Mr. Joel Girouard at the Canadian Heritage Committee

On May 1st, 2012. See this statement in context.

May 1st, 2012 / 11:40 a.m.

Acting Director, State Ceremonial and Protocol Directorate, Department of Canadian Heritage

Actually, you said parliamentarians. No, there have not been. The only two who have not been Governor General, Prime Minister, or a sitting member of the ministry were Thomas D'Arcy McGee in 1868 and Jack Layton in 2011.

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