Rick Casson
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Richard L. Casson is a Canadian
politician. Casson was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada
in the Canadian House of Commons
, representing the riding of Lethbridge from 1997 to 2011.
from 1986 to 1995 and a councillor before that.
He has been a member of the Canadian Alliance
(2000-2003) and the Reform Party of Canada
(1997-2000). Casson is the Chairman of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Co-Chair - Permanent Joint Board on Defence.
In 2003, Rick Casson supported the Iraq war http://google.com/search?q=cache:29zOjnFedgUJ:rickcasson.com/website_old/issues/index.htm+site:rickcasson.com+iraq&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5, and in spring 2006 voted yes to the extension of Canadian military deployment in Afghanistan to 2009.
On January 7, 2010 Casson announced that he would not be running in the next electionhttp://www.lethbridgeherald.com/content/view/137702/109/, which was held on May 2, 2011.
On October 1, 2010, he was appointed to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
in recognition of "many years of dedication and hard work in the House of Commons, including on Canada’s engagement in Afghanistan".
Canada
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politician. Casson was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
, representing the riding of Lethbridge from 1997 to 2011.
Before politics
Casson is a former manager of printing services. Casson was mayor of Picture Butte, AlbertaPicture Butte, Alberta
Picture Butte is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of the city of Lethbridge. It claims the title of "Livestock Feeding Capital of Canada."...
from 1986 to 1995 and a councillor before that.
Entrance to politics
In the 1997 federal election Casson received 55.5% of the popular vote. He went on to receive 66% in the 2000 election, 63% support in the 2004 election and 67.3% in the 2006 election.He has been a member of the Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
(2000-2003) and the Reform Party of Canada
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
(1997-2000). Casson is the Chairman of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Co-Chair - Permanent Joint Board on Defence.
In 2003, Rick Casson supported the Iraq war http://google.com/search?q=cache:29zOjnFedgUJ:rickcasson.com/website_old/issues/index.htm+site:rickcasson.com+iraq&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5, and in spring 2006 voted yes to the extension of Canadian military deployment in Afghanistan to 2009.
On January 7, 2010 Casson announced that he would not be running in the next electionhttp://www.lethbridgeherald.com/content/view/137702/109/, which was held on May 2, 2011.
On October 1, 2010, he was appointed to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
Queen's Privy Council for Canada
The Queen's Privy Council for Canada ), sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or simply the Privy Council, is the full group of personal consultants to the monarch of Canada on state and constitutional affairs, though responsible government requires the sovereign or her viceroy,...
in recognition of "many years of dedication and hard work in the House of Commons, including on Canada’s engagement in Afghanistan".