Minister of Communications (Canada)
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The Minister of Communications of Canada
is a now-defunct cabinet post which existed from 1969 to 1996, when it was abolished. Its telecommunications policy functions were transferred to Industry Canada and its cultural role was assumed by the Minister of Canadian Heritage
.
The post was established by the Department of Communications Act, and abolished by the repeal of that act in 1995. During its existence, the department was authorized to oversee radio
, television
, and telephone
communications in Canada, and supervised the CRTC.
(**)Resigned to fulfill promise to resign if GST
not abolished. Returned to portfolio following by-election
.
On July 12, 1996, office of the Minister of Communications and the office of the Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship were abolished and replaced with the office of Minister of Canadian Heritage
(list).
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...
is a now-defunct cabinet post which existed from 1969 to 1996, when it was abolished. Its telecommunications policy functions were transferred to Industry Canada and its cultural role was assumed by the Minister of Canadian Heritage
Minister of Canadian Heritage
The Minister of Canadian Heritage is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who heads the Department of Canadian Heritage, the federal government department responsible for Canada's Arts, Culture, Media, Communications network, and Sport....
.
The post was established by the Department of Communications Act, and abolished by the repeal of that act in 1995. During its existence, the department was authorized to oversee radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, and telephone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
communications in Canada, and supervised the CRTC.
Ministers of Communications
| 1. | Eric Kierans Eric Kierans Eric William Kierans, PC, OC was a Canadian economist and politician.-Life and career:Born in Montreal on Feb. 2, 1914, Kierans grew up in the working-class Saint-Henri neighbourhood; his father worked at Canadian Car and Foundry and his mother came to Canada as a domestic... |
April 1, 1969 - April 28, 1971 | under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau Pierre Trudeau Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,... |
| * | Joseph Côté (acting) | April 29, 1971 - May 10, 1971 | |
| * | Gerard Pelletier Gérard Pelletier Gérard Pelletier, PC, CC worked as a journalist for Le Devoir, a French-language newspaper in Montreal, Quebec. In 1961 he became editor-in-chief of the Montreal daily and North America's largest French circulating newspaper, La Presse... (acting) |
May 11, 1971 - August 11, 1971 | |
| 2. | Robert Stanbury Robert Stanbury Robert Douglas George Stanbury, PC, QC is a Canadian public servant, lawyer and former politician, journalist and corporate executive.Stanbury was educated at St... |
August 12, 1971 - November 26, 1972 | |
| 3. | Gerard Pelletier Gérard Pelletier Gérard Pelletier, PC, CC worked as a journalist for Le Devoir, a French-language newspaper in Montreal, Quebec. In 1961 he became editor-in-chief of the Montreal daily and North America's largest French circulating newspaper, La Presse... (acting) |
November 27, 1972 - August 28, 1975 | |
| 4. | Pierre Juneau Pierre Juneau Pierre Juneau, PC, OC, born , is a retired film and broadcast executive and one-time member of the Canadian Cabinet.He was born in Verdun, now part of Montreal, to a working class family... |
August 29, 1975 - October 24, 1975 | |
| * | Otto Lang Otto Lang Otto Emil Lang, PC, OC, QC, is a Canadian politician.In 1963, he was appointed Dean of Law at the University of Saskatchewan, the youngest person to be appointed to that position, and served until 1969.... (acting) |
October 25, 1975 - December 4, 1975 | |
| 5. | Jeanne Sauvé Jeanne Sauvé Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé was a Canadian journalist, politician, and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 23rd since Canadian Confederation.... |
December 5, 1975 - June 3, 1979 | |
| 6. | David MacDonald | June 4, 1979 - March 2, 1980 | under Prime Minister Joe Clark Joe Clark Charles Joseph "Joe" Clark, is a Canadian statesman, businessman, and university professor, and former journalist and politician... |
| 7. | Francis Fox Francis Fox Francis Fox, PC, QC is a member of the Senate of Canada. He is a former Canadian Cabinet minister and is the former Principal Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, and thus was a senior aide to Prime Minister Paul Martin. He also worked as a lobbyist in the 1980s.-Life and career:Born in... |
March 3, 1980 - June 29, 1984 | under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau Pierre Trudeau Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,... |
| 8. | Ed Lumley Ed Lumley Edward C. Lumley, PC is a corporate executive and former Canadian politician.Born in Windsor, Ontario, he received a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1961 from Assumption University . Lumley established himself in business in Cornwall in the other end of the province before entering politics... |
