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Jason KenneyJason Kenney (born May 30, 1968 in Oakville, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Calgary Southeast since 1997. Kenney was born in Ontario and raised in Saskatchewan. He graduated from the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, a Catholic residential college located in Wilcox, Saskatchewan. He did undergraduate studies in philosophy at the St. Ignatius Institue of the University of San Francisco, a private Roman Catholic university founded by the Society of Jesus. In 1988 and 1989 Kenney served as an executive assistant to the leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party. In 1988 the leader was Ralph Goodale, and in 1989 it was Lynda Haverstock. Kenney's prior experience also includes a term as the president of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, a taxpayer advocacy organization. He was originally a member of the Reform Party of Canada (1997-2000), and then the Canadian Alliance (2000-2003). He served as the national chair for Stockwell Day's leadership campaign. He is currently the official opposition deputy house leader and has formerly been the critic for Canada-United States relations, national revenue, and finance. In 2005, during parliamentary debate on same-sex marriage in Canada, Kenney cited fellow MPs Libby Davies and Svend Robinson, both of whom had opposite sex relationships before coming out, as proof that marriage law doesn't discriminate against LGBT individuals since they can still marry members of the opposite sex. Kenney was widely criticized for his comments. Kenney has also served as a volunteer director for several non-profit organizations. These include the Catholic Civil Rights League and the National Foundation for Family Research. Kenney, Jason Kenney, Jason
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