June 15, 2011 – MP David Sweet continues in this role, which he has held since September 2010.

With the return of Parliament and a shuffling of committee assignments in a majority government, Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale MP David Sweet was re-elected chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology in a vote of his peers on Parliament Hill today.

“We have a strong, clear mandate from Canadians to focus on the economy and that includes preparing for the jobs of the future. The Industry, Science and Technology portfolio certainly plays a key role in innovation, the digital economy, technology-driven manufacturing and more. I look forward to working with Industry Minister Christian Paradis and my parliamentary colleagues to address some of the complex issues that we anticipate to be before the Industry committee,” said Sweet.

Standing committees are made up of Members of Parliament from all parties on a proportional basis to the number of seats a party holds in the House of Commons. Committees are typically chaired by the ranking Government MP.

“Having served on a committee that David has chaired in the past, I have witnessed first-hand the exceptional work that he does,” said Brant MP Phil McColeman. “He is highly skilled at involving the committee members, focusing the committee on the business at hand while maintaining an impressive knowledge and understanding of the multiple issues the committee is dealing with at one time.”

In addition to the Industry Committee, MP Sweet also serves on the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism, and as Chair of Parliament’s all-party Steel Caucus. In previous session of Parliament, he has served as Chair of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee and Vice-Chair of the Public Accounts Committee.