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Peter Alan Stollery (born November 29, 1935) is a Canadian politician and businessman. November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ...


Peter Stollery's family owns Frank Stollery's clothing store at the corner of Yonge Street and Bloor Street in Toronto, hence his designation in the Canadian Senate as Senator for "Bloor and Yonge'". Stollery himself has worked as a teacher and travel writer as well as working for the family business. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal in the 1972 Canadian election and re-elected in 1974, 1979 and 1980 and served for a time as Chairman of the Parliamentary Caucus. In 1981 Stollery was appointed to the Senate by Pierre Trudeau in order to free up his riding for the entry into parliament of James Coutts, however, Coutts was upset in what had been a safe Liberal seat by Dan Heap of the New Democratic Party in the subsequent by-election. Yonge Street in Toronto before a marathon Yonge Street (pronounced young), located in Ontario, Canada, is a major arterial street in Toronto and a provincial highway. ... Bloor Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Senate ( French: Sénat) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the House of Commons. ... The interior of the House of Commons chamber, also called the Green Chamber The House of Commons (in French, la Chambre des communes) is the directly elected lower house of the Parliament of Canada which sits in the nations capital of Ottawa, Ontario. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ... (Redirected from 1972 Canadian election) The House of Commons after the 1972 election The Canadian federal election of 1972 was held on October 30, 1972. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... A caucus is most generally defined as being a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Name Pierre Elliott Trudeau Number Fifteenth First term April 20, 1968–June 4,1979 Second term March 3, 1980–June 30, 1984 Predecessor Lester Bowles Pearson Successors Joe Clark John Napier Turner Date of birth October 18, 1919 Place of birth Montreal, Quebec Date of death September 28, 2000 Spouse... This page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. ... The Reverend Dan Heap (born September 24, 1925) was a Canadian politician with the New Democratic Party of Canada. ... The New Democratic Party (NDP) (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique (NPD)) is a social democratic political party in Canada. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ...


He is currently Chair of the Senate Committees on Foreign Affairs and has been involved with the Canada-Europe Interparliamentary Union and is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, and a Member of the National Liberal Club in London. The Royal Geographical Society with the associated Institute of British Geographers is a learned society of geography and geographers. ...


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Peter Stollery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (314 words)
Peter Alan Stollery (born November 29, 1935) is a Canadian politician and businessman.
In 1981, Stollery was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the recommendation of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
Stollery is currently Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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