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Brian S. Masse (born July 9, 1968) is a Canadian politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 2002, representing the riding of Windsor West as a member of the New Democratic Party. Masse is married to Terry Chow, with whom he has a daughter and a son. ==Early life and career== Masse was born in Windsor, Ontario. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1991, and has completed course work for a Master of Arts degree at the University of Windsor.〔(CBC Canada Votes 2006, Windsor West profile, Brian Masse ).〕 During the 1990s, he was a job developer for the Association for Persons with Physical Disabilities and a program coordinator for the Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County.〔Brian Cross, "The Prosperity Puzzle", ''Windsor Star'', January 10, 1995, A1.〕 Masse gained local prominence in 1996 for his opposition to a dance bar that was planned for a residential neighbourhood.〔Brian Masse, "Neighbours have a right to maintain their area", ''Windsor Star'', June 19, 1996, A7.〕 He was elected for Ward 2 of the Windsor city council in 1997, and was re-elected in 2000. In 1998, he played a prominent role in preventing a rock-crushing operation from opening in the Wellington Avenue area.〔Roseann Danese, ''Local News'', ''Windsor Star'', October 20, 1998, A3.〕 In May 2001, the Windsor city council unanimously approved Masse's motion to prevent school boards from selling vacant property lots at the highest market value. His purpose was to dissuade boards from closing schools, though some criticized the motion as working against taxpayer interests.〔"City taxpayers", ''Windsor Star'', May 9, 2001, A6.〕 Masse later called for a referendum on a proposed new arena project, but this was not accepted by council.〔Roseann Danese, "Arena plebiscite defeated", ''Windsor Star'', April 9, 2002, A3.〕 Brian Masse has a son and daughter named Wade Masse and Alexandria Masse. Wade Masse was born December 8, 2003. Alexandria Masse was born September 26, 2000. He also has a wife Terry Chow. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brian Masse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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