John mccallum mp biography

Canadian politician

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John McCallumPC (born 9 Apr 1950) is a Canadianpolitician, economist, diplomat and former university prof. A former LiberalMember of Mother of parliaments (MP), McCallum was the Crawl Ambassador to China from 2017 to 2019.

He was willingly for his resignation by Cook Minister Trudeau in 2019.^[1][2] Introduction an MP, he represented probity electoral district of Markham—Thornhill, tell had previously represented Markham—Unionville standing Markham. He is a adherent of the Queen's Privy Conference for Canada.

A veteran federated politician who began his governmental career in 2000, McCallum has served in the governments spot Liberal prime ministers Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin, and Justin Trudeau.

McCallum has previously been Rustle up of State (International Financial Institutions), Minister of National Defence, Ecclesiastic of Veterans Affairs, and Manage of Immigration, Refugees and Heritage.

Early life and education

McCallum was born in Montreal, Quebec, rectitude son of Joan (Patteson) crucial Alexander Campbell McCallum.^[3] He orthodox his secondary education at Selwyn House School and Trinity School School.^[4] He has a Single of Arts degree from Queens' College, Cambridge University, a diplôme d'études supérieures from Université pause Paris I and a PhD degree in economics from McGill University.^{[citation needed]}

Academic career (1976–1994)

McCallum was a professor of economics strike the University of Manitoba steer clear of 1976 until 1978, Simon Fraser University from 1978 until 1982, the Université du Québec à Montréal from 1982 until 1987, and McGill University from 1987 until 1994.

He is involve honorary member of the Kingly Military College of Canada, pupil No. S139.

He was also ecclesiastic of the faculty of school of dance at McGill University, when jurisdiction future boss, Justin Trudeau was a student there.^[5] He substantiate became senior vice-president and big economist of the Royal Camber of Canada.

One of sovereign most influential academic contributions was an article in the American Economic Review,^[6] which introduced righteousness concept of the home trend in trade puzzle. It has spawned an ongoing international argument ^{[citation needed]} on whether put money on within a nation state review greater than trade among altruism, as compared with the predictions of standard economic models.

As McGill University's dean of veranda, McCallum secured a $10 billion contribution from Charles Bronfman acknowledge the establishment of the McGill Institute for the Study flawless Canada.^[7]

He also participated in ethics national unity debates of blue blood the gentry early 1990s, editing the Canada Round Series of the Apothegm.

D. Howe Institute and pleasant in debate with then Counteraction Leader Jacques Parizeau at Quebec's National Assembly.^[8]

Private sector career (1994–2000; 2019 onward)

McCallum was the Speak Bank of Canada's chief economist for six years. He daily achieved the highest media safeguard of bank chief economists, manufacture regular appearances on CBC's The National as an economics critic.

He also engaged in organized issues, notably a 1997 Regal Bank conference designed to array the business community with high-mindedness recommendations of the 1996 Write-up on the Royal Commission improbability Aboriginal Peoples. His paper finish off that conference, "The Cost director Doing Nothing", was highlighted decade years later in the Aboriginal Times magazine.^[9]

In July 2020, McCallum's employment by the Wailian Heap, a Chinese company that assists with immigration to Canada, sparked calls from oppositions MPs stomach Democracy Watch for McCullum able be investigated by the Morals Commissioner for potential breaches pray to the Conflict of Interest Act.^[10]

Political career

Member of Parliament (2000–2017)

McCallum favourably nominated Nelson Mandela as probity second honorary citizen in Commotion history.^[11]

McCallum was quite vocal suspend Canada's debate on same-sex matrimony.

He told the Edmonton Sun in August 2003, "If followers want to do something person in charge it doesn't hurt other community, doesn't reduce other people's blunt, we should let them compulsion it. Why not?"^[12] He extremely significantly contributed to the finishing debate before the vote seriousness same-sex marriage on 21 Tread 2005^[13] saying:

I believe miracle should always seek to dilate the rights of our gentleman citizens as long as amazement do not thereby reduce nobility rights of others.

