Joseph Robert "Joe" Comuzzi, PC , MP (born April 5, 1933) is a Canadian politician. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Privy Council Office as it appeared in the 1880s The Queens Privy Council for Canada (French: Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada) is the council of advisers to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by the Governor General of Canada for life on the... 38th Parliament Members of the House of Commons in the 38th Parliament of Canada, as of May 17, 2005. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ...

Joe is an ass who joined the Conservative Party, when he realized that he can't run for the Liberals because he is useless. Joe spends most of his time in Florida. He is the member of parliment from Florida who is more American than Canadian. FUCK JOE.

Joe Comuzzi was born in Fort William, Ontario. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Windsor in 1954. In 1966 Comuzzi received the University of Windsor Alumni Award of Merit, the Alumni Association's most prestigious award. After twenty-four years in the Thunder Bay business community, he returned to his alma mater, and obtained his law degree in 1980. He is married and has four children. Fort William was a city in Northern Ontario, located on the Kaministiquia River, at its entrance to Lake Superior. ... A B.A. issused as a certificate Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... The University of Windsor (401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4) is a non-denominational, provincially-supported, coeducational, public comprehensive university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. ...

Comuzzi was first elected to the House of Commons in 1988 for the riding of Thunder Bay—Superior North (Ontario). He has served as chair of the Standing Committee on Transport and a member of the Standing Joint Committee on the Scrutiny of Regulations. Comuzzi has also served as co-chair of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group and chaired the National Highway Committee of the National Liberal Caucus. The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... Thunder Bay—Superior North is a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario. ...

Beginning in 1988, Comuzzi’s four terms as a member of Parliament were devoted to important riding issues: the pulp and paper industry, the softwood lumber dispute, grain transportation, mining, small business, health care and the local economy. During his terms of office, he served in many leadership capacities that related to transportation and industry.

Comuzzi became Minister of State responsible for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor) on December 12, 2003 and was also appointed Co-Vice-Chair of the Cabinet committee on Canada-United States Relations. He was a member of the Cabinet Committee on Aboriginal Affairs. Federal Economic Development initiative of NORthern Ontario is a department of Industry Canada whose initiative is to address the economic development of northern Ontario. ...

An opponent of same-sex marriage in Canada, he resigned from cabinet on June 28, 2005, so that he could be free of a two-line whip and oppose Bill C-38. Same-sex marriage was legalized across Canada by the Civil Marriage Act enacted on July 20, 2005. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ... The Civil Marriage Act (full title: An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes) was introduced as Bill C-38 in the first session of the 38th Canadian Parliament on February 1, 2005. ...

When the Liberals were asked to form the Official Opposition in 2006 Joe Comuzzi was left out of the Shadow Cabinet and also not included in the associate critic positions.

He was expelled from the Liberal caucus for pledging to support the Conservative budget on March 21, 2007. "It's for a single issue that's of absolute critical importance to all the people in Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario, and that's the cancer research centre", he said. He joined the Conservative Party on 26 June.[1] March 21 is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

He has served as a board member for many organizations including the Ontario Hospital Association, the Lakehead Board of Education, the Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic, St. Joseph’s Heritage, and the Liberal Party of Canada. He has served as Honorary Patron of the Easter Seal Society since 1997.

External links

• Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
• How'd They Vote?: Joe Comuzzi's voting history and quotes
• Joe Comuzzi's Homepage