Topic: John Baird
Quotes
Fatigue is a major contribution to traffic accidents and fatalities
Canadian feds to nix 22-hour bus shifts Mar 11, 2009
We must remember that terrorism is not just something that happens somewhere else to someone else
Canada to increase air cargo security May 25, 2010
Their approach is to be consistent with international standards and apply equally to all passengers, regardless of a person's culture or religion
Canada to investigate security breach Aug 02, 2010
We urge Syrian authorities to respect the rights of people to freedom of assembly and to freedom of expression
Canada sets down sanctions on Syria May 25, 2011
North Korea is simply not a credible chair at this United Nations body. The regime is a major proliferator of nuclear weapons and its non-compliance with its disarmament obligations goes against the fundamental principle of this committee
Canada boycotts U.N. group led by N. Korea Jul 12, 2011
John Russell Baird, PC, MP (born May 26, 1969) is a Canadian politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Baird had previously held the posts of Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Minister of the Environment and President of the Treasury Board. Prior to entering federal politics he was a provincial politician serving in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2005 and a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves serving as the Minister for Children, Community and Social Services, Energy and Francophone Affairs in addition to being the Government's Chief Whip.
A long-time resident of the former city of Nepean and a graduate of Kingston's Queen's University, he is the member of the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Ottawa West—Nepean. Baird was elected as a candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada in the 2006 federal election when his party won a minority government over Paul Martin's Liberal Party.
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