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David Collenette was born on 24 June, 1946 in London, England, UK, is a Canadian politician. Discover David Collenette's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?

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Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 24 June, 1946
Birthday 24 June
Birthplace London, England, UK
Nationality Canada

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1946

David Michael Collenette, PC OOnt (born 24 June 1946) is a former Canadian politician.

1969

A graduate from York University's Glendon College in 1969, he subsequently received his MA, in 2004 and LL.D for education in 2015 from the same university.

1974

From 1974, until his retirement from politics in 2004, he was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

He was first elected in the York East riding of Toronto to the House of Commons on 8 July 1974, in the Pierre Trudeau government and returned to Parliament in 1993 representing Don Valley East.

Collenette served as a Member of the Canadian House of Commons for more than 20 years.

He was elected five times and defeated twice.

He served in the Cabinet under three prime ministers - Pierre Trudeau, John Turner, and Jean Chrétien.

He held several portfolios:

1980

During the constitutional debates of the early 1980s, he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Government House leader and was assigned by the government to Westminster to represent Canada's interests.

1982

He served as Chair of the House of Commons Special Energy Committee in 1982–83 dealing with legislation for the national energy program (NEP).

1984

Collenette was one of only three cabinet members to endorse Jean Chrétien in the 1984 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, along with Charles Caccia and Roméo LeBlanc.

1990

He also supported Chrétien in the 1990 leadership campaign.

As Minister of Defence, Collenette oversaw the reorganization, restructuring and re-engineering of the department as part of the federal government's deficit cutting.

During this time the Canadian Forces were involved in challenging assignments in the Balkans, Haiti and Somalia.

He also successfully argued in the late 1990s for the first substantial increase in funding for Via Rail since cuts in 1981, 1990 and 1994.

1992

During his tenure, Collenette was at the centre of the controversy over the establishment of a public inquiry into the Somalia Affair investigating war crimes committed by Canadian Soldiers during deployment in 1992 by the Mulroney Progressive Conservatives.

The Chrétien government later decided to curtail the inquiry.

1996

In October 1996, Collenette resigned from cabinet citing a letter that he had written on behalf of a constituent.

An access to information request revealed Collenette broke ethical guidelines by writing the letter to the Immigration and Refugee Board.

Collenette cited this violation as his official reason for resigning from cabinet but his resignation also served to remove him from the ongoing Somalia Affair controversy.

1997

After a few months on the back benches, he was re-admitted to Cabinet in July 1997 and was appointed Minister of Transport.

In this portfolio his most important decisions were those that led to the merging of Canadian Airlines and Air Canada, the divestment of CN Rail operations in Northern Manitoba to the favour of Omnitrax, and the pseudo-commercialisation of Port Authorities under the Canada Marine Act.

As regional Minister for the Greater Toronto Area 1997–2003, Mr. Collenette oversaw federal infrastructure funding that resulted in the largest single expansion of cultural institutions in Canadian history at the Royal Ontario Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, the National Ballet School, the Royal Conservatory of Music, the Roy Thompson Hall and the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art.

He also initiated the second tranche of GTA infrastructure funding for $1 billion towards major GO Transit improvements, including the reopening of CN Bradford to Barrie line.

Mr. Collenette promoted the concept of a rail link between Pearson Airport and downtown Toronto and under his leadership, planning, acquisition of property and a Solicitation of Interest the project was implemented.

2001

On 11 September 2001, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) closed down U.S. airspace after a series of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Collenette acted swiftly and shut down Canadian airspace in order to take in diverted U.S.-bound international flights, launching Transport Canada's Operation Yellow Ribbon.

Ultimately, 255 flights carrying 44,519 passengers were diverted to 15 Canadian airports.

In the time that has followed, Collenette has applauded the way Canadians responded to the crisis.

He, Chrétien, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci, and other provincial and local officials presided over Canada's memorial service to mark the first anniversary of 9/11 at Gander International Airport in Newfoundland and Labrador.

There, he helped Chrétien unveil a plaque, commemorating the acts of kindness seen for the diverted passengers not just in Gander, but across the country.

2003

As Collenette was considered a staunch Chrétien loyalist it was not surprising that he was dropped from cabinet when Martin became prime minister in December 2003.

Collenette initially planned to stay on as a backbench MP, however he was then informed that his riding nomination would not be guaranteed.

2004

On 29 January 2004, Collenette announced his retirement from politics and went on to work in academia and as a consultant in the private sector.

He is a member of the board of directors of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (North America) and of Harbourfront Corporation in Toronto.

He also is a past member of the board at Toronto East General Hospital Foundation Campaign Executive Team and of the Glendon School of Public and International Affairs.

2015

These lands eventually became part of the Rouge National Urban Park, opened in 2015.

Chrétien was pressured into resigning as prime minister and party leader by supporters of former finance minister Paul Martin.

2016

The highly successful link was subsequently built by Metrolinx and opened in 2016.

Collenette also designated the Oak Ridges Moraine portion of the Pickering Airport lands administered by Transport Canada, as open greenspace in perpetuity.