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- Percy Downe, (né le 8 juillet 1954) est un sénateur canadien. De 1986 à 1993, Downe est assistant exécutif au premier ministre de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Joe Ghiz. Downe déménage à Ottawa à la suite de la victoire libérale lors de l'élection fédérale de 1993, et sert en tant qu'assistant exécutif au secrétaire d'État pour les Anciens combattants. Il exerce ensuite les mêmes fonctions pour le ministre des Pêches et océans, puis le ministre du Travail. Il se joint au cabinet du premier ministre en tant que directeur des nominations en 1998. Il devient chef de cabinet du premier ministre Jean Chrétien en 2001. Il est nommé au Sénat pour la province de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard en juin 2003 sur la recommandation de Chrétien. (fr)
- Percy E. Downe (born July 8, 1954) is a Canadian Senator and former political aide. Since graduating from the University of Prince Edward Island in 1977, Downe has had the opportunity to serve at the provincial and federal levels of Canadian Government. From 1986 to 1993, Downe was executive assistant to the Premier of Prince Edward Island, Joe Ghiz. Downe moved to Ottawa following the Liberal victory in the 1993 federal election, and served as executive assistant to the Secretary of State for Veterans Affairs. He subsequently served as executive assistant to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and then the Minister of Labour. He joined the Prime Minister's Office as director of appointments in 1998. He became Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's chief of staff in 2001. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada on June 26, 2003. Downe is currently Vice-Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on , Joint-Chair of the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament, a member of the Senate Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration, and is also on the Executive Committee of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association. He was also formerly a member of the Senate Standing Committee on National Finance, the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs and the Senate Standing Committee on Rules, Rights and Procedures of Parliament. Downe is also currently Vice-Chair of The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank & International Monetary Fund. On January 29, 2014, Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau announced all Liberal Senators, including Downe, were removed from the Liberal caucus, and would continue sitting as Independents. The Senators referred to themselves as the Senate Liberal Caucus even though they were no longer members of the parliamentary Liberal caucus. With the Senate Liberal Caucus facing losing official parliamentary caucus status in 2020 with a third of its caucus facing mandatory retirements on their turning age 75, Senator Joseph Day announced that the Senate Liberal Caucus had been dissolved and a new Progressive Senate Group formed in its wake, with the entire membership joining the new group, including this senator. However, on November 18, 2019, Downe announced he was joining the Canadian Senators Group. He resides in Charlottetown with his wife and two daughters. (en)
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- Percy E. Downe (born July 8, 1954) is a Canadian Senator and former political aide. Since graduating from the University of Prince Edward Island in 1977, Downe has had the opportunity to serve at the provincial and federal levels of Canadian Government. From 1986 to 1993, Downe was executive assistant to the Premier of Prince Edward Island, Joe Ghiz. Downe moved to Ottawa following the Liberal victory in the 1993 federal election, and served as executive assistant to the Secretary of State for Veterans Affairs. He subsequently served as executive assistant to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and then the Minister of Labour. (en)
- Percy Downe, (né le 8 juillet 1954) est un sénateur canadien. De 1986 à 1993, Downe est assistant exécutif au premier ministre de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Joe Ghiz. Downe déménage à Ottawa à la suite de la victoire libérale lors de l'élection fédérale de 1993, et sert en tant qu'assistant exécutif au secrétaire d'État pour les Anciens combattants. Il exerce ensuite les mêmes fonctions pour le ministre des Pêches et océans, puis le ministre du Travail. Il est nommé au Sénat pour la province de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard en juin 2003 sur la recommandation de Chrétien. (fr)