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| Affiliation | Conservative |
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| Name | Peter Goldring |
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Edmonton, Alberta , Canada |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
| Born |
December 12, 1944
(79 years)
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| Contributor | User 13 |
| Last Modifed | Ashley
Mar 27, 2012 12:38am |
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| Info | Politics came later in life for Peter Goldring. Mr. Goldring was motivated to political action as a direct result of the 1995 October Quebec referendum. The first 50 years of his life were practically apolitical. The next 50 years, he says, he will devote to real change.
Peter Goldring first ran and was elected in June 1997 to represent the Reform Party in the riding of Edmonton East. His win took the one incumbent Liberal seat lost in Alberta in that election. Following his election, he was appointed the Official Opposition Critic for Veterans Affairs, a member of the Shadow Cabinet, a position that he held for over three years. He was also appointed Deputy Critic for Intergovernmental Affairs. As the Intergovernmental Affairs Critic, he also served as a member of two Special Joint Senate-House of Commons Committees, one to amend Section 93 of the Constitution Act, 1867, concerning the Quebec School System, and the other which amended Term 17 of the Terms of Union of Newfoundland. Mr. Goldring was re-elected for the third time in 2004 as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
In June 1999, Mr. Goldring was appointed to head up the Alberta MP Caucus Election Readiness, a position he held until the federal election in November 2000. In March 2000, Mr. Goldring was appointed as the Official Opposition Housing Critic. In August 2000, Mr. Goldring was reappointed Deputy Critic for National Defence and Public Works and in November 2000, Peter Goldring was re-elected as the Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre-East as member of the Canadian Alliance Party. In June 2001 he was appointed Senior Critic for Public Works. From 1997 to late 2001, Mr. Goldring served as a member of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs (SCONDVA), and then served as the Vice-Chair of SCONDVA in 2001.
Mr. Goldring’s political successes have been numerous, but include notably the resolve of a number of long-standing veterans’ issues during his watch as Veterans Affairs Critic from 1997 to 2000; the 50 year Hong Kong Veterans Slave Labour concerns, the 50 year Merchant Navy Veterans concerns, the Lt. Col. McCrae Medals issue, depleted uranium testing, Gulf War Syndrome awareness and the Ortona Christmas with a follow-up life-size bronze monument – the ‘Price of Peace’ – now on a permanent world stage in Ortona, Italy. The artist’s 50 pound bronze “Price of Peace” model from Peter Goldring’s private collection was on display in the Loyal Edmonton Regiment’s Museum in Edmonton, Alberta in 2004 for the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Ortona.
More recently, Mr. Goldring has taken on the Turks and Caicos association debate about Confederation which would greatly enhance Canada’s foreign trade and renew development opportunities in the Caribbean region. Mr Goldring’s efforts were recognized by Conservative Party leader, Stephen Harper, who appointed him as Foreign Affairs Critic for the Caribbean. Mr. Goldring presently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Canada Caribbean Parliamentary Committee.
Now active in the Foreign Affairs Critic role with Chief Foreign Affairs Critic, Stockwell Day, Mr. Goldring was asked to represent the Conservative Party as an observer in the run-off presidential election in Ukraine on November 21, 2004. This election resulted in a civil democratic revolution in which Mr. Goldring personally remained in Ukraine after the election to monitor and report to international media until the Supreme Court of Ukraine finally ruled for a new election in early December. Mr. Goldring then returned to Ukraine as a parliamentary observer for Ukraine’s December 26, 2004 election. Mr. Goldring presently serves as a Director on the Canada Ukraine Parliamentary Committee.
Community successes are also numerous, including saving the McCauley Community Hockey Rink from demolition. Mr. Goldring has been very active in raising awareness for affordable housing issues and resolutions. He authored a book on the matter called – Housing Affordability An Edmonton Concern and a National Challenge. Mr. Goldring is very active challenging convention in a rational dispassionate method to encourage better use of funds to help those most in need. Mr. Goldring wears his social conscience on his sleeve day by day and says we must help those that cannot help themselves but we must also help as many as possible to develop their own self-worth and independence by giving to them the opportunity to grow in society with a hand up not just a hand out.
Mr. Goldring was born in Toronto in 1944 and lived in Ontario and Quebec for 28 years. Since 1972 he has been residing in Edmonton. As a successful businessman, Peter has extensive community and business ties to Edmonton, and many other cities in Canada. He has been an advocate of Canadian Unity long before his political career began and has been successful in standing up for Quebecers to help defend against separation and weak federal representation.
Mr. Goldring’s first job was in Oshawa, Ontario but left to serve with the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1962 to 1965 where he received electronics and police training. After leaving the RCAF, he worked for several years on a special plain-clothes detective unit for Eaton’s flagship store in the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto.
After his service he worked in the Toronto marketing office of Unelco Systems Ltd., an electrical systems manufacturer, based in Pointe Claire, Quebec. In 1972, he was transferred to Edmonton to open and manage Unelco’s new Alberta office. In 1973 Mr. Goldring ran a successful campaign to have smoke detectors mandated in Edmonton’s apartment buildings, the first city in Canada to do so. In 1974, after completing his commitment to work two years for Unelco in Alberta, he left to start his own business, Systems by Sentron (Canada) Ltd. Sentron was a supplier and manufacturer of electrical systems for thousands of buildings in western Canada. Over the next 23 years, he built it into a successful electrical system manufacturing, distribution and servicing company. He sold the last component of his company to run for public office in 1997.
Mr. Goldring has been a member of the Associated Commercial Travellers Association since 1972. He also served on the Alberta Government Suppression Systems Regulatory Development Committee and as Vice-President of the Alberta Sound Contractors Association.
Mr. Goldring founded the Edmonton Chapter of the Montreal based Special Committee for Canadian Unity, after travelling to Quebec City for the 1995 October referendum vote and being appalled at the level Canadian unity and pride had sunk to. Following that suspenseful evening, an epiphany, he flew back to Edmonton, determined to add his voice to Canadian Unity efforts. The possibility of a Canadian break-up drove Mr. Goldring to rethink his life, his priorities, his family responsibility and plunge into National politics. He then succeeded to be elected in his first election contest on a platform to support Canadian unity, a strong united Canada of equal citizens.
His hobbies and interests include hunting, fishing, target shooting, boating and he has motor homed extensively throughout North America. Mr. Goldring has a strong interest in and belief that Canada’s history at war and in peace has not been factually taught in Canada’s schools. “Canada’s history, truthfully told, would help foster Canadian pride and unity,” says Mr. Goldring.
Mr. Goldring has been married to his wife Lorraine for 31 years. They have two daughters, Corinna and Kristina.
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