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DESCRIPTION:You are invited to participate in a discussion on the role of\n
 the Speaker of the House of Commons on the challenges encountered\nduring 
 the recent minority governments with Peter\nMilliken. Notably\, the Hon. S
 peaker will address the\nlandmark ruling on April 27\, 2010 regarding the 
 right of the House\nto compel production of documents on Afghan detainees.
  Professor\nRobert Leckey will moderate.\nThis will be an informal yet exc
 lusive discussion of this\nhistoric issue in Canadian politics. Space limi
 ted. Light\nrefreshments will be provided for those who RSVP. RSVP:\nemily
 .elder [at] mail.mcgill.ca\nby 12 noon on Tuesday\, Jan. 25.\nBiography\nE
 lection to the Chair\nMr. Milliken was first elected Speaker of the House 
 of Commons\non January 29th\, 2001\, and was re-elected in 2004\, 2006\, a
 nd most\nrecently on November 18th\, 2008.  He is the third Speaker in\nhi
 story to be chosen by a secret ballot cast by his fellow Members\nof the H
 ouse of Commons. On October 12\, 2009\, he became the\nlongest-serving Spe
 aker in Canadian history.\nPolitical Record\nMr. Milliken was first electe
 d to the House of Commons in 1988\nas the Liberal Member of Parliament for
  Kingston and the Islands\nand was re-elected in 1993\, 1997\, 2000\, 2004
 \, 2006 and 2008. \nHe held several positions including\, in opposition\, 
 Party Critic\nfor Election Reform and Associate Critic for Seniors\, Assis
 tant\nParty House Leader (House Business)\, Vice-Chairman of the Special\n
 Committee on Electoral Reform and Member of the Standing Committee\non Hou
 se Management. In government\, Mr. Milliken served as\nParliamentary Secre
 tary to the Government House Leader\, Chairman of\nthe Standing Committee 
 on Procedure and House Affairs and Co-Chair\nof the Special Joint Committe
 e on a Code of Conduct. In 1996\, he\nwas named Deputy Chairman of Committ
 ees of the Whole House. In\n1997\, Mr. Milliken was appointed Deputy Speak
 er of the House and\nChairman of the Committees of the Whole House. In 200
 1\, he was\nelected 34th Speaker of the House of Commons\, and in 2004 he 
 was\nre-elected by acclamation. He was once again elected Speaker in\n2006
  and 2008.\n \n
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LOCATION:Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel
SUMMARY:Discussion with the Hon. Peter Milliken\, Speaker of the House of C
 ommons
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 ker-house-commons-171038
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