6 August 2010
Ottawa, Ontario
Ottawa West–Nepean (Ontario)
John Baird was first elected to the House of Commons in 2006 and re-elected in 2008. In February 2006, Mr. Baird was sworn in as President of the Treasury Board. In this role, he championed accountability and anti-corruption in government with the enactment of the new Federal Accountability Act. In January 2007, he was named Minister of the Environment and in October 2008 he was appointed Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
Prior to entering federal politics, Mr. Baird was a member of Ontario's provincial legislature, where he served the constituency of Nepean–Carleton from 1995 to 2005. During that time, he was Minister of Community and Social Services, Minister of Francophone Affairs, Minister Responsible for Children and Government House Leader.
Mr. Baird is a long-time member of the Royal Canadian Legion, an honorary member of the Nepean Kiwanis and a lifetime member of Canada's largest Association for Community Living.
He is a graduate of Queen's University.
The Honourable John Duncan
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, and Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Vancouver Island North (British Columbia)
John Duncan was first elected to the House of Commons in 1993 and re-elected in 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2008. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in November 2008.
Mr. Duncan previously held a number of opposition critic positions, including for Indian Affairs and Northern Development, International Trade, and Natural Resources. From 2006 to 2007, he worked as Pacific Region Advisor to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.From 1972 to 1993, Mr. Duncan worked in the coastal BC forest industry.
Mr. Duncan attended the University of British Columbia and graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the Faculty of Forestry in 1972. He and his wife, Mary, have three children.
The Honourable Chuck Strahl
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
Chilliwack–Fraser Canyon (British Columbia)
Chuck Strahl was first elected to Parliament in 1993. He was re-elected in 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006 and 2008. In February 2006, Mr. Strahl was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board. In August 2007, he was named Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians.
Prior to entering politics, Mr. Strahl was a partner in a successful road construction and logging contracting firm, and held the responsibility of managing several operations throughout the Fraser Valley.
Mr. Strahl has lived his entire life in the Fraser Valley. He and his wife Deb have four children and six grandchildren.
