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Security certificates.
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[February 8, 2007?]-[November 20, 2007?] (Creation)
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Andrew Peter Telegdi was born on May 28, 1946 in Budapest, Hungary to Alexander Sandor Telegdi (1919-2001) and Elenora Maria Freidrich (1921-1997).
In 1957, Telegdi fled Hungary alongside his parents and two siblings during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Telegdi and his family immigrated to Canada. He later attended schools in Vancouver, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario.
During the 1960s and early 1970s, Telegdi worked as a professional rock music promoter. In addition, he owned the Village Bistro; a coffee house located at 2081 West 4th Avenue in the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver. The Village Bistro also functioned as a concert venue for rock and folk music performers. Telegdi likely sold or closed the Village Bistro around 1969.
Telegdi attended the University of Waterloo and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology in 1980. During his time at the University of Waterloo, Telegdi was involved in many organizations on campus. In January 1972, he served as the student representative on the Campus Centre (now the Student Life Centre) board. He was elected President of the Federation of Students (now the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association) in 1973 and served two terms until 1975. He also served as the Arts Undergraduate Student Representative on the Senate at the University of Waterloo from 1975 to 1976.
Between August 1975 and May 1976, Telegdi worked as an administrator and caseworker for Young People in Legal Difficulty, a support program for youth aged 12-25 in Kitchener and Waterloo, Ontario. From June 1976 to 1993 and from 2013 to 2017, Telegdi served as the Executive Director of Youth in Conflict with the Law, a program that offers bail supervision for youth in the community. In 1979, Telegdi helped coordinate the first Justice Week in Canada hosted in Waterloo.
Telegdi worked as an elected Councillor on the City of Waterloo Council between 1985 and 1993. He also served as a Regional Councillor on the Council of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo between 1988 and 1993.
As a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, Telegdi ran in the 1990 Ontario general election to represent the riding of Waterloo North as a Member of Provincial Parliament. On September 6, 1990, Telegdi lost the election to Elizabeth Witmer, a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Telegdi was elected to federal office as Member of Parliament representing the riding of Waterloo in the 1993 Canadian federal election. Telegdi successfully kept his seat as a Member of Parliament through the 1997, 2000, 2004, and 2006 Canadian federal elections. Telegdi lost his seat during the 2008 Canadian federal elections to Peter Braid, a member of the Conservative Party. During his career as a Member of Parliament, Telegdi addressed many political issues including reforms to citizenship legislation, the legalization of same-sex marriage in Canada, immigration, crime, Canadian participation in wars or conflicts, and diplomatic relations.
Telegdi was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration in 1998. He served in this role from July 16, 1998 until his resignation on May 18, 2000. Telegdi resigned from this position in objection to certain provisions in the government’s proposed citizenship legislation.
Telegdi was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister with special emphasis on Aboriginal Affairs in 2004. He served in this role from January 30, 2004 until June 27, 2004.
Andrew Telegdi married Nancy Curtin-Telegdi in 1985 and together they had one child; Erin Telegdi. Telegdi died on January 23, 2017 at the age of 70.
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Material created and accumulated by Andrew Telegdi related to security certificates issued by the Government of Canada through provisions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Records include fact sheets, notes, and general information sheets provides by the Liberal Research Bureau. Also contains correspondence related to the bail application of Mahmoud Jaballah who was detained under a security certificate as well as Bill C-3 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (certificate and special advocate) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act. Additionally, includes a signed letter from Peter Milliken, Member of Parliament regarding security at a press conference and other textual material.
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Donated by Nancy Curtin-Telegdi in 2017.
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Bill C-3 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (certificate and special advocate) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act was a government bill introduced in the House of Commons on October 22, 2007. Bill C-3 allowed for the continued use of security certificates and the appointment of special advocates to challenge evidence on behalf of detainees. Bill C-3 received Royal Assent on February 14, 2008.
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Under the authority of a security certificate, the Government of Canada can detain and deport foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada who are suspected of violating human rights, having membership within organized crime, or are perceived to be a threat to national security. The Government of Canada does not disclose information about any trial involving a security certificate as such information may endanger the safety of a person or threaten national security. This lack of disclosure has led to significant criticism of security certificate process and secret trials.
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