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Tony ValeriTony Valeri (born September 8, 1957) is the Canadian Leader of the Government in the House of Commons. Valeri represents the riding of Hamilton East--Stoney Creek. He is a graduate of Hamilton's McMaster University and lived there while he served as President of Canadian Financial Group Ltd. He first ran for office in the 1993 election, winning the Liberal nomination over former cabinet minister John Munro, and easily won in the Liberal sweep of Ontario. Valeri served as a backbencher and member of a number of parliamentary committees before being appointed to the Cabinet on December 12, 2003 by incoming Prime Minister Paul Martin. Valeri is known for his close ties to industry and business, and his appointment to the transport portfolio was viewed positively by this group. In 2004 the decennial redistribution process took place and Valeri's old riding of Stoney Creek, which straddled the border between Hamilton and Grimsby, was split in two. The other Hamilton area MPs shifted to the eastward half of their ridings, but Valeri decided to run in the western half, resulting in a passionate nomination battle with former cabinet heavyweight and now backbencher Sheila Copps. Many accused Martin of orchestrating these events to try to expel the left leaning Copps from the House of Commons. On March 6, 2004, Valeri won the nomination by 311 votes. The conflict with Copps as well as the government's sinking fortunes almost cost him his seat but he was narrowly re-elected on June 28, 2004 and, on July 20. 2004 he was appointed to the sensitive position of Government House Leader in Paul Martin's minority government. Valeri, Tony Valeri, Tony
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