- Carmen Provenzano
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name = Carmen Provenzano
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birth_date =February 3 ,1942
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death_date =July 27 ,2005
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office = MP for Sault Ste. Marie
term_start = 1997
term_end = 2004
predecessor =Ron Irwin
successor = Tony Martin
party = Liberal
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occupation = lawyerCarmen Provenzano (
February 3 ,1942 –July 27 ,2005 ) was a Canadian politician. He represented the Sault Ste. Marie electoral district in theCanadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004. He was a member of theLiberal Party of Canada .Carmen Provenzano was a graduate of St. Mary's College in the Sault. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of Windsor , and a law degree (LLB) fromQueen's University in Kingston.On graduation, he started his legal career in the city of Sault Ste. Marie's legal department, and for 25 years was self-employed in legal private practice in the Sault, specializing in
municipal and planning law.He served as a charter member of the Algoma District Health Council, and for 13 consecutive years as a trustee on the Sault Ste. Marie Board of Education, where he served on all committees, including finance (chair) and salary negotiation.
Provenzano was the past chair of the
Northern Ontario Liberal caucus. After his election to Parliament in 1997 and re-election in 2000, he served asparliamentary secretary to theMinister of Veterans Affairs , and was on several standing committees of the House of Commons, including fisheries and oceans (vice-chair), government operations and natural resources (vice-chair), and national defence and veterans affairs.He was also a member of the parliamentary steel caucus. As the Sault's MP, he considered his involvement in the successful restructuring of
Algoma Steel a significant personal achievement.He was married to his wife Ada for nearly forty years, and together they had four children.
Provenzano died from a sudden heart attack on
July 27 ,2005 . His nephewChristian Provenzano ran unsuccessfully for the Liberals in his former riding during the 2006 federal election.On September 15, 2006, "Carmen's Way" was formally dedicated in Sault Ste. Marie in Provenzano's memory. Carmen's Way will serve primarily as a bypass for truck traffic between the
Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge and Highway 17. [http://www.soonews.ca/viewarticle.php?id=8560] [http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=19672] A dedication plaque reads in part: "He will be fondly remembered as a man who loved and lived for his family, friends, community, and Canada--a man who did things "Carmen's Way."External links
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