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Member of Parliament Profile (Current)

Joe Comartin


Caucus:	NDP
Constituency:	Windsor—Tecumseh
Province/Territory:	Ontario

Offices

Hill Office

House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6


Telephone:	613-947-3445
Fax:	613-947-3448
EMail:	joe.comartin@parl.gc.ca
Web Site:	http://www.joecomartin.ca/
Preferred Language:	English

Constituency Office(s)

1304 B Lauzon Road,

Windsor, Ontario

N8S 3N1

Telephone: 519-988-1826

Fax: 519-988-0152

Caucus Membership

Caucus	Start Date	End Date
41st Parliament New Democratic Party Caucus	2011/05/02
40th Parliament New Democratic Party Caucus	2008/10/14	2011/05/01
39th Parliament New Democratic Party Caucus	2006/01/23	2008/10/13
38th Parliament New Democratic Party Caucus	2004/06/28	2006/01/22
37th Parliament New Democratic Party Caucus	2000/11/27	2004/06/27

Roles

Title	Start Date	End Date
Deputy House Leader of the New Democratic Party	2006/02/27	2008/09/07
Deputy House Leader of the New Democratic Party	2008/10/14	2011/03/26
Deputy House Leader of the Official Opposition	2011/05/26	2011/10/12
Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole	2012/09/17
House Leader of the Official Opposition	2011/10/13	2012/04/19
M.P. (Windsor—St. Clair)	2000/11/27	2004/06/27
M.P. (Windsor—Tecumseh)	2004/06/28	2006/01/22
M.P. (Windsor—Tecumseh)	2006/01/23	2008/10/13
M.P. (Windsor—Tecumseh)	2008/10/14	2011/05/01
M.P. (Windsor—Tecumseh)	2011/05/02