June 30, 1984 - September 16, 1984 | under Prime Minister John Turner John Turner John Napier Wyndham Turner, PC, CC, QC is an English Canadian lawyer and retired politician, who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Canada from June 30 to September 17, 1984.... |
| 9. | Marcel Masse Marcel Masse Marcel Masse, is a Canadian politician. He served as a Quebec MLA, federal MP, federal cabinet minister. Despite being a federal Progressive Conservative, Masse was aligned with Quebec separatistism Marcel Masse, (born May 27, 1936) is a Canadian politician. He served as a Quebec MLA, federal... |
September 17, 1984 - September 25, 1985 | under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Brian Mulroney Martin Brian Mulroney, was the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. His tenure as Prime Minister was marked by the introduction of major economic reforms, such as the Canada-U.S... |
| * | Benoît Bouchard Benoît Bouchard Benoît Bouchard, PC is a Canadian public official and former politician.After a career as a professor and teacher, Bouchard was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Roberval in the 1984 election... (acting) |
September 26, 1985 - November 29, 1985 | |
| Marcel Masse Marcel Masse Marcel Masse, is a Canadian politician. He served as a Quebec MLA, federal MP, federal cabinet minister. Despite being a federal Progressive Conservative, Masse was aligned with Quebec separatistism Marcel Masse, (born May 27, 1936) is a Canadian politician. He served as a Quebec MLA, federal... (second time) |
November 30, 1985 - June 29, 1986 | ||
| 10. | Flora MacDonald | June 30, 1986 - December 7, 1988 | |
| *. | Lowell Murray Lowell Murray Lowell Murray, PC is a former Canadian senator and long-time activist with the federal Progressive Conservative Party.-Education:... (acting) |
December 8, 1988 - January 29, 1989 | |
| Marcel Masse Marcel Masse Marcel Masse, is a Canadian politician. He served as a Quebec MLA, federal MP, federal cabinet minister. Despite being a federal Progressive Conservative, Masse was aligned with Quebec separatistism Marcel Masse, (born May 27, 1936) is a Canadian politician. He served as a Quebec MLA, federal... (third time) |
January 30, 1989 - April 20, 1991 | ||
| 11. | Perrin Beatty Perrin Beatty Henry Perrin Beatty, PC is a corporate executive and former Canadian politician.Perrin Beatty first won election to the Canadian House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative at the age of 22 in the 1972 election.... |
April 21, 1991 - June 24, 1993 | |
| 12. | Monique Landry Monique Landry Monique Landry, PC is a former Canadian politician.A physiotherapist and administrator, she was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1984 general election that brought the Progressive Conservative Party to power under the leadership of Brian Mulroney... |
June 25, 1993 - November 3, 1993 | under Prime Minister Kim Campbell Kim Campbell Avril Phædra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, university professor, diplomat, and writer. She served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993... |
| 13. | Michel Dupuy Michel Dupuy Michel Dupuy, PC is a Canadian diplomat, journalist, academic and politician.Dupuy was a long time diplomat in the Department of External Affairs... |
November 4, 1993 - January 24, 1996 | under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien Jean Chrétien Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien , known commonly as Jean Chrétien is a former Canadian politician who was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the position for over ten years, from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003.... |
| 14. | Sheila Copps Sheila Copps Sheila Maureen Copps, PC is a former Canadian politician who also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993 to April 30, 1996 and June 19, 1996 to June 11, 1997.... |
January 25, 1996 - May 1, 1996** | |
| Sheila Copps Sheila Copps Sheila Maureen Copps, PC is a former Canadian politician who also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993 to April 30, 1996 and June 19, 1996 to June 11, 1997.... (second time) |
June 19, 1996 - July 11, 1996 |
(**)Resigned to fulfill promise to resign if GST
Goods and Services Tax (Canada)
The Goods and Services Tax is a multi-level value added tax introduced in Canada on January 1, 1991, by then Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and his finance minister Michael Wilson. The GST replaced a hidden 13.5% Manufacturers' Sales Tax ; Mulroney claimed the GST was implemented because the MST...
not abolished. Returned to portfolio following by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
.
On July 12, 1996, office of the Minister of Communications and the office of the Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship were abolished and replaced with the office of Minister of Canadian Heritage
Minister of Canadian Heritage
The Minister of Canadian Heritage is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who heads the Department of Canadian Heritage, the federal government department responsible for Canada's Arts, Culture, Media, Communications network, and Sport....
(list).
See also
- List of Canadian Ministers of Communications
- http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-35/index.html The repealed "Department of Communications Act"