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Article: Vellacott resigns chairmanship
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- Saskatchewan Sage
- Article date:
- June 1, 2006
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Maurice Vellacott has resigned as chair of the Commons Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, just 10 days after he took on the role.
The Conservative MP for Saskatoon-Wanuskewin was a controversial choice to chair the committee because of his support for two Saskatoon police officers convicted of unlawful confinement in 2004 for dropping Darrell Night off on the outskirts of the city in sub-zero temperatures. But it was his suggestion that Supreme Court judges believe they have god-like powers that put him in a position where he had to either resign or face being forced out by the Liberal members of the committee.
Vellacott, who had previously co-chaired the ...