James Moore (Canadian politician)

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James Moore (b. June 10, 1976 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is the Canadian Member of Parliament for Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. Moore is the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services and the Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics.

Before being elected to Parliament, Moore was a student and hosted a campus radio program in Prince George, British Columbia. He was elected to parliament in the 2000 federal election beating former Coquitlam mayor and incumbent Liberal Lou Sekora, as a member of the Canadian Alliance Party. In 2003, the party merged with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to form the Conservative Party of Canada. In 2004, Moore won a tough fight for re-election, winning with 41% support down from 51% the previous election. He was elected by the same margin against another former Coquitlam mayor Jon Kingsbury in the 2006 election.

In parliament, Moore served in a variety of posts as a member of the official opposition, including transport critic, amateur sport critic, and public works critic. He was considered a frontrunner to be named to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet, but this turned out not to be the case.

On February 7, 2006, Moore was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Public Works and Government Services. Since the Minister of Public Works, Michael Fortier, is a member of the Canadian Senate, Moore's duties as a parliamentary secretary will be more active than most. Principally, Moore will be responsible for answering questions regarding his department during Question Period. He also serves as Parliamentary Secretary to David Emerson, the Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics.

Moore is known for having liberal views on social issues that sometimes put him in conflict with other members of his party. He was one of the few libertarians in the mostly socially conservative Canadian Alliance. In 2004, he voted in favour of same-sex marriage after conducting a riding-wide poll of constituents (54% supported the issue). The issue has proven controversial within his own riding, however. In 2006, an independent candidate (who was in fact a former member of the local Conservative riding association) ran against Moore on an explicitly anti-same sex marriage platform.

He is one of several members of the House of Commons to have started a blog, which he updated frequently during his bid for re-election in 2005. He shut it down shortly after, citing his newfound responsibilities as a Parliamentary Secretary.

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Moore is also known for his teenage political project as the author of a website "End the NDP" between 1996 to 1998. The website was a humorous representation to the then notorious New Democratic Party of British Columbia led by Glen Clark.

Preceded by: Lou Sekora	Member for Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam 2000-2004	Succeeded by: riding abolished
Preceded by: riding created	Member for Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam 2004 – present	Incumbent