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Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan, NDP Leader Jack Layton and Deputy Conservative House Leader Jason Kenney were on-line separately Friday to take questions from readers of globeandmail.com
Here are the transcripts from Ms. McLellan's discussion.
Anne McLellan was elected to her fourth term as Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre in June, 2004. First appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness in December 2003, Ms McLellan was re-appointed to these positions in July 2004. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Law degree from Dalhousie University and a Master of Laws degree from King's College, University of London. Ms McLellan was admitted to the Bar of Nova Scotia in 1976.
Here are the transcripts from Mr. Layton's discussion.
Before Jack Layton was elected NDP Leader in January, 2003, he served six terms as a Toronto city councillor. He has also the former president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and helped create the White Ribbon Campaign to stop violence against women. Mr. Layton, who was elected as an MP from Toronto-Danforth in June, 2004, was born in Montreal and received his PhD at York University. He has taught at four universities.
Here are the transcripts from Mr. Kenney's discussion
Jason Kenney was first elected to the House of Commons in 1997 as the member for Calgary Southeast. He served as Official Opposition Critic for National Revenue, and for more than two years as the Official Opposition Finance Critic.Mr. Kenney has served as chief executive officer of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
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Given the relatively short time for these discussions, we will be able to pose only a limited number of questions to the party representatives.