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Member of Parliament Profile (Current)

Rick Casson


Caucus:	Conservative
Constituency:	Lethbridge
Province:	Alberta

Offices

Hill Office

House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6


Telephone:	(613) 996-0633
Fax:	(613) 995-5752
EMail:	Casson.R@parl.gc.ca
Web Site:	http://www.rickcasson.com/
Preferred Language:	English

Constituency Offices

255 - 8th Street South

Lethbridge, Alberta

T1J 4Y1

Telephone: (403) 320-0070

Fax: (403) 380-4026

Caucus Membership

Caucus	Start Date	End Date
39th Parliament Conservative Caucus	2006/01/23
38th Parliament Conservative Caucus	2004/06/28	2006/01/22
37th Parliament Conservative Caucus	2003/12/23	2004/06/27
Canadian Alliance Caucus	2000/11/27	2003/12/22
36th Parliament Canadian Alliance Caucus	2000/03/27	2000/11/26
Reform Caucus	1997/06/02	2000/03/26

Roles

Title	Start Date	End Date
M.P. (Lethbridge)	1997/06/02	2000/11/26
M.P. (Lethbridge)	2000/11/27	2004/06/27
M.P. (Lethbridge)	2004/06/28	2006/01/22
M.P. (Lethbridge)	2006/01/23

