词条 | Canadian House of Commons Page Program |
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A House of Commons Page is a non-partisan employee of the House of Commons of Canada. They perform both ceremonial and administrative duties including:
Pages work an average of 15 hours a week in the House of Commons while studying full-time at one of the four universities (University of Ottawa, Carleton University, Université du Québec en Outaouais, or Saint Paul University) in the National Capital Region and are paid approximately $16,587 (CDN) for their one-year term in 26 equal payments. In addition to this, $1,200 is given upon successful completion of employment.[1] Pages take part in a number of activities throughout the year designed to enrich the experience including meetings with MPs and government leaders. They also meet frequently with student groups to explain the workings of the House and their duties as Pages. Selection processForty graduating high school (or CEGEP in Quebec) students are selected each year to serve as Pages in the House of Commons. Applications are open to both male and female candidates from across the country. Pages must be fluently bilingual in both official languages of Canada (English and French) and pass a security screening by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. They are selected based on a written essay, a second-language interview and a face-to-face interview. Once chosen, one of the first challenges for Pages is to learn the names and faces of all 338 MPs in the House. After a week's training, prior to starting their term, Pages are sworn in by the Speaker and Clerk of the House of Commons. HistoryThe Page program dates back to at least Confederation (1867) though it was quite different at that time. Pages were male only, and boys as young as 11 years old were selected. One of the more unusual requirements was that Pages had to be short of stature, in order to be as unobtrusive as possible. They were paid $1.50 a day. Pages were chosen by the Speaker, with help from the Sergeant-at-arms, and they held the position until they outgrew their uniforms. The term "House Page" was used as far back as 1841 in the Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. In 1968, a minimum working age of 16 years was adopted but it is only in 1978, after an article in The Wall Street Journal criticized the Pages' working conditions, that the previous system was completely discarded in favour of the current one. It was only in 1978 that women were able to participate in the program, as opposed to the all boys program that existed prior.[2] Some of the Pages from the old system were kept on as "Senior Pages" to supervise the new Pages and serve as a form of continuity. Notable among these first "Senior Pages" were Andre Frechette and David Lavictoire. Although officially under the auspices and jurisdiction of the Speaker of the House, the Page Program for the first 20 years was the full-time responsibility of Miss Annette Leger, a former assistant to federal Liberal Cabinet Minister, Donald Stovel Macdonald. Notable alumni
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References1. ^https://www.ourcommons.ca/About/PageProgram/About-Prgm-e.html#salary 2. ^https://www.ourcommons.ca/About/PageProgram/Bosc-Article-e.html 3. ^https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/greg-fergus-mp-a-wonk-in-a-candy-shop 4. ^https://obj.ca/article/trailblazing-ottawa-journalist-catherine-cano-carves-out-newsworthy-career External links
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