Colin Carrie

Colin Carrie (born April 11, 1962) is a Canadian politician. He is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Oshawa for the Conservative Party of Canada.

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April 11 - 1962 - Canadian - Politician - Canadian House of Commons - Oshawa - Conservative Party of Canada

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Carrie is the son of a Royal Canadian Navy officer, and lived in several Canadian cities before settling in Oshawa at age fifteen. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo, and was awarded a Doctor of Chiropractic in 1989 from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 1989. He has worked as a chiropractor in private life, and is co-owner of the Lakeview Chiropractic and Wellness Clinic. He is past executive member of the Durham Chiropractic Society and former chair of Spinal Health Week in Durham Region, and has been financial secretary of the Oshawa Knights of Columbushttp://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/168/.

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Royal Canadian Navy - Oshawa - Bachelor's Degree - Kinesiology - University of Waterloo - Doctor of Chiropractic - 1989 - Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College - Chiropractor - Knights of Columbus

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Carrie was director of the Oshawa Progressive Conservative Party Association, before that party's 2004 merger with the Canadian Alliance to form the Conservative Party. He was elected for Oshawa in the 2004 federal election, defeating NDP candidate Sid Ryan and Liberal Louise Parkes in a close three-way race.

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Progressive Conservative Party - 2004 - Canadian Alliance - 2004 federal election - NDP - Sid Ryan - Liberal - Louise Parkes

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Carrie is a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health. After his election, he reintroduced Private Member's Bill C-420 (previously introduced by James Lunney) to end the listing of vitamins, minerals and related products as drugs under the Canadian Food and Drugs Act. This measure, endorsed and largely designed by Freedom Party activist Trueman Tuck, has been criticized by some as removing a safety provision from the regulation of natural health products.http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:FN_oxqUYOS0J:www.cityparent.com/foreveryoung/archive/20050428/18018.html+C420+Carrie&hl=en Supporters of the bill argue that it will benefit the position of small producers relative to the pharmaceutical industry.http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2005/05/11/use_abuse_of_regulations_to_protect_pharma_monopoly.htm

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James Lunney - Freedom Party - Trueman Tuck

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Carrie is Chair of the Conservative Party of Canada?s (CPC) Automotive Caucus and is a member of the CPC's Energy Caucus and Seniors Caucus.

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