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'''William "Bill" Siksay''', [[Member of the Canadian House of Commons|MP]] (born [[March 11]], [[1955]], in [[Oshawa, Ontario]] to parents Patricia and William Siksay) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician, the [[Parliament of Canada|Member of Parliament]] (MP) who represents the [[British Columbia]] riding of [[Burnaby—Douglas]] for the [[New Democratic Party]]. |
'''William "Bill" Livingstone Siksay''', [[Member of the Canadian House of Commons|MP]] (born [[March 11]], [[1955]], in [[Oshawa, Ontario]] to parents Patricia and William Siksay) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician, the [[Parliament of Canada|Member of Parliament]] (MP) who represents the [[British Columbia]] riding of [[Burnaby—Douglas]] for the [[New Democratic Party]]. |
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Recieving his high school diploma from MCVI in [[Oshawa]], [[Ontario]], Bill attended Victoria College at the [[University of Toronto]], graduating with a B.A. in 1977. He then enrolled in the [[University of British Columbia]], studying theology there before departing the school prematurely to pursue his political aspirations. |
Recieving his high school diploma from MCVI in [[Oshawa]], [[Ontario]], Bill attended Victoria College at the [[University of Toronto]], graduating with a B.A. in 1977. He then enrolled in the [[University of British Columbia]], studying theology there before departing the school prematurely to pursue his political aspirations. |
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In [[May 2005]], Siksay introduced a bill to amend the ''[[Canadian Human Rights Act]]'' to prohibit discrimination on the basis of [[gender identity]] or [[gender expression|expression]]. [http://www.ndp.ca/page/1344 (NDP)] |
In [[May 2005]], Siksay introduced a bill to amend the ''[[Canadian Human Rights Act]]'' to prohibit discrimination on the basis of [[gender identity]] or [[gender expression|expression]]. [http://www.ndp.ca/page/1344 (NDP)] |
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Siksay resides in Burnaby with his partner Rev. Brian Burke. |
Siksay resides in Burnaby with his partner Rev. Brian Burke, and remains an active member of the [[United Church of Canada]]. |
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Revision as of 17:00, 1 June 2006
Riding | Burnaby—Douglas |
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Political party: | New Democratic Party |
First elected: | 2004 election |
Profession(s): | Member of the Canadian House of Commons [MP] |
William "Bill" Livingstone Siksay, MP (born March 11, 1955, in Oshawa, Ontario to parents Patricia and William Siksay) is a Canadian politician, the Member of Parliament (MP) who represents the British Columbia riding of Burnaby—Douglas for the New Democratic Party.
Recieving his high school diploma from MCVI in Oshawa, Ontario, Bill attended Victoria College at the University of Toronto, graduating with a B.A. in 1977. He then enrolled in the University of British Columbia, studying theology there before departing the school prematurely to pursue his political aspirations.
Prior to running for elected office, he was constituency assistant to Svend Robinson. He also ran in the 1997 election in the riding of Vancouver Centre, but lost to incumbent Hedy Fry.
When Robinson resigned the Burnaby—Douglas seat in April 2004 due to a controversy around his theft of a piece of jewellery, Siksay won the nomination to replace Robinson as the NDP candidate in the upcoming election, and won the riding in the Canadian federal election, 2004 on June 28.
With his election, Siksay became Canada's first Member of Parliament to be elected to his first term in the House of Commons while already openly gay. All of the previous MPs to come out as gay — Robinson, Libby Davies, Réal Ménard and Scott Brison — came out only after they were already sitting as MPs, and Mario Silva officially came out in a Toronto Star profile shortly after the election.
In the NDP Shadow Cabinet, Siksay is critic for Citizenship and Immigration, Canadian Human Rights and Western Economic Diversification.
In May 2005, Siksay introduced a bill to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression. (NDP)
Siksay resides in Burnaby with his partner Rev. Brian Burke, and remains an active member of the United Church of Canada.