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John Ciaccia is a retired provincial cabinet minister from Montreal, Quebec. Ciaccia served as a member of Quebec’s National Assembly from 1973 to 1998, representing the Mount Royal riding for the Liberal party. He occupied various posts in the cabinets of Liberal premiers Robert Bourassa, and Daniel Johnson Jr, such as minister of Energy and Natural Resources, International Affairs, Native Affairs, and Immigration and Cultural Communities. At the time of his resignation, Ciaccia was the longest serving member of the Assembly. Former Quebec Premier, Jean Charest described Ciaccia's political career as having, "...revolutionized relations with the native people and cultural communities of Quebec by always favouring an approach marked by respect."〔Ciaccia stepping down: (Edition ) Elizabeth Thompson And Eileen Travers. The Gazette (Que ) 16 Sep 1998: A1〕 == Early life == John Ciaccia was born in Ielsi, Italy March 4, 1933. He emigrated to Canada in 1937 with his mother and elder sister reuniting with their father, who had already come to Montreal in 1935. Ciaccia recalled the trials of growing up in another country, being viewed by some as an outsider. This was compounded during the years of the Second World War, as his native Italy fought Canada and the Allies. Ciaccia became fluent in both English and French at an early age, reading novels and encyclopedias in both languages as a child. Ciaccia attributes his academic success in part to the encouragement of his mother, with whom he kept a close relationship until her death in 1990. Ciaccia attended the English-speaking, Catholic, D’Arcy McGee High School. Ciaccia received his BA from McGill in 1953. He then pursued his studies at the University's prestigious Faculty of Law, whose faculty, at the time, consisted of future Supreme Court and Superior Court justices. As a law student, Ciaccia became managing editor of the McGill Law Journal where he published an analysis, ‘’Perron v. School Trustees of the School Municipality of Rouyn: Case and Comment’'. He received his law degree in 1956 and was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1957; he began practising for the Montreal-based firm, Malouf & Shorteno. In 1959, Ciaccia began working for the legal department of the now-defunct Steinberg’s grocery chain—-at the time, one of the largest in Quebec. Ciaccia would eventually become the chain’s director of real estate. Throughout the 1960s he continued to practice law. While still practising law, he acted as a consultant for the Canadian department of Native Affairs. In 1971, he was offered a position in the federal civil service, as assistant deputy minister of Indian affairs and northern development, headed at the time by future prime minister Jean Chrétien. Initially reluctant, Ciaccia decision to quit practising law and accept the position was cemented by a case he had recently handled: where one a "remorseless" client of his negotiating terms of a contract that would prove ruinous for the already financially strained other party. Ciaccia was later told by a colleague the soon to be bankrupt man left his clients' office in tears. This led Ciaccia to, "leave a thriving law practice in Montreal for a low-paying position in Ottawa to deal with the unresolved problems of mistreated peoples..." 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「John Ciaccia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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