Arthur Hanger was born on February 19,1943 and is a Canadian politician.
10 Facts About Art Hanger
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Art Hanger was elected as a member of the Reform Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance before the present-day Conservatives were re-formed.
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Art Hanger came to the House of Commons when he won the largest plurality of votes in Calgary Northeast in the 1993 Canadian federal election.
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Art Hanger was seen as one of the more radical members of the Reform Party, with these views culminating in March 1996 when he announced that he supported corporal punishment and had booked a trip to Singapore to investigate its use of caning in deterring crime.
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Art Hanger was the Official Opposition critic for Citizenship and Immigration, with special responsibility for Foreign Credentials.
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Art Hanger was a former Chief Official Opposition critic for National Defence and Opposition critic for the Solicitor General.
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Art Hanger was vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration in the 38th Parliament, and vice chair of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs in the 36th Parliament.
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Art Hanger served as a member of various other Parliamentary committees during his career as an MP.
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Art Hanger provided no comment about why he voted against this law.
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Art Hanger announced on October 10,2007, that he would retire at the next election, which was held in 2008.