Members of the Canadian Parliament of Polish Heritage, 1867-2017

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Present view of the Parliament buildings and the main corridor, 2012. Photographs courtesy of Jerry Barycki.

Kierzkowski, Alex- Haidasz, Hon. Stanley

andre-Édouard Last portfolio: Minister of Multiculturalism. M.P.1957-1958, Trinity, Ontario, 1962-1978, M.P. 1867-1870, St. Hyacinthe, Parkdale, Ontario. Québec. Born: 1923, Canada. Died: 2009, Canada. Born: 1816, Poland. Affiliation: Liberal. Died: 1870, Canada. Member of Senate: 1978-1998. Affiliation: Liberal. Committees: The first Member of Parliament of First Canadian of Polish heritage in the Sen- Polish descent in the first Parlia- ate. Longest serving Parliamentarian, elected ment of Canada in 1867. seven times (1957 to 1978). Parliamentary Secretary to six ministers including Health & Globensky, Welfare, Foreign Affairs, Consumer & Corpo- rate Affairs and Indian Affairs, and Head Dele- Charles-Auguste- gate to the United Nations General Assembly Maximilien (1963-66). Accomplishments: Knight Commander Order of St. Gregory the M.P. 1875-1876, Two Mountains, Québec. Great with Silver Star by Pope John Paul II Born: 1830, Canada. (1997). Died: 1906, Canada. Affiliation: Independent. Korchinski, Stanley James

M.P 1958-1984, Mackenzie, Saskatchewan. Crestohl, Leon David Born: 1929. Died: 2000. Affiliation: Progressive Conservative. M.P. 1950-1962 Cartier, Québec. Committees: Born:1900, Poland. Died:1963. Standing Committee on External Affiliation: Liberal. (1962-1963). Standing Committee on Miscellaneous Pri- vate Bills(1962-1963). Standing Committee on Privileges and Elec- tions (1962-1963). Otto, Steven Flis, Jesse Philip

M.P. 1962-1972,York East, Last portfolio: Secretary to the Minister of Ontario. Foreign Affairs. Born: Poland. Died:1989, Canada. M.P. 1979-1984, 1988-1997,Parkdale-High Affiliation: Liberal Park, Ontario. Committee: Born: 1930, Canada. Parliamentary Secretary to the Affiliation: Liberal. Minister of Supply and Services. Committees: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport (1982 -1984.) Secretary of State for External Affairs from 1993 to 1995, and to the Minister of Foreign Rock, Raymond Affairs from 1995 to 1996. Accomplishments: M.P: 1962-1969, Jacques-Cartier- Commander’s Cross of the Order of Lasalle, Québec. Merit (with Star) of the Republic of Poland. Born: 1922, Canada. Died: 2016, Canada. Affiliation: Liberal. Kushner, John Committees: Standing Committee on Health, M.P. 1979-1984, Calgary East, Alberta. Welfare and Social Affairs Born: 1923, Poland. Died:1984, Canada. Standing Committee on Indian Af- Affiliation: Progressive Conservative Party fairs and Northern Development Committees: Standing Committee on Labour, Standing Committee on Labour, Manpower Manpower and Immigration. and Immigration. Standing Committee on Communications and Culture. Mazankowski, Right Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. Hon. Donald Frank

Last portfolio: Deputy Prime Minister Hudecki, Stanley M.P: 1968-1993, Vegreville,

Alberta. Born: 1935, Canada. M.P. 1980-1984, Hamilton West, Ontario Affiliation: Progressive Conservative. (By-Election). Committees: Born: 1916, Canada. Died: 1988, Canada. Standing Committee of Selection. Political Affiliation: Liberal Promoted to Deputy Prime Minister Committee: and Government House Leader. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence. One of the few Canadians to be giv- en the title of "The Right Honoura- ble" Accomplishments: Kazmierczak-Keyes, Hon. Stan Officer of the Order of Canada in 2000, promoted to Companion in 2013. M.P. 1988-2004, Hamilton West, Ontario. Born: 1930, Canada. Affiliation: Liberal. Paproski, Steve Eugene Committees: Minister of National Revenue M.P. 1968-1979, Edmonton Centre, Minister of State (Sport) Alberta. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Born: 1928, Poland. Died: 1993, Transport Canada. Liberal Party Caucus Affiliation: Progressive Conservative Chair Accomplishments: Party. Canadian diplomat Committees: American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) Minister of State for Fitness and Port Person of the Year Award, the first Canadi- Amateur Sport an to be so honoured. Minister of State for Multiculturalism. Sobieski, Patrick (Pat) Crombie, Bonnie Anthony M.P. 2008-2011, Mississauga- M.P. 1988-1993, Cambridge, Ontario. Streetsville, Ontario. Born: 1951 Canada. Died: 2016, Born: 1960, Canada. Canada. Affiliation: Liberal. Affiliation: Progressive Conservative. Committees: Committee: Standing Committee on Canadian Herit- Special Committee on the Re- age view of the Parliament of Cana- Standing Committee on Transport, In- da Act Standing Committee on frastructure and Communities Finance. Standing Committee on Veter- Accomplishments: ans Affairs Standing Committee Mayor of Woodstock from 2010 on Public Accounts. to 2014. Accomplishments: Mayor of Mississauga from 2014 Wrzesnewskyj, Borys Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.

