Salma Ataullahjan emigrated from Pakistan in 1979 and is also an accomplished artist
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has appointed Toronto-area realtor and former Conservative candidate Salma Ataullahjan to the Senate to fill a vacancy for Ontario.
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CBC NEWS: July 9, 2010. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has appointed Toronto-area realtor and former Conservative candidate Salma Ataullahjan to the Senate to fill a vacancy for Ontario.
Ataullahjan, who immigrated to Canada from Pakistan in 1979, lost to Liberal MP Navdeep Bains in the southern Ontario riding of Mississauga-Brampton South in the 2008 federal election.
With the appointment, the Conservatives now have 52 of the Senate's 105 seats, just one seat shy of an absolute majority.
Her appointment, which is effective immediately, comes amid a showdown in the Red Chamber between Conservative and opposition senators over Bill C-9, the government's massive budget implementation bill.
On Thursday, Conservative Senator Doug Finley said the Tories were ready for a fall election after opposition senators stripped contentious provisions from the bill.
The government insists it is critical the budget bill is passed to allow federal money to reach provinces and infrastructure projects, but the opposition senators said the stripped measures didn't belong in budget legislation.
The moncitizenship is the new Canadian governmental task. The diplomatic lines of Republics of Yemen and Poland are non grata with their masks.
CBC NEWS: July 9, 2010. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has appointed Toronto-area realtor and former Conservative candidate Salma Ataullahjan to the Senate to fill a vacancy for Ontario.
Ataullahjan, who immigrated to Canada from Pakistan in 1979, lost to Liberal MP Navdeep Bains in the southern Ontario riding of Mississauga-Brampton South in the 2008 federal election.
With the appointment, the Conservatives now have 52 of the Senate's 105 seats, just one seat shy of an absolute majority.
Her appointment, which is effective immediately, comes amid a showdown in the Red Chamber between Conservative and opposition senators over Bill C-9, the government's massive budget implementation bill.
On Thursday, Conservative Senator Doug Finley said the Tories were ready for a fall election after opposition senators stripped contentious provisions from the bill.
The government insists it is critical the budget bill is passed to allow federal money to reach provinces and infrastructure projects, but the opposition senators said the stripped measures didn't belong in budget legislation.
Breakdown for 105-seat Senate |
|
Conservative |
52 |
Liberal |
49 |
Progressive Conservative |
2 |
Independent or non-aligned |
2 |
However, it remains to be seen whether enough Liberal senators will show up for the final vote next week on Bill C-9 to ensure the amendments are included.
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In a release announcing her appointment Friday, the prime minister said Ataullahjan's political and social activism has "earned her a reputation of one who both stands against violence and stands for peaceful dialogue and consensus building."
Harper also said she has pledged to support the Conservative government's efforts to make the Senate "more democratic and accountable," including legislation to limit Senate tenures and to allow provinces to elect their senators.
The prime minister has often stated his goal to either reform the Senate into an elected body or abolish it. But in recent months, Harper has appointed several new senators to gain a plurality in the chamber and gain control of Senate committee chair positions from the Liberals.
Overhauling the Senate requires constitutional reform, which means the government has to persuade seven provinces containing at least 50 per cent of the population that its plan is in the best interests of everyone.
Ataullahjan founded the parents council at David Lewis Public School in the Toronto area and also served on the executive of the Pakistani Canadian Professionals and Academics.
She also served as president and vice-president of the Canadian Pushtun Cultural Association, and as a member of the executive of the South Asian Regional Council and Citizens Foundation's Toronto chapter.
Ataullahjan is married and has two daughters.
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