By Pepper Parr
May 25, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
Pam Damoff officially opened her office today and invited constituents to check out the place and to take a peek at how politicians live.
Oakville North Burlington MP Pam Damoff listening to a constituent.
She has a great view from her fifth floor office on Old Bronte Road where she works with a staff of four plus the team she has in office.
Burlington has three Members of Parliament: Karina Gould who is pure Burlington; Pam Damoff who is part Burlington and part Oakville and Lisa Raitt who is part Burlington and part Milton. It does get confusing.
Pam Damoff speaking in the House of Commons.
A first term member of the House of Common he place isn’t new to her. Earlier in her career she was an administrative assistant – advisor to senior politicians “on the hill” and knew her way around the building.
What are the issues – how does she share the Burlington work load with fellow Liberal Karina Gould and Conservative Lisa Raitt?
Gould and Damoff get along very well and share assignments – they will often both show up for an event to represent their parts of Burlington. Gould and Damoff are very different women with their unique styles.
Pam listens in a relaxing intent way, staying tightly focused on the person she is talking to. Her experience as a member of Oakville’s city council gave her a profile in Oakville where she was identified with specific local issues.
Damoff is Vice-Chair Standing Committee on the Status of Women; Member Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security; member of Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women; Member of Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security and a Member of Standing Committee on the Status of Women.
Her office is open, call for an appointment. The office is at 2525 Old Bronte Road in Oakville.
Members of parliament are allocated funds to run their offices, pay their staff, rent, travel, hospitality and am allowance for the housing they need in Ottawa. The Damoff spending from October 19, 2015 to December 31, 2105 is shown below.
MP’s report on what they spend to the public. The Damof spending is well within the accepted limits
Well I don’t think The Hon. Lisa Raitt finds her way down to Burlington too often – she being well ensconced in Milton.
But no worries – Burlington does have another member of parliament: Indira Naidoo-Harris, MPP for Halton. The fair City is well represented by these fine women.