Engineers Canada hosted its annual Contact Day on Parliament Hill on March 21, 2016 as part of its National Engineering Month activities.
Engineers Canada hosted its annual Contact Day on Parliament Hill on March 21, 2016 as part of its National Engineering Month activities.
Members of the Bridging Government and Engineers Committee, an engineering student and Engineers Canada staff meet with 40 Members of Parliament from three parties and representing nine provinces and territories. Engineers Canada has another 10 meetings scheduled with MPs between now and the end of April, with those whose schedule did not permit to meet on March 21.
The meetings were a way of introducing Engineers Canada to many of the new MPs, as well as to cover a number of the engineering profession’s government relations priorities. We discussed climate-resilient infrastructure, diversity in the engineering profession, National Engineering Month celebrations, as well as the important role that engineers play in safeguarding the environment, the economy and Canadians.
Members of Parliament were very receptive to Engineers Canada’s messaging and priorities. The overall theme of the feedback participants received was that parliamentarians can see how Engineer Canada is a wonderful resource to help facilitate their job of evidence based decision making and connect with the profession for expertise on a variety of subjects.
The Engineers Canada group met with three ministers’ offices, four parliamentary secretaries, several chairs and vice-chairs of House of Commons Standing Committees and critics from both opposition parties. A full list of the parliamentarians that Engineers Canada met with can be found below, or browse through a photo gallery of the meetings.
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Ali Ehsassi, Willowdale, ON |
Liberal, Member: Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration |
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Bob Bratina, Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, ON |
Liberal, Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics |
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Bob Saroya, Markham?—?Unionville, ON |
Conservative, Member: Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, Critic: Citizenship and Immigration |
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Brenda Shanahan, Châteauguay?—?Lacolle, QC |
Liberal, Member Standing Committee on Public Accounts |
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Bryan May, Cambridge, ON |
Liberal, Chair: Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities |
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Cathay Maureen Wagantall, Yorkton—Melville, SK |
Conservative, Member: Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs |
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Cheryl Hardcastle, Windsor – Tecumseh, ON |
New Democratic Party |
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Dave MacKenzie, Oxford, ON |
Conservative, Deputy Opposition Whip |
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Denis Lemieux, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, QC |
Liberal, Member: Standing Committee on Natural Resources |
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Earl Dreeshen, Red Deer?—?Mountain View, AB |
Conservative, Member: Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology |
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Francesco Sorbara, Vaughan – Woodbridge, ON |
Liberal, Member: Standing Committee on Finance |
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Francis Drouin, Glengarry?—?Prescott?—?Russell, ON |
Liberal, Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates |
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Frank Baylis, Pierrefonds—Dollard, QC |
Liberal, Member: Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology |
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Hon. Candice Bergen, Portage?—?Lisgar, MB |
Conservative, Member: Standing Committee on Natural Resources, Critic: Natural Resources |
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Hon. John McKay, Scarborough – Guildwood, ON |
Liberal, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence |
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Hon. Judy Sgro, Humber River—Black Creek, ON |
Liberal, Chair: Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities |
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Hon. Larry Bagnell, Yukon, YK |
Liberal, Chair: Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs |
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Hon. Maxime Bernier, Beauce, QC |
Conservative, Member: Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, Critic: Innovation, Science and Economic Development |
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Hon. Wayne Easter, Malpeque, PEI |
Liberal, Chair: Standing Committee on Finance |
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Iqra Khalid, Mississauga—Erin Mills, ON |
Liberal, Member: Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights |
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James Maloney, Etobicoke?—?Lakeshore, ON |
Liberal, Member: Standing Committee on Natural Resources |
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Jati Sidhu, Mission?—?Matsqui?—?Fraser Canyon, BC |
Liberal, Member: Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development |
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Jérôme Miousse, Office of the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons |
Special Assistant to the Office of the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Minister Leblanc) |
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John Brassard, Barrie?—?Innisfil, ON |
Conservative, Critic: Urban Affairs |
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Joyce Murray, Vancouver Quadra, BC |
Liberal, Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board |
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Kelly Block, Carlton Trail?—?Eagle Creek, SK |
Conservative, Member: Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Critic: Transport |
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Kelly McCauley, Edmonton West, AB |
Conservative, Critic: Public Services and Procurement |
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Lloyd Longfield, Guelph, ON |
Liberal, Member: Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology |
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Mathieu Bélanger - Chief of staff Minister of Immigration |
Chief of staff to the Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration |
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Matt Jeneroux, Edmonton-Riverbend, AB |
Conservative, Member: Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics |
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Mike Burton, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Office |
Director of Parliamentary Affairs - Minister of Infrastructure and Communities (Minister Sohi) |
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Pablo Rodriguez, Honoré-Mercier, QC |
Liberal, Parliamentary Secretary of Infrastructure and Communities |
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Pam Damoff, Oakville North?—?Burlington, ON |
Liberal, Vice Chair: Standing Committee on the Status of Women, Member: Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security |
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Pat Kelly, Calgary Rocky Ridge, AB |
Conservative, Member: Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, Critic: Treasury Board |
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Raj Saini, Kitchener Centre, ON |
Liberal, Member: Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development |
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Shaun Chen, Scarborough North, ON |
Liberal, Member: Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration |
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Sukh Dhaliwal, Surrey?—?Newton, BC |
Liberal, P.Eng., Member: Standing Committee on International Trade |
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Ted Falk, Provencher, MB |
Conservative: Vice-Chair Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights |
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Terry Beech, Burnaby North?—?Seymour, BC |
Liberal, Parliamentary Secretary for Science |
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TJ Harvey, Tobique?—?Mactaquac, NB |
Liberal, Member: Standing Committee on Natural Resources |
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Vance Badawey, Niagara Centre, ON |
Liberal, Member: Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities |
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Wayne Long, Saint John?—?Rothesay, NB |
Liberal, Member: Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities |
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Wayne Stetski, Kootenay?—?Columbia, BC |
New Democratic Party, Critic: National Parks |