Committee Membership

Committee	Start Date	End Date
National Defence	2006/05/09	2006/09/21
National Defence	2006/09/25
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on National Defence	2006/05/09	2006/09/21
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on National Defence	2006/09/25
Liaison	2006/05/09	2006/09/21
Liaison	2006/09/25
National Defence	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
National Defence	2006/09/21
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on National Defence	2006/05/09	2006/09/21
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on National Defence	2006/09/25
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development	2006/09/21
Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics	2006/09/21
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2006/09/21
Canadian Heritage	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Canadian Heritage	2006/09/21
Citizenship and Immigration	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Citizenship and Immigration	2006/09/21
Environment and Sustainable Development	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Environment and Sustainable Development	2006/09/21
Finance	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Finance	2006/09/21
Fisheries and Oceans	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Fisheries and Oceans	2006/09/21
Foreign Affairs and International Development	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Foreign Affairs and International Development	2006/09/21
Government Operations and Estimates	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Government Operations and Estimates	2006/09/21
Health	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Health	2006/09/21
Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities	2006/09/21
Industry, Science and Technology	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Industry, Science and Technology	2006/09/21
International Trade	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
International Trade	2006/09/21
Justice and Human Rights	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Justice and Human Rights	2006/09/21
Library of Parliament	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Library of Parliament	2006/09/21
Natural Resources	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Natural Resources	2006/09/21
Official Languages	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Official Languages	2006/09/21
Procedure and House Affairs	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Procedure and House Affairs	2006/09/21
Public Accounts	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Public Accounts	2006/09/21
Public Safety and National Security	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Public Safety and National Security	2006/09/21
Scrutiny of Regulations	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Scrutiny of Regulations	2006/09/21
Status of Women	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Status of Women	2006/09/21
Transport, Infrastructure and Communities	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Transport, Infrastructure and Communities	2006/09/21
Veterans Affairs	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Veterans Affairs	2006/09/21
National Defence and Veterans Affairs	2004/10/14	2005/10/07
National Defence and Veterans Affairs	2005/10/20	2005/11/29
National Defence and Veterans Affairs	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
National Defence and Veterans Affairs	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs	2004/10/18	2005/10/07
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs	2005/10/20	2005/11/29
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Canadian Heritage	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Canadian Heritage	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Citizenship and Immigration	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Citizenship and Immigration	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Environment and Sustainable Development	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Environment and Sustainable Development	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Finance	2004/10/07	2005/10/21
Finance	2005/10/21	2005/11/29
Fisheries and Oceans	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Fisheries and Oceans	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Foreign Affairs and International Trade	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Foreign Affairs and International Trade	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Government Operations and Estimates	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Government Operations and Estimates	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Health	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Health	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Liaison	2004/10/14	2005/10/07
Liaison	2005/10/20	2005/11/29
Library of Parliament	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Library of Parliament	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Official Languages	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Official Languages	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Procedure and House Affairs	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Procedure and House Affairs	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Public Accounts	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Public Accounts	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Scrutiny of Regulations	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Status of Women	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Status of Women	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Transport	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Transport	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
National Defence and Veterans Affairs	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs	2004/02/23	2004/05/23
Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs	2004/02/26	2004/05/23
Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Canadian Heritage	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Citizenship and Immigration	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Environment and Sustainable Development	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Finance	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Fisheries and Oceans	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Foreign Affairs and International Trade	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Government Operations and Estimates	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Health	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Industry, Science and Technology	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Library of Parliament	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Official Languages	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Procedure and House Affairs	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Public Accounts	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Scrutiny of Regulations	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Transport	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Finance	2002/10/10	2003/09/25
Finance	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Subcommittee on International Trade, Trade Disputes and Investment of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade	2002/11/21	2003/09/25
Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Canadian Heritage	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Canadian Heritage	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Citizenship and Immigration	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Citizenship and Immigration	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Environment and Sustainable Development	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Environment and Sustainable Development	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Fisheries and Oceans	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Fisheries and Oceans	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Foreign Affairs and International Trade	2002/10/10	2003/09/25
Foreign Affairs and International Trade	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Government Operations and Estimates	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Government Operations and Estimates	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Health	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Health	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Industry, Science and Technology	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Industry, Science and Technology	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Justice and Human Rights	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Justice and Human Rights	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Library of Parliament	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Library of Parliament	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
National Defence and Veterans Affairs	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
National Defence and Veterans Affairs	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Official Languages	2002/11/19	2003/09/25
Official Languages	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Procedure and House Affairs	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Procedure and House Affairs	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Public Accounts	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Public Accounts	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Scrutiny of Regulations	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Scrutiny of Regulations	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Transport	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Transport	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Foreign Affairs and International Trade	2001/05/08	2001/09/27
Foreign Affairs and International Trade	2001/09/27	2002/04/22
Subcommittee on International Trade, Trade Disputes and Investment of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade	2001/05/24	2001/09/27
Subcommittee on International Trade, Trade Disputes and Investment of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade	2001/10/02	2002/09/16
Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Canadian Heritage	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Canadian Heritage	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Citizenship and Immigration	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Citizenship and Immigration	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Environment and Sustainable Development	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Environment and Sustainable Development	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Finance	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Finance	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Fisheries and Oceans	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Fisheries and Oceans	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Foreign Affairs and International Trade	2001/02/15	2001/05/08
Foreign Affairs and International Trade	2002/04/22	2002/09/16
Government Operations and Estimates	2002/06/06	2002/09/16
Health	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Health	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Industry, Science and Technology	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Industry, Science and Technology	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Justice and Human Rights	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Justice and Human Rights	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Liaison	2001/11/06	2002/09/16
Library of Parliament	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Library of Parliament	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
National Defence and Veterans Affairs	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
National Defence and Veterans Affairs	2001/09/28	2002/09/16
Official Languages	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Official Languages	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Procedure and House Affairs	2001/02/15	2002/09/16
Public Accounts	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Public Accounts	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Scrutiny of Regulations	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Scrutiny of Regulations	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Transport	2002/06/06	2002/09/16
Transport and Government Operations	2001/02/15	2002/06/05
Transport and Government Operations	2001/09/27	2002/06/05
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2000/09/27	2000/10/22
Environment and Sustainable Development	1999/10/19	1999/12/01
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development	2000/09/28	2000/10/22
Agriculture and Agri-Food	1999/10/19	2000/09/27
Canadian Heritage	2000/09/27	2000/10/22
Citizenship and Immigration	2000/09/27	2000/10/22
Environment and Sustainable Development	2000/09/27	2000/10/22
Finance	2000/09/27	2000/10/22
Fisheries and Oceans	2000/09/28	2000/10/22
Foreign Affairs and International Trade	1999/10/19	2000/10/22
Health	2000/09/27	2000/10/22
Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities	2000/09/27	2000/10/22
Industry	2000/09/27	2000/10/22
Justice and Human Rights	2000/09/27	2000/10/22
National Defence and Veterans Affairs	2000/09/27	2000/10/22
Natural Resources and Government Operations	2000/09/28	2000/10/22
Public Accounts	1999/10/19	2000/09/27
Public Accounts	2000/09/27	2000/10/22
Transport	2000/09/27	2000/10/22
Environment and Sustainable Development	1997/09/30	1999/09/17
Agriculture and Agri-Food	1998/10/01	1999/09/18
Public Accounts	1997/09/30	1998/10/01
Public Accounts	1998/10/01	1999/09/17

Elections

Election	Constituency	Province	Election Type	Election Result
2006/01/23	Lethbridge	Alberta	General Election	Re-elected
2004/06/28	Lethbridge	Alberta	General Election	Re-elected
2000/11/27	Lethbridge	Alberta	General Election	Re-elected
1997/06/02	Lethbridge	Alberta	General Election	Elected

Please note that information such as "roles" and "elections" for individuals who were Members of previous Parliaments is available from the 36th Parliament (i.e. September 1997) on. For information about those who were Members prior to 1997, please consult Members of the House of Commons Historical Information.