- Rod Laporte
Rodney Edward Laporte (born
24 October 1953 inMoose Jaw, Saskatchewan ) is aSaskatchewan lawyer and a former CanadianMember of Parliament (MP). Before becoming a politician, Laporte had been a student of history and Law at theUniversity of Regina [http://www.uregina.ca/arts/history/forms/HONOURS%20ESSAY-web-2006.pdf] .Laporte became the
New Democratic Party (NDP) MP forMoose Jaw—Lake Centre in the 1988 federal election, winning a riding that had been a Progressive Conservative (PC) stronghold for thiry years [http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/232/] . It was a very narrow win, garnering only 408 votes more that PC Candidate Bill Gottselig [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Cresdetail&Election=9676] . In the 1993 election, he lost the seat to Reform Party candidateAllan Kerpan . His loss was even narrower that his initial win: only 320 votes separated him from the winner [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Cresdetail&Election=8691] .During the 2002-2003 NDP Leadership Race, Laporte endorsed
Bill Blaikie . Laporte now practises law for the Saskatchewan Legal Aid Commission inMeadow Lake, Saskatchewan [http://pview.findlaw.com/view/1480000_1] . He is also the President ofCanadian Union of Public Employees Local 1949.External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?Language=E&query=1249 Parliament of Canada: Rod Laporte] , accessed
12 December 2006 s-ttl|title=
Member of Parliament forMoose Jaw—Lake Centre
years=1988—1993
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