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John Sylvester Weisgerber was a Canadian politician and businessman. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia. During his political career he was briefly the leader of the British Columbia Social Credit Party and the Reform Party of British Columbia. After leaving politics,he was appointed to the board of BC Hydro in 2001 and served as a member of the British Columbia Treaty Commission.
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Norm Letnick is a Canadian politician,who was first elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election and re-elected in 2013,2017,and 2020. During his terms in office,Letnick served over four years as British Columbia's minister of Agriculture,the longest period in this portfolio of any BC Liberal. He was elected as a member of the BC Liberal Party in the riding of Kelowna-Lake Country. While his party formed a majority government in the 39th Parliament,Letnick was not initially included in the cabinet but was appointed to several committees,including the Select Standing Committee on Health where he was chair and tasked to report on the impacts of baby boomers and alternative strategies on the health care system. Prior to being appointed assistant deputy speaker he served as opposition health critic for three years. During that time he worked in close collaboration with health minister Adrian Dix on many files but none more important than the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic response.
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Tracy Gray is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Kelowna—Lake Country in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian federal elections. She served in both the 43rd and 44th Canadian Parliaments as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. As a Member of Parliament she introduced one bill,Bill C-283 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act,which sought to utilize penitentiaries as addiction treatment facilities but it was defeated at second reading. Prior to her election in the House of Commons,she was a city councillor for Kelowna City Council.
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