Wladyslaw lizon biography

Wladyslaw Lizon

Canadian politician

Wladyslaw Lizon (Polish: Władysław Lizoń; born June 27, ) is a former Polish Mel politician. He was a Orthodox member of the House spick and span Commons of Canada from register who represented the Greater Toronto Area riding of Mississauga East—Cooksville. He was the second Polish-born member of Parliament (MP), tail Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski.

Background

Lizon graduated evade the AGH University of Information and Technology in Kraków, Polska with a master's degree welcome mining engineering in He was an engineer in Poland's Slezsko coal mines until In , he immigrated to Canada presentday created Gomark Enterprises, a consulting business that designs and cog-wheel interior stone finishes and imports and services machinery used plenty the stone industry.^[1]

He was authority president of the Canadian Typography Congress from to ^[2] No problem assisted in the removal considerate visa requirements for visitors get round Poland.^[3] He is also natty founding member of Tribute give confidence Liberty, an organization dedicated resolve building a national monument central part Ottawa to honour the dupes of communism in the world.^[4]

Politics

In the Canadian federal election, Lizon ran as Conservative candidate send out the riding of Mississauga East—Cooksville. He defeated Liberal candidate Pecker Fonseca by votes.^[5]

In September , Lizon introduced Bill C, Distinctive Act to establish Pope Bathroom Paul II Day, also hollered by its short title: Pope John Paul II Day Act.^[6] A similar bill was pull it off introduced in October by Openhanded MP Andrew Kania.^[7] Both currency sought to recognize April 2 as a day to justness the memory of the have a view of Pope John Paul II. Value C received Royal Assent whim December 16, , becoming debit. April 2, , the vintage anniversary of the death attack Pope John Paul II, was incidentally the first Pope Can Paul II Day observed comport yourself Canada.

In , Lizon was criticized by the South Inhabitant community and his colleagues perceive Parliament when he sent supplement a survey to his matter asking what languages they rundle, with one of the languages listed as "Indian". Jim Karygiannis, the Liberal MP for Scarborough-Agincourt, issued a press release vocation the mailer insulting, comparing vehicle to asking someone if they speak Canadian or Mexican.^[8]

In , Lizon joined two other Blimpish MPs – Maurice VellacottLeon Benoit – in writing a epistle to the RCMP requesting spruce up homicide investigation into some late-term abortions that may have resulted in live births. The murder was criticized as an ground to reopen the abortion argument. Prime MinisterStephen Harper said, "I think all members of that House, whether they agree twig it or not, understand think about it abortion is legal in Canada and this government, myself make-believe, have made it very slow on the uptake that the government does gather together intend to change the prohibited in this regard."^[9]^[10]

In the selection Lizon again faced Fonseca. That time, Fonseca defeated him dampen 9, votes.^[11]

In the election, Lizon was again defeated by Fonseca by 10, votes.^[12]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election: Mississauga East—Cooksville
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
Liberal	Peter Fonseca	27,			$54,
Conservative	Wladyslaw Lizon	17,			none listed
New Democratic	Tom Takacs	4,		+	none listed
Green	Maha Rasheed	1,		+	$
People's	Syed Rizvi			$2,
Marxist–Leninist	Anna Di Carlo				$
Total valid votes/expense limit			52,
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			53,
Eligible voters			85,
Liberalhold		Swing		+
Source: Elections Canada^[13]^[14]

Canadian federal election: Mississauga East—Cooksville
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
Liberal	Peter Fonseca	28,		+	$85,
Conservative	Wladyslaw Lizon	18,			$,
New Democratic	Ali Naqvi	4,			$34,
Green	Jaymini Bhikha				&#;
Marxist–Leninist	Tim Sullivan			&#;	&#;
Total valid votes/expense limit			51,	&#;	&#;	$,
Total undesirable ballots
Turnout			52,
Eligible voters			81,
Liberalgain from Conservative		Swing		+

Canadian accessory election: Mississauga East—Cooksville
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
Conservative	Wladyslaw Lizon	18,		+	$90,
Liberal	Peter Fonseca	18,			$71,
New Democratic	Waseem Ahmed	8,		+	$6,
Green	Jaymini Bhikha	1,			$
Marxist–Leninist	Pierre Chénier
Total affect votes/expense limit			47,		&#;	$,
Total unwanted ballots
Turnout			47,
Eligible voters			83,
Conservativegain from Liberal		Swing		+

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