Mario Silva

Incumbent
Riding	Davenport
In office since	2004 election
Preceded by	Charles Caccia
Born	June 11, 1966 Acores, Portugal
Residence	Toronto
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Profession(s)	Instructor

Mario Silva, MP (born June 11, 1966) is a Canadian politician. Silva is a former a Toronto City Councillor (1994-2003) and acting mayor^[1] He moved to federal politics, being elected for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2004 election in the riding of Davenport. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The Toronto City Council is the governing body of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre to centre-left of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ... The Canadian federal election, 2004 (more formally, the 38th general election), was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... Davenport is the name of a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ...

Born in the Azores, Portugal, he was first elected to city council in 1994 after defeating veteran councillor Tony O'Donohue by 15 votes.^[2] Silva received a high grade from the Toronto Environmental Alliance for his support of environmental initiatives, and has strong support from the Labour Movement. Of Portuguese background, Silva is popular locally for his help with immigration matters, community involvement, and record on international human rights. Location Motto of the autonomous region: Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos (Portuguese: To die free rather than to be subjugated in peace) Official language Portuguese Capitals Ponta Delgada (Presidency of the autonomous government), Angra do Heroísmo (Supreme Court), Horta (Legislative Assembly) Other towns Praia da Vitória... Anthony ODonohue is a former municipal politician in Toronto, Canada. ...

Silva's move to federal politics was not without controversy, however, as it saw him claim the Liberal nomination in Davenport instead of popular Liberal incumbent Charles Caccia. An ally of new Prime Minister Paul Martin, Silva was seen by the party as a preferable candidate to Caccia, the longest serving Member of Parliament (MP). Caccia had supported Sheila Copps against Martin in the 2003 Liberal Party leadership convention.^[3] The Honourable Charles L. Caccia, PC (born April 28, 1930 in Milan, Italy) is a Canadian politician. ... Stephen Harper is the current Prime Minister of Canada. ... For other uses, see Paul Martin (disambiguation). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Sheila Maureen Copps, PC, HBA, LL.D (hc), (born November 27, 1952, in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian journalist and former politician. ... The 2003 Liberal Party of Canada leadership convention ended on November 14, 2003, electing Paul Martin as the partys new leader. ...

Silva signed up enough new members to likely defeat Caccia in a nomination battle^[4]; Caccia instead chose not to file to be the party's candidate, and after mulling running in the election against Silva as a Green candidate or as an Independent,^[5] announced his retirement from politics.^[6] Despite some ill-will in the riding towards the ousting of Caccia, Silva still won the traditionally Liberal seat by a convincing margin. The Green Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada. ...

As a Member of Parliament Silva has served on several committees including the Evironment Committee and the Canadian Heritage Committee. In addition he has championed several human rights and environmental issues including being the first MP to back the Canadian Boreal Innitiative, and an outspoken critic for the defence of undocumented workers.

Silva is first Portuguese-Canadian Member of Parliament and only the second MP of Portuguese descent (the first being John Rodriguez, a former New Democratic Party MP for Nickel Belt, who is of Guyanese Portuguese descent). John Rodriguez (born February 12, 1937 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the Ontario riding of Nickel Belt in the Canadian House of Commons from 1972 to 1980, and 1984 to 1993. ... The New Democratic Party (NDP; Nouveau Parti démocratique in French) is a political party in Canada with a social democratic philosophy that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels. ... Nickel Belt is an informal nickname for the Sudbury region in Northern Ontario, because of the belt of nickel ore deposits found in the area. ...

Shortly after the election, Silva came out as gay in a Toronto Star profile. For other articles with similar names, see Gay (disambiguation). ... The Toronto Star is Canadas biggest newspaper, with a weekly circulation of 3,236,655,[1] though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within Ontario. ...

Silva retained the seat in the 2006 election. Rendition of party representation in the 39th Canadian parliament decided by this election. ...

Notes and sources

1. ^ "Acting Mayor" is a non-elected position. For example, the Vancouver City Clerk's office [1] sets out the duties and powers of their Acting Mayor. Other cities will no doubt have somewhat different rules and guidelines.
2. ^ No Byline. Court ends seesaw council battle. Globe and Mail. December 15 1995, p. A2
3. ^ Harding, Katherine. Campaign warhorses consider a new race; Charles Caccia: Trudeau-era minister. The Globe and Mail. May 26 2004, p. A7
4. ^ Hurst, Lynda. Liberals brace for membership fights. Toronto Star. June 15 2002, p. A31
5. ^ Gray, Jeff. Caccia mulling running as an independent. Globe and Mail. April 29 2004, p. A15
6. ^ Cotroneo, Christian. Long-time MP Charles Caccia won't contest Davenport riding; Liberal stalwart decides not to run as independent Party replaced him with Mario Silva at nomination meeting. Toronto Star. June 4 2004, p. F04

External link

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