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Member of Parliament [Multiple media]

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1940-2009.

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R16189-3-7-E

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Marcel Prud'homme fonds

Member of Parliament
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Series includes:

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Date(s):

1940-2009.

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

8.36 m of textual records.
18 photographs : 13 b&w prints, and 5 col. prints.
2 scrapbooks
1 sticker

Language of material:

French

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French, English

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Series consists of records created and maintained by the Hon. Marcel Prud'homme while he was a Member of Parliament for the riding of Saint-Denis in Montreal, Quebec.

During his time in the House of Commons, Prud'homme held several positions. He was appointed to several Parliamentary Secretary positions: to the Minister of Manpower and Immigration (1971-1972), to the Secretary of State of Canada (1972), and to the Minister of Regional Economic Expansion (1973-1974). He also was named Official Opposition critic and spokesperson for the Canadian International Development Agency (1979), Communications and Culture (1984), the Canadian International Development Agency and External Relations (1985), Immigration by Turner (1987), and Arms Control and Disarmament (1989). He was also Chair of the Quebec Caucus of Federal Liberal Ministers, Senators and MPs (1977-1978), Liberal Party National Caucus Chair (1987-1988), and the Chair of the Quebec Caucus of Federal MPs and Senators (1990-1993).

Prud'homme was active on numerous committees throughout his House of Commons and Senate careers. Notably, he was Chair of the subcommittee on International Development of the Standing Committee on External Affairs and National Defence, Chair of the Standing Committee on External Affairs and National Defence, Chair of the Standing Committee on Management and Members' Services, and Chair of several different Legislative Committees.
Moreover, Prud'homme was highly involved in international politics, and was named Canada's Parliamentary delegate to the 29th United Nations session in 1974. He was the Canadian parliamentary representative to the United Nations General Assembly's First (1978) and Second (1982) Special Session on Disarmament (UNSSOD I & II). Prud'homme was also very active in the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and was president of the Canadian Group from 1982 to 1984.

This series consists of ten sub-series: House of Commons Interventions; SCEAND; Standing Committee on Management and Members Services; Legislative Committee Bill C-62; Special Joint Committee on Bill C-43 - Conflict of Interests Act; Liberal Party; Travel and Delegations; United Nations; MP General Files; Azellus Denis.

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The series has been arranged in accordance to the different positions Marcel Prud'homme held during is career as Member of Parliament between 1964 and 1993.

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49--50;

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62;

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22--64;

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159--160;

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Volume [R16189] 49

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