Nick Discepola
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Nunzio Discepola (born November 27, 1949) is an Italian
-born Canadian
politician.
Discepola was a Member of Parliament
representing the Liberal Party of Canada
in the Canadian House of Commons
, from the riding of Vaudreuil-Soulanges
between 1997 and 2004, and Vaudreuil
from 1993 to 1997. Discepola is a former businessman. Discepola is a former parliamentary secretary to the solicitor general of Canada.
A dedicated representative of his constituents, Nick Discepola was first elected to the House of Commons in 1993 and re-elected in 1997 and 2000.
He was appointed copresident of the national platform election committee by Prime Minister Paul Martin in January 2004 and was Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance. He also served on the Prime Minister’s Task Force on the four Western provinces and chaired the sub-committee on Tax Equity for Canadian families with dependent children in 1999. He served as President of the Quebec Caucus, Parliamentary Secretary to the Solicitor General from 1996-1998 and was also a member of the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, Environment, and National Safety and Security.
Mr. Discepola served on Kirkland municipal council for 10 years and mayor from 1989-1993. Under his administration, Kirkland was named one of the top-10 towns in Canada for its quality of life and for its administration. He was President of the Economic Development Commission, member of the executive committee of the Montreal Urban Community, vice-president of the Island of Montreal Intermunicipal Waste Management Board and the West Island Industrial Development Council.
Before founding his own company in the high tech sector “N.D. Computer Resources” at the age of 26, he worked for Bell Canada and the federal government as a computer specialist.
Mr. Discepola holds a Bachelor of Science (1972) and an MBA(1977) from McGill University.
He and his wife, Mary Alice, have four children, Lisa, Laura, Michele, and Marco.
In 2004, he lost his seat to the Bloc Québécois's Meili Faille
.
Italy
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-born Canadian
Canada
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politician.
Discepola was a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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representing the Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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, from the riding of Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Vaudreuil-Soulanges (electoral district)
Vaudreuil-Soulanges is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. From 1914 to 1968 a similarly-defined electoral district existed under the slightly different designation Vaudreuil—Soulanges.It consists of the...
between 1997 and 2004, and Vaudreuil
Vaudreuil (electoral district)
Vaudreuil was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1914, and from 1968 to 1997.-History:...
from 1993 to 1997. Discepola is a former businessman. Discepola is a former parliamentary secretary to the solicitor general of Canada.
A dedicated representative of his constituents, Nick Discepola was first elected to the House of Commons in 1993 and re-elected in 1997 and 2000.
He was appointed copresident of the national platform election committee by Prime Minister Paul Martin in January 2004 and was Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance. He also served on the Prime Minister’s Task Force on the four Western provinces and chaired the sub-committee on Tax Equity for Canadian families with dependent children in 1999. He served as President of the Quebec Caucus, Parliamentary Secretary to the Solicitor General from 1996-1998 and was also a member of the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, Environment, and National Safety and Security.
Mr. Discepola served on Kirkland municipal council for 10 years and mayor from 1989-1993. Under his administration, Kirkland was named one of the top-10 towns in Canada for its quality of life and for its administration. He was President of the Economic Development Commission, member of the executive committee of the Montreal Urban Community, vice-president of the Island of Montreal Intermunicipal Waste Management Board and the West Island Industrial Development Council.
Before founding his own company in the high tech sector “N.D. Computer Resources” at the age of 26, he worked for Bell Canada and the federal government as a computer specialist.
Mr. Discepola holds a Bachelor of Science (1972) and an MBA(1977) from McGill University.
He and his wife, Mary Alice, have four children, Lisa, Laura, Michele, and Marco.
In 2004, he lost his seat to the Bloc Québécois's Meili Faille
Meili Faille
Meili Faille is a Canadian politician. She was a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons, being first elected in the 2004 election in the district of Vaudreuil-Soulanges. Prior to being elected, Faille was a consultant and project coordinator...
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