Helicopters - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Member of Parliament (M.P.):Your Federal representative

Who am I?-Grew up in Bowmanville & Port Perry as the oldest of 5 kids-Graduated from Bowmanville High School-Graduated from the Royal Military College (BA)-Served 12 years in the Canadian Forces-Flew on Sea King Helicopters-Graduated from Dalhousie Law School (LLB)-Worked as a lawyer in Toronto for 9 years-Volunteer with many charities -Elected MP for Durham in 2012-Parliamentary Secretary to the Trade Minister

Most Important:-Husband to Rebecca-Father to Mollie & Jack-Live in Courtice

MP for the Durham Riding

Each MP represents a riding that has a population in the range of 100,000 people depending on the province.

The Durham Riding includes the communities of • Clarington (Bowmanville,

Courtice, Newcastle, +)• Scugog (Port Perry, Nestleton,

+)• Uxbridge (Sandford, Zephyr, +)

Durham Riding

Population: 118,500

Constituency

The MP works a lot in the community with families, businesses and attending events and listening to concerns

My Constituency Office in is Bowmanville.

I have a part-time office in Uxbridge.

Ottawa – House of Commons

The MP also spends a lot of the year in Ottawa taking part in the debate in the House of Commons, sitting on Committees of Parliament and meeting with groups on issues of importance to Canada.

Federal Areas• Taxes• Defence & Foreign Affairs• Rail & Air• Aboriginal Peoples• Economy & Industry• National Programs