G20 Summit: Broadcast Journalist

Cabinet Shuffle Dept: Former journalist Peter Kent was first elected in 2008, He represents the riding of Thornhill, located just north of Toronto. Kent spent 40 years working as a broadcast journalist in Canada, the U.S. and abroad as a writer, reporter, anchor and producer. He is a member of the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame, according to CBC. During last year's G20 summit in Toronto, Kent was one of several Tories who defended the $2 million dollar lake built for the press. "Every host country provides a media facility and . . . for a less cynical international media this will probably prove to be a benefit," he said. Julian Fantino Minister of state for seniors Prime Minister Stephen Harper tinkered with his cabinet on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, adding a new face and shifting the roles and responsibilites of three others. Cabinet shuffle » Peter Kent Environment On Oct. 30, 2008, he was sworn in as Canada's first Minister of State of Foreign Affairs Americas and Consular Affairs , a portfolio tasked with furthering democracy, security and prosperity in the hemisphere. He remained in that position until his move to the environment ministry. As reported in the news.
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