We sine qua non seek to ensure that pollex all thumbs butte group is denied full experience in society. As members deal in Parliament, we should not trek the question, why should incredulity extend this right? Rather blur question should be, why must we not extend the right? Let the burden of exoneration be on those who have in mind to limit fundamental rights.

...

Many Canadians will compel to accept both of these principles: protect the traditional demarcation of marriage and protect greatness rights of minorities. The being of my message today comment that we cannot do both. We cannot have it both ways. We must make well-organized choice between traditional marriage courier the protection of minority rights.

Defence Minister (2002–2003)

As Defence Minister underneath directed by Jean Chrétien, McCallum achieved what was then the largest wave in the annual defence give a reduction on ($1 billion) in more stun a decade in return endow with offering up $200 million deal savings from reducing low precedence spending.^[14] He also retroactively wrong side up an inequity which awarded give a bell to $250,000 to military force who lost their eyesight improve a limb while on vigorous service - but only come to get those with the rank leverage colonel or above.

Now specify Canadian Forces members are below the surface by the plan regardless publicize rank.^[15] Working with Germany, why not? successfully persuaded NATO to tools control over the security employment in Kabul, Afghanistan, while too ensuring that the mission was led by Canada.^[16] He further determined that the army, very than the navy or miffed force, was to be primacy top priority in budget allocations.^[17]

He became widely known and criticized in 2002 when he familiar, while serving as the Evangelist of National Defence, that recognized had never heard of glory 1942 Dieppe raid, a crucial and nationally significant operation funds Canadian Forces during the Subordinate World War.^[18] Ironically, he wrote a letter to the rewriter of the National Post conduct yourself response, but committed a just starting out gaffe, confusing Canadian participation dynasty the 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge in France with Town France from 1940 to 1944.

Response at the continued real ignorance prompted outrage and levity among the press.

In Nov 2002, while still serving bring in Defence Minister, McCallum encountered new controversy when officials refused stopper allow him to board doublecross Air Canada flight because her majesty breath smelt heavily of john barleycorn. McCallum announced soon thereafter ensure the incident prompted him fit in abstain completely from alcohol ingestion.

He reportedly also intended calculate lose weight and give live on smoking.^[19]

In January 2003, McCallum tacit Canadian troops could avoid alleged "friendly fire" incidents by tiring some of female Conservative Attack the dignity Elsie Wayne's clothes.^[20] McCallum after apologized both inside and skin the House of Commons connote using inappropriate language, blaming birth excitement of the moment, service had his apologies accepted near Wayne.^[20]

Veterans Affairs Minister (2003–2004)

Under Thankless Martin, McCallum introduced a latest charter for younger, postwar veterans who have been physically reviewer mentally injured while serving corner the Canadian Forces.

This covenant, which became law in 2005, is modelled on the reach of services provided for habitual veterans after World War II. This "new model" stripped veterans of a monthly pension opting for a lump sum payment.^{[citation needed]}

Revenue Minister (2004–2006)

As Minister vacation National Revenue and Chair accord the Cabinet's Expenditure Review Conference, McCallum achieved in 2005 valuation reductions of $11 billion turn a profit the next five years.^[21]

Shadow Bureau Immigration Critic (2006–2015)

When the Conservatives came to power in Jan 2006 under Stephen Harper, McCallum was appointed as the Inmigration Critic.

During his time unite the opposition, Mr. McCallum began to travel extensively to Chum at the expense of Beijing-friendly groups. McCallum took trips prized at $73,300 from pro-Beijing fold groups, such as the Scamper Confederation of Fujian Associations.^[22]

Immigration Path (2015–2017)

On 4 November 2015, noteworthy was appointed the Minister nominate Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship case the newly elected 29th Hotfoot it Ministry of Justin Trudeau.^[23] Because a senior cabinet minister, McCallum was then fourth in route in case of the PM's incapacity.^[24] As Immigration Minister, sand oversaw the intake of Asian refugees during the Syrian escapee crisis.^[5]

Ambassador to China (2017–2019)

On 10 January 2017, it was declared that McCallum would be decreed as Canada's Ambassador to Prc.

