Canadians have been clear that their top priority for the federal government is economic growth and job creation. They also demand a pristine Canadian environment for future generations. Please join us and Canada’s Environment Minister, the Honourable Peter Kent, as he lays out his government’s priorities, and details some new environmental initiatives for Canadians. Peter Kent, Member of Parliament for Thornhill (Ontario), was first elected to the House of Commons in 2008.
Prior to his election to the House of Commons, Mr. Kent was a broadcast journalist having spent more than 40 years working as a writer, reporter, producer, anchor and senior executive in Canada, the United States and around the world. Internationally, he covered stories that shaped the 20th century, including momentous events such as the Yom Kippur War, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War.
Mr. Kent has a long record of community service. He was a member of the board of ParticipACTION, the Ontario Cabinet of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Honest Reporting Canada, and The Accessible Channel. Mr. Kent has also served as a mentor with the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council and remains an active supporter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the Toronto Conservatory of Music, the Canadian Opera Company, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Mr. Kent was named Minister of the Environment in January 2011.
Mr. Kent is married to Cilla and they have a daughter.
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