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Tommy Banks

Senator Tommy Banks is well-known to Canadians as one of our most accomplished and versatile entertainers, and an international standard-bearer for Canadian culture. Representing the province of Alberta and the Senatorial Division of Edmonton, he has served in the Senate of Canada since April 7, 2000.

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The Hon. Percy E. Downe, B.A.

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Senator Downe was appointed to the Senate of Canada by the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien. He has served in the Senate representing Charlottetown in the province of Prince Edward Island since June 26, 2003.

Senator Downe is currently a member of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Standing Senate Committee on Internal Economy, and the Executive Committee of the Canada-NATO Parliamentary Association.

Since graduating from the University of Prince Edward Island in 1977, Senator Downe has had the opportunity to serve at the provincial and the federal level, more specifically as:

• Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Canada

• Director of Appointments, Office of the Prime Minister

• Executive Assistant to the Minister of Labour

• Executive Assistant to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

• Executive Assistant to the Secretary of State, Veterans Affairs and ACOA

• Executive Assistant to the Premier of Prince Edward Island

Senator Downe lives in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island with his spouse and their two children.

Contact Information

Email: pdowne@sen.parl.gc.ca
Phone: 613-943-8107
Fax: 613-943-8109

Personal Site: http://sen.parl.gc.ca/pdowne
Parliamentary Profile

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News

Senator Downe Asks Auditor General to Examine Implementation of New Veterans Charter (February 16, 2010)
Senator Downe to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Veterans Affairs’ Relocation (October 22, 2009)
Senator Downe Requests that Health Canada Take Further Action on Sodium Reduction (October 1, 2009)
What are the Conservatives Hiding on Tax Evasion? (September 3, 2009)
Short-term measures granted to EDC important for Canadian business says Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade (June 9, 2009)
Senator Downe Raises Concerns in the Senate Chamber on Behalf of the Prince Edward Island Teachers’ Federation Regarding Bill S-209 (May 29, 2009)
Federal Government Fails to Protect Canadians on Do Not Call List (February 4, 2009)
Senator Downe Calls on Prime Minister Harper to Establish Stand-Alone Veterans Affairs Committee in Senate (February 3, 2009)
Auditor General Asked to Examine Flaws In the Delivery of the Guaranteed Income Supplement (December 15, 2008)
Senator Downe Raises Awareness and Calls for Renewal of Collaboration in Climate Change Research and Action (April 3, 2008)
Senator Downe calls on Federal Government to Allocate Climate Change Crisis Funding to Prince Edward Island (January 24, 2008)
Senator Downe Urges Veterans Affairs Subcommittee to Review Agent Orange Compensation Package (November 26, 2007)
New Report on Africa Concludes Canada’s Development Aid Largely Ineffective (February 15, 2007)

Hansard

Proposed Changes to the Act of Settlement (By Senator Percy Downe on December 2, 2009)
Funding for Veterans' Funerals (By Senator Percy Downe on December 2, 2009)
Canada—Peru Free Trade Agreement Implementation Bill (By Senator Percy Downe on June 17, 2009)
Canada—Peru Free Trade Agreement Implementation Bill (By Senator Percy Downe on June 9, 2009)
The Honourable Marilyn Trenholme Counsell (By Senator James Cowan on February 5, 2009)
National Do Not Call List (By Senator Percy Downe on February 4, 2009)
Interim Report of National Finance Committee (By Senator Percy Downe on April 10, 2008)
The Right Honourable Lester B. Pearson - Fiftieth Anniversary of Winning Nobel Prize (By Senator Percy Downe on October 23, 2007)
Equalization Payments - Atlantic Provinces Economic Council Report (By Senator Percy Downe on June 19, 2007)
Senator Downe Addresses Concerns Over Insufficient Vetting Process for Citizenship Judge Appointments (By Senator Percy Downe on February 22, 2007)
Georgina Fane Pope (By Senator Percy Downe on November 22, 2006)
Resuming Debate of Bill S-4 (By Senator Percy Downe on June 29, 2006)

Publications

The Lessons of Peru (By n.a on November 30, 2009)
The Lessons of Peru (By Senator Percy Downe on October 26, 2009)
An open letter to the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry (By Senator Percy Downe on February 25, 2009)

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