Tom Lukiwski
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Tom Lukiwski MP |
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| Member of Parliament for Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre (2004-2015) |
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Assumed office June 28, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Larry Spencer |
| Chairman of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates | |
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Assumed office February 16, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Pat Martin |
| Personal details | |
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October 5, 1951 Esterhazy, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Diane Lukiwiski |
| Residence | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Profession | small business owner, political administrator |
Tom Lukiwski (born October 5, 1951) is a Canadian politician. He is the current Conservative Member of Parliament for the Saskatchewan riding of Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan. Born in Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, he was a businessman and political administrator.
Lukiwski was first elected in 2004, winning by 122 votes over Liberal Gary J. Anderson. His predecessor, Larry Spencer, was denied the opportunity to run as a Conservative, despite having served as a member of the Canadian Alliance, due to inflammatory comments he made regarding homosexuality. At the time, Lukiwski criticized Spencer for making the remarks and approved of revoking Spencer's party membership.
Lukiwski was re-elected in the 2006, 2008, and 2011 general elections. He served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, the Hon. Peter Van Loan.
Lukiwski is well known on Parliament Hill for his ability to stall Parliamentary Committee business by "filibustering". An example of this ability includes speaking for almost 120 minutes to prevent the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development from studying a private member's bill to implement the Kyoto Accord on October 26, 2006. Lukiwski admitted later that he deliberately stalled the proceedings. Further examples include the February 5, 2008 and February 7, 2008 Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs meetings, in which Lukiwski blocked any inquiry into allegations that the Conservative Party spent over the maximum allowable campaign limits during the 2006 election.
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