Gordie Gosse
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Gordie Gosse is a Canadian
politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
, representing the electoral district
of Cape Breton Nova
for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
.
Before entering public service, Gosse was an athlete and an employee of the Sydney Steel Corporation
. A youth worker, Gosse was the Executive Director of the Whitney Pier Youth Club for ten years.
Gosse was first elected in the 2003 general election
with a narrow margin of 74 votes, achieving 44.54% of the vote. He was re-elected in 2006
with 60.92%, an increase of 2521 votes and in 2009 with 71.07% and a margin of 3186 votes over his nearest opponent
.
He was elected Speaker of the House
on January 19, 2011.
Recently, in his riding, he can not be found after increasing sales tax 2%. Being one of the poorest areas of Canada, Gosse has taken money from poor and needy families for political leverage with his NDP party.
Gosse has been at a safe distance in Halifax while cutting school funding 6.5%, closing schools such as the century old Holy Angels High School, this from a former youth worker has outraged the local community. Gosse refuses to address the concerns of the people and insists on using the money for other projects like the Convention Centre in Halifax.
Canada
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politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...
, representing the electoral district
Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...
of Cape Breton Nova
Cape Breton Nova
Cape Breton Nova is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2003 has been Gordie Gosse of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party...
for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing...
.
Before entering public service, Gosse was an athlete and an employee of the Sydney Steel Corporation
Sydney Steel Corporation
Sydney Steel Corporation was a Crown corporation in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-Steel comes to Sydney:An integrated steel mill was established on the southeast side of Sydney Harbour in the Whitney Pier neighbourhood of Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1901 by American investors...
. A youth worker, Gosse was the Executive Director of the Whitney Pier Youth Club for ten years.
Gosse was first elected in the 2003 general election
Nova Scotia general election, 2003
The 36th Nova Scotia general election was held on August 5, 2003 to elect members of the 59th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada...
with a narrow margin of 74 votes, achieving 44.54% of the vote. He was re-elected in 2006
Nova Scotia general election, 2006
The 37th Nova Scotia general election was held on June 13, 2006 to elect members of the 60th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada....
with 60.92%, an increase of 2521 votes and in 2009 with 71.07% and a margin of 3186 votes over his nearest opponent
.
He was elected Speaker of the House
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia
The Speaker for the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia is the presiding Officer of the House of Assembly. Gordie Gosse is the current Speaker of the 61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia....
on January 19, 2011.
Recently, in his riding, he can not be found after increasing sales tax 2%. Being one of the poorest areas of Canada, Gosse has taken money from poor and needy families for political leverage with his NDP party.
Gosse has been at a safe distance in Halifax while cutting school funding 6.5%, closing schools such as the century old Holy Angels High School, this from a former youth worker has outraged the local community. Gosse refuses to address the concerns of the people and insists on using the money for other projects like the Convention Centre in Halifax.