Peter Schiefke

Peter Schiefke MP (born April 13, 1979) is a Canadian environmentalist and Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Vaudreuil—Soulanges in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1] On December 2, 2015, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister for Youth affairs.[2] Since December 2019, he has been Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change.[3]

Peter Schiefke MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Incumbent
Assumed office December, 2019
Minister	Jonathan Wilkinson
Preceded by	Sean Fraser
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Jamie Nicholls
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (Youth)
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2, 2015
Minister	Justin Trudeau
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction
Incumbent
Assumed office August 31, 2018
Minister	Bill Blair
Personal details
Born	April 13, 1979 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Paula Ruttle
Residence	Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac, Quebec
Alma mater	Concordia University McGill University
Profession	Environmentalist Singer

Biography

Peter Schiefke grew up in Hudson, Quebec. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Concordia University and a Master of Science in Renewable Resources from McGill University. He was a member of the Quebec pop group INMOTION[4] in September 2000. This group had some success in the early 2000s and appeared on the Radio-Canada television program La Fureur.

While a student at Concordia in 2002, Peter Schiefke launched the We Will Always Remember project, aimed at raising awareness among youth of the sacrifices made by Canadian soldiers around the world, for which he received the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation in 2003.[5] In 2006, he and Awel Uwihanganye founded the Concordia Volunteer Abroad Program (CVAP), now known as Community, Empowerment, Education, Development (CEED). This organization organizes cooperation and development projects in the Gulu region of Uganda.

Peter Schiefke also co-founded Youth Action Montreal[6] in 2006 with Mohamed Shuriye to promote the engagement of Montreal college and university students in sustainable development and environmental protection. In 2007, this organization organized the conference "Less Talk, More Action: A Youth Summit on Climate Change", which was attended by Al Gore and David Suzuki and brought together thousands of people at the Palais des congrès de Montréal.[7] In 2009, he was appointed National Director of The Climate Reality Project Canada Foundation,[8] and after his term was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Political career

Peter Schiefke ran for the Liberal Party of Canada nomination in Vaudreuil-Soulanges in July 2014, with the federal election coming up the following year. On February 24, 2015, he was chosen as the candidate on the second ballot at a nomination meeting where he was up against two other candidates. On October 19, he was elected with 46.6% of the vote, defeating sitting New Democratic Party MP Jamie Nicholls.

In December 2015 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister for Youth.[9] In August, he added the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction, Bill Blair.

He ran again in the 2019 election and was re-elected. He was subsequently appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, in December 2019.

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Peter Schiefke	32,254	47.3
	Bloc Québécois	Noémie Rouillard	16,600	24.4
	Conservative	Karen Cox	7,804	11.5
	New Democratic	Amanda MacDonald	7,368	10.8
	Green	Cameron Stiff	3,405	5.0
	People's	Kaylin Tam	711	1.0
Total valid votes/Expense limit			68,142	100.0
Total rejected ballots			962
Turnout			69,104	72.4
Eligible voters			95,435
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]

2015 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Peter Schiefke	30,550	46.62	+34.23	–
	New Democratic	Jamie Nicholls	14,627	22.31	-21.19	–
	Bloc Québécois	Vincent François	9,858	15.04	-8.62	–
	Conservative	Marc Boudreau	9.048	13.81	-3,8	–
	Green	Jennifer Kaszel	1,445	2.21	-0.63	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			65,528	100.0		$231,083.77
Total rejected ballots			714	–	–
Turnout			66,242	–	–
Eligible voters			89,766
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+27.71
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]

References

1. Liberal Peter Schiefke elected in Vaudreuil—Soulanges, Global News, October 19, 2015.
2. "Bill Blair, Adam Vaughan among new parliamentary secretaries". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
3. Dec 12, Marco Vigliotti Published on; 2019 11:29am (2019-12-12). "Trudeau names parliamentary secretaries for new cabinet". iPolitics. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
4. "Artistes I". www.quebecpop.com. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
5. Canada, Anciens Combattants (2019-02-14). "Peter Christopher Schiefke - Mention élogieuse du ministre des Anciens Combattants - Anciens Combattants Canada". www.veterans.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
6. "Youth Action Montreal | YOUTH DIGITAL MEDIA ECOLOGIES IN CANADA". ydme.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
7. "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
8. "The Climate Reality Project Canada". The Climate Reality Project Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
9. "Peter Schiefke député de Vaudreuil-Soulanges nommé secrétaire parlementaire en matière de Jeunesse | INFOSuroit.com" (in French). 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
10. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
11. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
12. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Vaudreuil—Soulanges, 30 September 2015
13. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

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