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The Honourable Sheila Copps (Canada)
The Honourable Sheila Copps entered politics
in 1981 by becoming the first Liberal, in over 50 years, to
represent the provincial riding of Hamilton Centre. While
serving in the Ontario legislature, Ms. Copps established
herself as a passionate defender of human rights. In 1984,
Ms. Copps ran for federal office and was elected to the House
of Commons. She has since been re-elected in four successive
elections. Following the 1993 federal election, Prime Minister
Jean Chrétien appointed Ms. Copps as his Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister of the Environment. In January 1996,
Ms. Copps was named the Minister of Canadian Heritage, while
retaining the post of Deputy Prime Minister. Among her achievements,
Ms. Copps has unveiled the Canada Television and Cable Production
Fund for independent film and television production, brought
in copyright protection for Canada's recording artists and
producers and added 60,000 square kilometres of wilderness
to Canada's National Parks. Ms. Copps earned a Bachelor of
Arts (Honours.) Degree in French and English from the University
of Western Ontario in London, and pursued further studies
at McMaster University in Hamilton, and the University of
Rouen in France. She worked as a newspaper journalist, both
with the Hamilton Spectator and the Ottawa Citizen. |
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