Peter Goldring
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Peter Goldring is a Canadian
federal politician.
Goldring is currently a member of the Conservative Party of Canada
in the Canadian House of Commons
, representing the riding of Edmonton East
since 2004, Edmonton Centre-East since 2000, and Edmonton East from 1997 to 2000. He has also been a member of the Reform Party of Canada
, (1997–2000) and the Canadian Alliance
(2000–2003).
Goldring is a former businessman and manager. Goldring is the former official opposition critic of Homelessness, Veterans Affairs, Public Works and Government Services, and Public Housing. In 2004, Goldring visited the Turks and Caicos Islands
in the North Atlantic Ocean to explore the possibility of annexation
of the islands to Canada.
In September 2004, Goldring was appointed as the Conservative Party Foreign Affairs Critic for the Caribbean. A week after the passage of Hurricane Ivan
over Grenada, Goldring visited the islands of Barbados
, St. Lucia
, Dominica
, and Grenada
, touring much of the destruction left on Grenada. Upon returning to Canada, Goldring pressed the government for much needed assistance for Grenada.
Goldring served in the Royal Canadian Air Force
from 1962 to 1965 as a Military Police Officer (MP) not as a pilot as reported.
Goldring is married to Lorriane and has two daughters.
As reported by the Globe and Mail on February 19, 2010, Goldring sent out a pamphlet to his constituents describing Louis Riel
as a villain with blood on his hands who stood in the way of Confederation. He also resisted calls to overturn Riel's conviction for treason and for him to be named a Father of Confederation. According to Métis
historians and scholars George
and Terry Goulet
Goldring's pamphlet was "riddled with numerous egregious errors and many omissions".
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
federal politician.
Goldring is currently a member of the Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
, representing the riding of Edmonton East
Edmonton East
Edmonton East is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917.The district includes a portion of the city of Edmonton.-Geography:...
since 2004, Edmonton Centre-East since 2000, and Edmonton East from 1997 to 2000. He has also been a member of the Reform Party of Canada
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
, (1997–2000) and the Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
(2000–2003).
Goldring is a former businessman and manager. Goldring is the former official opposition critic of Homelessness, Veterans Affairs, Public Works and Government Services, and Public Housing. In 2004, Goldring visited the Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the Caribbean, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands, known for tourism and as an offshore financial centre.The Turks and...
in the North Atlantic Ocean to explore the possibility of annexation
Annexation
Annexation is the de jure incorporation of some territory into another geo-political entity . Usually, it is implied that the territory and population being annexed is the smaller, more peripheral, and weaker of the two merging entities, barring physical size...
of the islands to Canada.
In September 2004, Goldring was appointed as the Conservative Party Foreign Affairs Critic for the Caribbean. A week after the passage of Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Ivan was a large, long-lived, Cape Verde-type hurricane that caused widespread damage in the Caribbean and United States. The cyclone was the ninth named storm, the sixth hurricane and the fourth major hurricane of the active 2004 Atlantic hurricane season...
over Grenada, Goldring visited the islands of Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
, St. Lucia
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...
, Dominica
Dominica
Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...
, and Grenada
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
, touring much of the destruction left on Grenada. Upon returning to Canada, Goldring pressed the government for much needed assistance for Grenada.
Goldring served in the Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
The history of the Royal Canadian Air Force begins in 1920, when the air force was created as the Canadian Air Force . In 1924 the CAF was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force and granted royal sanction by King George V. The RCAF existed as an independent service until 1968...
from 1962 to 1965 as a Military Police Officer (MP) not as a pilot as reported.
Goldring is married to Lorriane and has two daughters.
As reported by the Globe and Mail on February 19, 2010, Goldring sent out a pamphlet to his constituents describing Louis Riel
Louis Riel
Louis David Riel was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political and spiritual leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies. He led two resistance movements against the Canadian government and its first post-Confederation Prime Minister, Sir John A....
as a villain with blood on his hands who stood in the way of Confederation. He also resisted calls to overturn Riel's conviction for treason and for him to be named a Father of Confederation. According to Métis
Métis people (Canada)
The Métis are one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture syncretised into what is today a distinct aboriginal group, with...
historians and scholars George
George R. D. Goulet
George Richard Donald Goulet is a Canadian Métis best-selling author, historian, public speaker, retired lawyer and prostate cancer survivor.-Life:...
and Terry Goulet
Terry Goulet
Marie Therese Veronica "Terry" Goulet, née Boyer de la Giroday is a Canadian best-selling author, historian, Métis scholar, public speaker, wife of George R. D. Goulet and mother of five children including Laura de Jonge. Born in Calgary, Alberta, she studied at the University of Manitoba...
Goldring's pamphlet was "riddled with numerous egregious errors and many omissions".