M.P. 2004-2011, 2015 present, Etobicoke Centre, Ontario. Born: 1960, Canada. Lizoń, Władysław Affiliation: Liberal. Committees: M.P. 2011-2015, Mississauga-East- Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Cooksville, Ontario. and International Development Born: 1954, Poland. Chair, Standing Committee on Citi- Affiliation: Conservative. zenship and Immigration. Committees: Accomplishments: Health and Veterans Affairs Commit- In 2005, he re-established the Cana- tee. da-Poland Parliamentary Friendship Accomplishments: Group and served as Chair. In De- Chairman of the Canada-Poland Par- cember 2010, he funded the Roman liamentary Friendship Association. In Wrzesnewskyj Polish Endowment September 2011, Lizoń introduced Bill Fund for the preservation and devel- C-266, an Act to establish Pope John opment of advanced Polish language Paul II Day, also called by its short title: studies at the Department of Slavic Pope John Paul II Day Act. Languages and Literatures, Universi- ty of Toronto. In 2014, he was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit. Opitz, Ted

Norlock, Rick M.P. 2011-2015 Etobicoke Centre, Ontario M.P. 2006-2015, Northumberland- Born: 1961, Canada. Quinte West, Ontario. Affiliation: Conservative. Born: 1948, Canada. Committees: Affiliation: Progressive Conservative. Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs Committee: and the Standing Committee on Proce- Chair, National Defence dure and House Affairs. Standing com- Subcommittee on Agenda and Pro- mittee of Citizenship and Immigration cedure of the Standing Committee on and Standing committee on Defence. National Defence. Opitz was chosen as a delegate to rep- resent the Parliament of Canada at both Kania, Andrew the Standing Committee of Parliamen- tarians of the Arctic Region and at the M.P. 2008-2011, Brampton West, Ontario. 56th Conference on the UN Commis- Born: 1967, Canada. sion on the Status of Women. He also is a Vice-Chairman of the Canada-Poland Affiliation: Liberal. Parliamentary Friendship Group and Committees: Chair of the Canada-Poland Parliamen- Standing Committee on Public Safety and tary Group National Security; the Liaison Committee, Accomplishments: which has a supervisory role over all parlia- Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit mentary committees; and also the House from Poland and the Solidarity Medal. Joint Chair of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations. Kmieć, Tom

M.P. 2015-present, Calgary Shepard, Sources Alberta. Born: 1981, Poland. The Library of the Canadian Parlia- Affiliation: Conservative. ment. Committees: Wikipedia for missing data related to Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Reg- ulations length of service, date of birth and death, Deputy Critic for Foreign Affairs and for better pictures. Standing Committee on Finance Deputy Shadow Minister for Finance. Accomplishments: Manager of Policy and Research with the Calgary Chamber of Commerce and worked for the Human Resources Insti- tute of Alberta.

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to our team from the PCBAW and the University of Windsor involved in the produc- tion of this display: Jerry Barycki, Frank Simpson, and Julia Zalewski. Thank you to the Office of Borys Wrzesnewskyj, M.P. Etobicoke Centre, Ontario, for obtaining documents from the Library of the Canadian Parliament. Financial support from the Senate of the Republic of Poland is gratefully acknowledged. We thank all those, who helped in the creation of this display and in spreading the word about this project link- ing Poland, Polonia and Canada.

Jerry (Jerzy) Barycki Windsor, September 28, 2017.

Many thanks to our sponsors and contributors

The project is co- financed by the Senate of the Re- NOTE public of Poland within the frame- This list of members of the Canadian Parliament of Polish her- work of fulfillment itage is still a work in progress. Anyone who has additional of its support for Polonia and for information and wishes to contribute to this project, please Polish people contact: Julia Zalewski at [email protected]. abroad.