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John Caird (theologian)

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{{Short description|Scottish theologian (1820–1898)}}
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'''John Caird'''{{efn|Pronounced {{IPAc-en|k|ɛər|d}}.}} {{postnominals|country=GBR|FRSE}} DD LLD (1820–1898) was a Scottish [[theology|theologian]]. He entered the [[Church of Scotland]], of which he became one of the most eloquent preachers. He served as the Principal of the [[University of Glasgow]] from 1873 until 1898.

== Life ==
He was born at 24 Nicholson Street<ref>Greenock Post Office Directory 1820</ref> in [[Greenock]] on 15 December 1820, the son of John Caird of [[Caird & Company|Caird and Co.]] and Janet Young. His younger brother was [[Edward Caird]].

He was educated at Greenock Grammar School, and then attended the [[University of Glasgow]] graduating MA in 1845. He spent some time as a missionary in [[Ardentinny]] before being licensed to preach as a Church of Scotland minister by the Presbytery of Glasgow in 1845.<ref name="ReferenceA">''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae''; vol. 7; by Hew Scott</ref>

In September 1845 he was ordained as minister at [[Ayr|Newton-on-Ayr]], translating to [[Lady Yester's Church]] in Edinburgh in May 1847, and to [[Errol, Perthshire]] in July 1849. Caird was transferred to [[Park Church, Glasgow]] in 1857, being appointed Chaplain in Ordinary to [[Queen Victoria]] in the same year.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

In 1862 he became [[Professor of Divinity, Glasgow|Professor of Divinity]] at the University of Glasgow, and, in 1873 following the death of [[Thomas Barclay (minister)|Thomas Barclay]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gashe.ac.uk:443/isaar/P0348.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702135938/http://www.gashe.ac.uk:443/isaar/P0348.html |archive-date=2 July 2015 |title=Caird, John, 1820–1898, Principal, University of Glasgow, Scotland}}</ref> became [[Principal of the University of Glasgow|Principal]] of the university, a post which he then held for 26 years, until 1898.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf |title=Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J) |author=C. D. Waterston |author2=A Macmillan Shearer |publisher=[[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] |isbn=090219884X |date=July 2006 |access-date=18 September 2015 |archive-date=24 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124115814/http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The University of Glasgow made him a [[Doctor of Divinity]] in 1860 and [[St Andrews University]] awarded him an honorary [[Doctor of Laws]] in 1863. Edinburgh gave him a second DD doctorate in 1884.<ref name="ReferenceB">''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae''; vol. 7; by Hew Scott, p. 398</ref>

A sermon on ''Religion in Common Life'', preached before [[Queen Victoria]], made him known throughout the Protestant world. He wrote ''[[An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion]]'' (1880), and ''Spinoza'' (1888).{{sfn|Bayne|1901}}

Caird delivered the 1892–1896 [[Gifford Lectures]] at the [[University of Glasgow]], entitled ''The Fundamental Ideas of Christianity''.

In 1897 he was elected an Honorary Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]].

He died on 30 July 1898 in Greenock and is buried in [[Greenock Cemetery]].<ref name=":0" /> His position as Principal was filled by [[Robert Herbert Story]].<ref name="ReferenceB"/>

==Family==

In June 1858 he married Isabella Riddle Glover, daughter of Rev Dr William Glover of Greenside. They had no children.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

==Publications==

*Religion in Common Life (1855)
*The Fundamental Ideas of Christianity 2 vols. (1899)

==Notes==
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==References==
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*{{DNBSupp|wstitle=Caird, John |first=Thomas Wilson |last=Bayne|author-link=Thomas Wilson Bayne|volume=1}}
*{{SBDEL|wstitle=Caird, John |first=John William |last=Cousin|author-link=John William Cousin|noicon=1}}
*{{cite book |last1=Reid |first1=Henry Martin Beckwith |title=The divinity professors in the University of Glasgow, 1640-1903 |date=1923 |publisher=Maclehose, Jackson and Co.|location=Glasgow |pages=[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b463083&view=2up&seq=348&skin=2021 318]–334 |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001594295}}{{PD-notice}}
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* {{A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature}}

