Wladyslaw Lizon is a Canadian

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, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Mississauga East—Cooksville

Mississauga East—Cooksville

Mississauga East—Cooksville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-History:It was created in 2003 from parts of Mississauga Centre and Mississauga East ridings....

 as a member of the Conservative Party

Conservative Party of Canada

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.

Background

He graduated from the AGH University of Science and Technology

AGH University of Science and Technology

AGH University of Science and Technology is the second largest technical university in Poland, located in Kraków. The university was established in 1919, and was formerly known as the University of Mining and Metallurgy...

 with a Master’s Degree in Mining Engineering in 1978. He was an engineer in Poland’s Silesia

Silesia

Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...

 coal mines until 1983. In 1988 he immigrated to Canada, created Gomark Enterprises, a consulting business that designs and supplies interior stone finishes and imports and services machinery used in the stone industry.

Politics

Lizon has introduced one piece of legislation: Pope John Paul II Day Act (Bill C-266). The bill was first introduced by Liberal MP Andrew Kania

Andrew Kania

Andrew Kania was a Canadian Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Brampton West, in Ontario. Kania was elected in the 2008 Canadian federal election, winning as the Liberal Party candidate in the riding vacated by Liberal Colleen Beaumier.Kania was a member of the Standing Committee...

 during the 3rd session of the 40th Parliament

40th Canadian Parliament

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 (as Bill C-573), in October 2010. The bill would recognize April 2 of each year as Pope John Paul II Day. Lizon re-introduced the bill during the 41st Parliament

41st Canadian Parliament

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in September 2011.