Committee Membership

Committee	Start Date	End Date
41st Parliament, 1st Session Vice-Chair Justice and Human Rights	2011/06/21	2011/10/17
Procedure and House Affairs	2011/06/09	2012/09/20
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights	2011/06/21	2011/10/17
Member Justice and Human Rights	2011/06/13	2011/10/17
Procedure and House Affairs	2011/06/03	2012/09/20
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs	2011/06/09	2012/09/20
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights	2011/06/21	2011/10/17
Subcommittee on the Review of the Report on the Organized Crime in Canada of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights	2011/09/27	2011/10/17
Associate Member Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics	2011/06/13	2012/09/20
Finance	2012/05/14	2012/09/20
Liaison	2011/06/23	2012/09/20
Public Safety and National Security	2011/06/13	2012/09/20
40th Parliament, 3rd Session Member Justice and Human Rights	2010/03/04	2010/09/27
Justice and Human Rights	2010/09/27	2011/03/26
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights	2010/03/09	2010/09/27
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights	2010/09/30	2011/03/26
Associate Member Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics	2010/03/04	2010/09/27
Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics	2010/09/27	2011/03/26
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2010/03/04	2010/09/27
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2010/09/27	2011/03/26
Citizenship and Immigration	2010/03/04	2010/09/27
Citizenship and Immigration	2010/09/27	2011/03/26
Environment and Sustainable Development	2010/03/04	2010/09/27
Environment and Sustainable Development	2010/09/27	2011/03/26
Foreign Affairs and International Development	2010/03/04	2010/09/27
Foreign Affairs and International Development	2010/09/27	2011/03/26
Industry, Science and Technology	2010/03/04	2010/09/27
Industry, Science and Technology	2010/09/27	2011/03/26
National Defence	2010/03/04	2010/09/27
National Defence	2010/09/27	2011/03/26
Official Languages	2010/03/04	2010/09/27
Official Languages	2010/09/27	2011/03/26
Procedure and House Affairs	2010/03/04	2010/09/27
Procedure and House Affairs	2010/09/27	2011/03/26
Public Safety and National Security	2010/03/04	2010/09/27
Public Safety and National Security	2010/09/27	2011/03/26
Transport, Infrastructure and Communities	2010/03/04	2010/09/27
Transport, Infrastructure and Communities	2010/09/27	2011/03/26
40th Parliament, 2nd Session Member Bill C-31	2009/12/03	2009/12/30
Justice and Human Rights	2009/01/27	2009/09/28
Justice and Human Rights	2009/09/28	2009/12/30
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights	2009/02/03	2009/09/28
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights	2009/09/30	2009/12/30
Associate Member Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics	2009/01/27	2009/09/28
Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics	2009/09/28	2009/12/30
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2009/01/27	2009/09/28
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2009/09/28	2009/12/30
Citizenship and Immigration	2009/01/27	2009/09/28
Citizenship and Immigration	2009/09/28	2009/12/30
Environment and Sustainable Development	2009/01/27	2009/09/28
Environment and Sustainable Development	2009/09/28	2009/12/30
Foreign Affairs and International Development	2009/01/27	2009/09/28
Foreign Affairs and International Development	2009/09/28	2009/12/30
Industry, Science and Technology	2009/01/27	2009/09/28
Industry, Science and Technology	2009/09/28	2009/12/30
National Defence	2009/09/28	2009/12/30
Official Languages	2009/01/27	2009/09/28
Official Languages	2009/09/28	2009/12/30
Procedure and House Affairs	2009/01/27	2009/12/30
Public Safety and National Security	2009/01/27	2009/09/28
Public Safety and National Security	2009/09/28	2009/12/30
Transport, Infrastructure and Communities	2009/01/27	2009/09/28
Transport, Infrastructure and Communities	2009/09/28	2009/12/30
39th Parliament, 2nd Session Member Bill C-2	2007/10/26	2007/11/14
Bill C-2	2007/11/21	2007/11/21
Bill C-20	2008/05/07	2008/09/07
Justice and Human Rights	2007/10/31	2008/09/07
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights	2007/11/13	2008/09/07
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Legislative Committee on Bill C-20	2008/06/04	2008/09/07
Associate Member Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics	2007/10/31	2008/09/07
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2007/10/31	2008/09/07
Citizenship and Immigration	2007/10/31	2008/09/07
Environment and Sustainable Development	2007/10/31	2008/09/07
Foreign Affairs and International Development	2007/10/31	2008/09/07
Industry, Science and Technology	2007/10/31	2008/09/07
Official Languages	2007/10/31	2008/09/07
Procedure and House Affairs	2007/10/31	2008/09/07
Public Safety and National Security	2007/10/31	2008/09/07
Transport, Infrastructure and Communities	2007/10/31	2008/09/07
39th Parliament, 1st Session Vice-Chair Public Safety and National Security	2006/05/01	2006/09/21
Public Safety and National Security	2006/09/26	2007/09/14
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security	2006/05/02	2007/09/14
Member Bill C-27	2006/11/09	2007/09/14
Bill C-35	2007/02/22	2007/05/30
Justice and Human Rights	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Justice and Human Rights	2006/09/21	2007/09/14
Liaison	2006/05/04
Public Safety and National Security	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Public Safety and National Security	2006/09/21	2007/09/14
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security	2006/05/02	2007/09/14
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights	2006/05/05	2006/09/21
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights	2006/09/28	2007/09/14
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Legislative Committee on Bill C-35	2007/04/03	2007/05/30
Subcommittee on the Review of the Anti-terrorism Act of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security	2006/06/05	2006/09/21
Subcommittee on the Review of the Anti-terrorism Act of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security	2006/09/22	2007/03/27
Associate Member Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics	2006/09/21	2007/09/14
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2006/09/21	2007/09/14
Citizenship and Immigration	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Citizenship and Immigration	2006/09/21	2007/09/14
Environment and Sustainable Development	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Environment and Sustainable Development	2006/09/21	2007/09/14
Foreign Affairs and International Development	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Foreign Affairs and International Development	2006/09/21	2007/09/14
Industry, Science and Technology	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Industry, Science and Technology	2006/09/21	2007/09/14
International Trade	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Liaison	2006/05/04	2006/09/21
Liaison	2006/09/26	2007/09/14
National Defence	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
National Defence	2006/09/21	2007/09/14
Official Languages	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Official Languages	2006/09/21	2007/09/14
Procedure and House Affairs	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Procedure and House Affairs	2006/09/21	2007/09/14
Transport, Infrastructure and Communities	2006/04/26	2006/09/21
Transport, Infrastructure and Communities	2006/09/21	2007/09/14
38th Parliament, 1st Session Member Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	2004/10/19	2005/11/29
Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Development of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade	2005/10/25	2005/11/29
Subcommittee on Public Safety and National Security of the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	2004/11/30	2005/10/07
Subcommittee on Public Safety and National Security of the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	2005/10/20	2005/11/29
Subcommittee on the process for appointment to the Federal Judiciary of the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	2005/06/16	2005/10/07
Subcommittee on the process for appointment to the Federal Judiciary of the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	2005/10/18	2005/11/29
Associate Member Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Citizenship and Immigration	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Citizenship and Immigration	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Environment and Sustainable Development	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Environment and Sustainable Development	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Foreign Affairs and International Trade	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Official Languages	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Official Languages	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Procedure and House Affairs	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Procedure and House Affairs	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
Transport	2004/10/07	2005/10/07
Transport	2005/10/07	2005/11/29
37th Parliament, 3rd Session Member Environment and Sustainable Development	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development	2004/02/16	2004/05/23
Associate Member Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Canadian Heritage	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Citizenship and Immigration	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Fisheries and Oceans	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
Official Languages	2004/02/11	2004/05/23
37th Parliament, 2nd Session Member Bill C-17	2003/02/13	2003/02/20
Environment and Sustainable Development	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Environment and Sustainable Development	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Associate Member Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Canadian Heritage	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Canadian Heritage	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Citizenship and Immigration	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Fisheries and Oceans	2003/02/04	2003/09/25
Fisheries and Oceans	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Health	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Justice and Human Rights	2002/10/24	2003/09/25
Justice and Human Rights	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
Official Languages	2002/11/19	2003/09/25
Official Languages	2003/09/25	2003/11/12
37th Parliament, 1st Session Member Environment and Sustainable Development	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Environment and Sustainable Development	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Associate Member Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Agriculture and Agri-Food	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Canadian Heritage	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Canadian Heritage	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Justice and Human Rights	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Justice and Human Rights	2001/09/27	2002/09/16
Official Languages	2001/02/15	2001/09/27
Official Languages	2001/09/27	2002/09/16

Elections

Election	Constituency	Province/Territory	Election Type	Election Result
2011/05/02	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	General Election	Re-elected
2008/10/14	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	General Election	Re-elected
2006/01/23	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	General Election	Re-elected
2004/06/28	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	General Election	Re-elected
2000/11/27	Windsor—St. Clair	Ontario	General Election	Elected
1999/04/12	Windsor—St. Clair	Ontario	By-election	Defeated
1997/06/02	Windsor—St. Clair	Ontario	General Election	Defeated

Please note that information such as "roles" and "elections" for individuals who were Members of previous Parliaments is available from the 36th Parliament (i.e. September 1997) on. For information about those who were Members prior to 1997, please consult Members of the House of Commons Historical Information.