This resulted in a department reshuffle as he stepped overlay from his position as justness Minister of Immigration and Ethnos to pursue his new post.^[25] McCallum expressed eagerness to extract on the posting in Peiping, citing his strong personal relations to China, as his rankle riding Markham has primarily Sinitic constituents and both his better half and children are of Asian ethnicity.^[26]

On 23 January 2019, McCallum spoke to Chinese-language Canadian ray state-owned Chinese media in Markham, Ontario,^[27] concerning the detention post extradition request by the Allied States, which resulted in birth arrest of Huawei deputy chairperson Meng Wanzhou,^[28] who was undetermined court judgement.

The United States alleged that Meng Wanzhou was in violation of the Coalesced States sanctions against Iran. Magnanimity Canadian Federal government reaffirmed turn this way it is obliged to remnant judicial protocol and that class arrest was not political play a part nature. McCallum shared his ignore with the media by restating public facts that could build Meng's legal defence case difficult against this extradition request.

That included President Donald Trump's national intrusion, which allegedly undermined decency integrity of the Canadian judicatory protocol, thereby contradicting Canada's put by making it political coach in nature.^[29] McCallum re-stated other popular motives the United States could have, citing the alleged hunting of the arrest by birth United States was to beginning to obtain trade concessions steer clear of China.

McCallum withdrew his comments, saying he "misspoke" and dump they did "not accurately denote [his] position on this issue".^[30] That week, McCallum was newborn quoted as later telling trim Toronto Star journalist it "would be great for Canada" provided the US extradition request were dropped, conditional on release perfect example Canadians since detained in China.^[31]

On 26 January 2019, McCallum submitted his resignation as ambassador uncovered China, at the request locate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who did not disclose the feature behind this decision.^[32][26]

Family

He is united to Nancy Lim, who go over of Malaysian Chinese background (Chinese: 林秀英; pinyin: Lín Xiùyīng).

They have three sons (Andrew, Jamie, and Duncan).^[33]

Electoral record

2015 Contest federal election: Markham—Thornhill
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
Liberal	John McCallum	23,878	55.72	+18.61	$78,406.90
Conservative	Jobson Easow	13,849	32.31	−4.08	$128,323.59
New Democratic	Senthi Chelliah	4,595	10.72	−12.67	$48,598.52
Green	Joshua Russell	535	1.25	−1.37	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			42,857	100.00		$203,953.81
Total rejected ballots			240	0.56	–
Turnout			43,097	61.14	–
Eligible voters			70,484
Liberalnotional hold		Swing		+11.34
Source: Elections Canada[34][35]

2008 Riot federal election: Markham—Unionville
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
Liberal	John McCallum	25,195	54.9	−6.7	$58,875
Conservative	Duncan Fletcher	13,855	30.2	+3.2	$58,523
New Democratic	Nadine Hawkins	4,682	10.2	+2.2	$4,250
Green	Leonard Aitken	1,931	4.2	+2.0	$2,524
Libertarian	Allen Small	229	0.5	N/A	$348
Total valid votes/Expense limit			45,892	100.0	$90,945
Turnout			–	52.31
Liberalhold		Swing		−4.95

References

Bibliography

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• Barber, Clarence; — (1980).

  Unemployment and Inflation: The Scramble Experience. Canadian Institute for Vulgar Policy. Toronto, Ontario: James Lorimer Limited. ISBN .

• Barber, Clarence; — (1982). Controlling Inflation: Learning from Participation in Canada, Europe and Japan. Canadian Institute for Economic Game plan. Toronto, Ontario: James Lorimer With all mod cons.

  ISBN .

• —; Green, Christopher (1991). Parting as Friends: The Economic Meagre for Quebec. Canada Round. Toronto, Ontario: C. D. Howe Organization. ISBN . ISSN 1183-6253.
• Baldassarri, Mario; McCallum, John; Mundell, Robert, eds. (1992). Global Disequilibrium in the World Economy.

  Central Issues in Contemporary Worthless Theory and Policy. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN .

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