Four MPs join CRFA’s Restaurant Caucus

(May 19/09) Following last fall’s federal election, CRFA began its search for new members of Parliament to join the association’s federal Restaurant Caucus.  Four new members have joined the ranks:

Sioban Coady (Liberal)
St. John’s South – Mt. Pearl (NL)		 James Rajotte (Conservative)
Edmonton – Leduc (AB)
   
John Duncan (Conservative)
Vancouver Island North (BC)
(a former member of the Restaurant Caucus; rejoined when re-elected)		 Peter Stoffer (NDP)
Sackville – Eastern Shore (NS)

CRFA meets with Restaurant Caucus MPs on a regular basis to brief them on the foodservice industry and seek their support on key legislative issues ranging from credit card fees to payroll taxes.  In addition to these four new members, the Restaurant Caucus includes:

Dean Allison (Conservative)
Niagara West – Glanbrook (ON)		 Joe Preston (Conservative)
Elgin – Middlesex – London (ON)
   
Gord Brown (Conservative)
Leeds – Grenville (ON)		 Marcel Proulx (Liberal)
Hull – Aylmer (QC)
   
Senator Mac Harb (Liberal) Hon. Geoff Regan (Liberal)
Halifax West (NS)
   
Daryl Kramp (Conservative)
Prince Edward – Hastings (ON)		 Bruce Stanton (Conservative)
Simcoe North (ON)
   
Ted Menzies (Conservative)
Macleod (AB)		 Alan Tonks (Liberal)
York South – Weston (ON)
   
Hon. Shawn Murphy (Liberal)
Charlottetown (PE)		 Hon. Bryon Wilfert (Liberal)
Richmond Hill (ON)
   
Dr. Bernard Patry (Liberal)
Pierrefonds – Dollard (QC)