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| Subject: New Minister of Immigration: Monte Solberg |
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from the CBC:
Monte Solberg, minister of citizenship and immigration
Medicine Hat, Alta.
One of the better-known faces of the Conservative party. Solberg was the finance critic from 2003 to 2005, and was generally viewed to be good at it despite the fact that he doesn?t have an economics background. He has been in the House since 1993, first as a Reform member, then an Alliance member and now as a Conservative. He is the former vice-chair of the finance committee, foreign affairs and international trade committee and the human resources development and the status of persons with disabilities committee. He was also a member of the Canadian Heritage committee. He has also served as critic for: finance, foreign affairs, revenue Canada and human resources development. Before entering politics, Solberg worked as a broadcaster for 17 years.
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