Brian Masse
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Brian Masse MP |
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| Shadow Minister for Small Business and Tourism | |
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In office January 23, 2015 – November 19, 2015 |
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| Leader | Thomas Mulcair |
| Preceded by | Glenn Thibeault |
| Succeeded by |
Blake Richards Alice Wong |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Windsor West |
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Assumed office May 13, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Herb Gray |
| Windsor City Councillor | |
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In office December 1, 1997 – May 13, 2002 Serving with Peter Carlesimo |
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| Preceded by | Sheila Wisdom |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Jones |
| Personal details | |
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July 9, 1968 Windsor, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Terry Chow |
| Residence | Windsor, Ontario |
| Profession | Member of Parliament |
Brian S. Masse (born July 9, 1968) is a Canadian politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 2002, representing the riding of Windsor West as a member of the New Democratic Party.
Masse is married to Terry Chow, with whom he has a daughter and a son.
Masse was born in Windsor, Ontario. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1991, and has completed course work for a Master of Arts degree at the University of Windsor. During the 1990s, he was a job developer for the Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities and a program coordinator for the Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County.
Masse gained local prominence in 1996 for his opposition to a dance bar that was planned for a residential neighbourhood. He was elected for Ward 2 of the Windsor city council in 1997, and was re-elected in 2000. In 1998, he played a prominent role in preventing a rock-crushing operation from opening in the Wellington Avenue area.
In May 2001, the Windsor city council unanimously approved Masse's motion to prevent school boards from selling vacant property lots at the highest market value. His purpose was to dissuade boards from closing schools, though some criticized the motion as working against taxpayer interests. Masse later called for a referendum on a proposed new arena project, but this was not accepted by council.
Brian Masse has a son and daughter named Wade Masse and Alexandria Masse. Wade Masse was born December 8, 2003. Alexandria Masse was born September 26, 2000. He also has a wife Terry Chow.
Masse joined the federal New Democratic Party in 1997, and was first elected to the Canadian parliament in a by-election held on May 13, 2002. The election was called after the resignation of Herb Gray, a long-time Liberal cabinet minister who had been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1962. Masse won the NDP nomination without opposition, and defeated Liberal candidate Richard Pollock by 2,477 votes to win the seat. He was re-elected by a greater margin in the 2004 general election. Masse's success in 2002 was partly due to support from Joe Comartin, a fellow Windsor New Democrat who was elected to the House of Commons in the 2000 federal election. In 2002-03, Masse supported Comartin's bid for the NDP leadership.
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