Joe Fontana is an expert in government policy and administration. A former Minister of Labor and Housing with the Canadian Federal government, he was first elected to the House of Commons in 1988 and was re-elected in 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006.

During his lengthy political career, Mr. Fontana held numerous parliamentary portfolios, with a wide range of responsibilities.

As a Member of the official Liberal Opposition between 1988 -1993 he was critic for Housing and Urban Affairs and associate critic for Electoral Reform. When the Liberal Party attained power in 1993, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, playing a key role in, among other things, the introduction of the National Airports Policy and the privatization of Canadian airports and ports.

He was also a Member of the Standing Committee on Transport and an associate member of the Standing Committee on Finance and the Standing Committee on Industry. Other parliamentary accomplishments include Chairperson of the National Liberal Task Force on Housing, Chairperson for the Liberal Via Rail Task Force, Member of the Liberal Caucus Committee on Economic Policy, Chair of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, with special emphasis on Science and Small Business.

Mr. Fontana is a former Chair of the Canada/Europe Parliamentary Association and a Member of Canada/U.S., Canada/Italy, Canada/China, Canada/Israel, Canada/Arab Parliamentary Associations. Most recently, he was the Mayor of the City of London, Ontario. He has travelled extensively to Europe, middle-east, China, Korea and South America and Caricom Countries.

Prior to entering federal politics, Mr. Fontana was an Insurance Executive and Small Business Owner.