David Sweet
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David Sweet MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Flamborough—Glanbrook Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale (2006-2015) |
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Assumed office January 23, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Russ Powers |
| Chair of the Conservative Party of Canada Parliamentary Caucus | |
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Assumed office November 5, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Guy Lauzon |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science & Technology |
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In office September 30, 2010 – August 2, 2015 |
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| Minister |
Tony Clement Christian Paradis James Moore |
| Preceded by | Michael Chong |
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June 24, 1957 Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Almut Sweet |
| Residence | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Profession | business consultant, real estate broker |
| Religion | Judaism |
David S. Sweet (born June 24, 1957) is a Canadian politician who has been the Member of the House of Commons for since January 2006. He is a former CEO of Promise Keepers Canada.
Sweet was born in Kingston, Ontario. In 2004, he defeated sitting Liberal-turned-Conservative MP John Bryden for the Conservative Party nomination in the riding of Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale. In the 2004 election, Sweet placed second to former Hamilton city councillor Russ Powers (Liberal). In the January 2006 election, he defeated Powers.
On June 22, 2006, Sweet obtained the unanimous consent of the House of Commons for a motion awarding honorary Canadian citizenship to the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Tenzin Gyatso. His Holiness was the 3rd person to receive such an honour by the House of Commons, after Nelson Mandela in 2001.
Sweet makes an annual Members Statement in the House of Commons each June to recognize Scleroderma Month in Canada, saying on June 1, 2006,"If there is a note of passion in my voice, it is because my own family has had to deal with the devastating effects of scleroderma. My mother passed away from complications of this disease and cancer." The environment, Veterans Week and seniors have been among the other topics addressed by Sweet in the House of Commons.
On February 10, 2011, Sweet introduced a Private Member's Bill, Bill C-620, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (parole review and victim impact statement) which was debated only once, on March 23, 2011, before the 40th Parliament was dissolved for the 2011 General Election.
Sweet is chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, a role he has held since September 30, 2010. He also serves on the Steering Committee of the Canadian Parliamentary Committee to Combat Antisemitism Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism (CPCCA). He also served on the CPCCA's Inquiry Panel which released a public report on July 7, 2011. [4]. In November 2012, Sweet received the 2012 Humanitarian Award from the Hamilton Jewish Federation for his work on CPCCA and in speaking out against racism.
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