- Charles Caccia
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Charles L. Caccia Member of Parliament
for DavenportIn office
1968–2004Preceded by Walter L. Gordon Succeeded by Mario Silva Personal details Born April 28, 1930
Milan, ItalyDied May 3, 2008 (aged 78)
Ottawa, OntarioPolitical party Liberal Spouse(s) Mildred (div), Iva Profession Professor Charles L. Caccia, PC (April 28, 1930 – May 3, 2008) was a Canadian politician.
Caccia was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons. He represented the Toronto riding of Davenport between 1968 and 2004.
Caccia was born in 1930 in Milan, Italy. A professor of forestry at the University of Toronto, Caccia was best known for his strong pro-environment views on the left of the Liberal party. He was a co-founder of COSTI in Toronto. He served at various times as Minister of Labour, Minister of the Environment, Parliamentary Secretary to the Solicitor General of Canada, Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Manpower and Immigration. He most recently was the Chair of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, and of the subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.
One of the most left-leaning Liberal Members of Parliament (MPs) known for his stance on environmental issues and his staunch opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, he was one of the few Liberal MPs to back Sheila Copps in the Liberal Party's 2003 leadership election. His left-leaning politics and support of Copps ended his political career when the more right-leaning Paul Martin became Liberal leader and prime minister in 2004. Martin backed former Toronto city councillor Mario Silva for the Liberal Party nomination in Davenport. When Silva seemed poised to win the Liberal nomination, Caccia withdrew, and after some talk, also chose not to run as an independent in the 2004 election.
Caccia's first wife, Mildred Caccia, was a candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party in a provincial election in the 1970s. They had two children, Nicolette and John, and were divorced. Caccia was survived by second wife Iva.
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and Skills Development (2005-)Ministers of Labour (1996-) 1Until 1909, the office of the minister of Labour was a secondary function of the Postmaster-General of Canada. W.L.M. King was the first to hold the office independently.
3Styled "Minister of Labour and Housing".
2The office of Minister of Employment and Immigration, and Minister of Labour were abolished and the office of Minister of Human Resources Development went in force on July 12, 1996. Under the new provisions, a Minister of Labour may be appointed. However, when no Minister of Labour is appointed, the Minister of Human Resources Development shall exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the Minister of Labour.John Costigan · John Haggart · Wilfrid Laurier · John Reid · William MacLean · Rodolphe Lemieux · Charles Marcil · Ernest Lapointe · Arthur Cardin · Charles Power · William Rowe · Azellus Denis · Paul Martin Sr. · John Diefenbaker · Walter Dinsdale · Robert Coates · Herb Gray · Charles Caccia · Bill Blaikie · Louis PlamondonCategories:- 1930 births
- 2008 deaths
- Deaths from stroke
- Forestry academics
- Italian emigrants to Canada
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the Canadian House of Commons from Ontario
- Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
- People from Toronto
- People from Milan
- Toronto city councillors
- University of Toronto faculty
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