Jeff Watson
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Jeffrey D. Watson is a Canadian
politician. He is the current Member of Parliament for the Essex
electoral district
in Ontario
.
Watson was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Essex in June 2004 and re-elected in January 2006 and October 2008 as a member of the Conservative Government led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Watson is the first Conservative elected in the riding of Essex in 46 years. He also has the distinction of being designated by the Library of Parliament as the first autoworker elected to the Parliament of Canada.
Watson serves on the Standing Committee on the Environment & Sustainable Development and on the Standing Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure & Communities. He is also Chair of the Government Auto Caucus, a member of the All-Party border Caucus, and the Canada-UK, Canada-Italy Inter-Parliamentary Groups. As well he serves as a member of the Executive and Vice-Chair respectively as a member of the Canada-Israel and Canada-US Inter-Parliamentary Groups.
In February 2007, Watson came under criticism for comments made at a hearing of the Special Legislative Committee on Canada's Clean Air Act that linked greenhouse gas reductions to a demise in the Canadian economy which could result in domestic violence and suicide. While in April 2007, the government tabled a report detailing how C-288 will plunge Canada into a recession costing 275,000 jobs, echoing the MPs concerns.
Following his studies in history and political science at the University of Windsor
, Watson worked as an executive assistant and marketing director before joining the line at the Trim Division at Daimler Chrysler’s Windsor Assembly Plant, where he was employed for seven years.
In January 2007, the Windsor Star
reported that Watson and his wife Sarah were involved in the filing of criminal charges against a campaign worker from Watson's 2004 campaign who became campaign manager for Windsor-Tecumseh Conservative Party candidate Rick Fuschi after a falling out with Watson. Testimony revealed that the Watsons invited crown witnesses to their home to review "time lines" and testimonies three days before the trial took place. The campaign worker charged was ultimately acquitted.
Watson was re-elected in the 2008 federal election
.
Watson and his wife Sarah have been married over ten years. They have five children, Sophie, Emma, Elijah, Thaddaeus, and Ava. The Watsons make their home in Amherstburg, Ontario
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician. He is the current Member of Parliament for the Essex
Essex (electoral district)
Essex is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882 and since 1968.-Geography:...
electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
.
Watson was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Essex in June 2004 and re-elected in January 2006 and October 2008 as a member of the Conservative Government led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Watson is the first Conservative elected in the riding of Essex in 46 years. He also has the distinction of being designated by the Library of Parliament as the first autoworker elected to the Parliament of Canada.
Watson serves on the Standing Committee on the Environment & Sustainable Development and on the Standing Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure & Communities. He is also Chair of the Government Auto Caucus, a member of the All-Party border Caucus, and the Canada-UK, Canada-Italy Inter-Parliamentary Groups. As well he serves as a member of the Executive and Vice-Chair respectively as a member of the Canada-Israel and Canada-US Inter-Parliamentary Groups.
In February 2007, Watson came under criticism for comments made at a hearing of the Special Legislative Committee on Canada's Clean Air Act that linked greenhouse gas reductions to a demise in the Canadian economy which could result in domestic violence and suicide. While in April 2007, the government tabled a report detailing how C-288 will plunge Canada into a recession costing 275,000 jobs, echoing the MPs concerns.
Following his studies in history and political science at the University of Windsor
University of Windsor
The University of Windsor is a public comprehensive and research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost university. It has a student population of approximately 15,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students and over 1000 graduate students...
, Watson worked as an executive assistant and marketing director before joining the line at the Trim Division at Daimler Chrysler’s Windsor Assembly Plant, where he was employed for seven years.
In January 2007, the Windsor Star
Windsor Star
The Windsor Star is the regional newspaper of Windsor, Ontario , and is owned by the Postmedia Network Inc. Since 1923, the publication's main office is located at 167 Ferry Street in the downtown area...
reported that Watson and his wife Sarah were involved in the filing of criminal charges against a campaign worker from Watson's 2004 campaign who became campaign manager for Windsor-Tecumseh Conservative Party candidate Rick Fuschi after a falling out with Watson. Testimony revealed that the Watsons invited crown witnesses to their home to review "time lines" and testimonies three days before the trial took place. The campaign worker charged was ultimately acquitted.
Watson was re-elected in the 2008 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2008
The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...
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Watson and his wife Sarah have been married over ten years. They have five children, Sophie, Emma, Elijah, Thaddaeus, and Ava. The Watsons make their home in Amherstburg, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
.