==External links==
{{EB1911 poster|Caird, John}}
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=John Caird |birth=1820 |death=1898}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090111024405/http://www.giffordlectures.org/Author.asp?AuthorID=36 Biography and Summary of Gifford Lectures] by Dr Brannon Hancock

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Edward Caird

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{{Short description|Scottish philosopher (1835–1908)}}
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'''Edward Caird''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRSE|FBA}} ({{IPAc-en|k|ɛər|d}}; 23 March 1835 – 1 November 1908) was a Scottish [[philosopher]]. He was a holder of [[LLD]], [[Doctor of Civil Law|DCL]], and [[DLitt]].

==Life==
[[File:Edward Caird Vanity Fair 4 April 1895.jpg|thumb|{{center|Caird as caricatured by Spy ([[Leslie Ward]]) in [[Vanity Fair (British magazine)|Vanity Fair]], April 1895.}}]]

The younger brother of the theologian [[John Caird (theologian)|John Caird]], he was the son of engineer John Caird, the proprietor of [[Caird & Company]],<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.rse.org.uk/fellowship/fells_indexp1.pdf |title=Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002 |publisher=[[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] |access-date=19 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061004113545/http://www.rse.org.uk/fellowship/fells_indexp1.pdf |archive-date = 4 October 2006 }}</ref> born at [[Greenock]] in [[Renfrewshire (historic)|Renfrewshire]], and educated at [[Greenock Academy]] and the Universities of [[University of Glasgow|Glasgow]] and [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] (B.A. 1863). He was a Fellow and Tutor of [[Merton College, Oxford|Merton College]] from 1864 to 1866.<ref name="MCreg">{{cite book|editor1-last=Levens|editor1-first=R.G.C.|title=Merton College Register 1900–1964|date=1964|publisher=Basil Blackwell|location=Oxford|page=6}}</ref><ref>Boucher, D., [[Raymond Geuss|Geuss, R.]], & [[Quentin Skinner|Skinner, Q.]], eds., ''The British Idealists'' (Cambridge: [[Cambridge University Press]], 1997), [https://books.google.com/books?id=E4_MpkL6ue4C&pg=PR36 p. xxxvi].</ref>{{rp|xxxvi}}

In 1866, he was appointed to the [[Professor of Moral Philosophy, Glasgow|Chair of Moral Philosophy]] at [[University of Glasgow|Glasgow]], which he held until 1893. In that year he became [[Master (college)|Master]] of [[Balliol College, Oxford|Balliol College]], from which he retired in 1907. In 1894 he was made an Honorary Fellow of Merton College.<ref name="MCreg" />

He was elected an Honorary Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] in 1900.

In May 1902 he was at [[Caernarfon|Carnavon]] to receive the honorary degree [[D.Litt.]] (Doctor of Letters) from the [[University of Wales]] during the ceremony to install the Prince of Wales (later King [[George V]]) as Chancellor of that university.<ref>{{cite newspaper The Times |title=The Royal visit to Wales |date=5 May 1902 |page=10 |issue=36759 }}</ref>

He was a founder member of the [[Glasgow and West of Scotland Association for Women's Suffrage]],<ref>{{cite book |last=King |first=Elspeth |title = The Scottish Women's Suffrage Movement / ... compiled by Elspeth King to accompany the Government sponsored 'Right to Vote' exhibition organised to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act, from 9th September- 7th October 1978, Peoples Palace Museum, Glasgow Green |year=1978 |publisher=People's Palace Museum |location=Glasgow }}</ref> alongside his wife, Caroline.

The philosopher [[John Watson (philosopher)|John Watson]] was among his pupils at the University of Glasgow.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.giffordlectures.org/Author.asp?AuthorID=176 |title = Gifford Lecture Series – Biography – John Watson |access-date=2011-09-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110914052909/http://www.giffordlectures.org/Author.asp?AuthorID=176 |archive-date=14 September 2011 }}</ref>

He died in [[Oxford]] on 1 November 1908 and was buried there in St Sepulchres Cemetery.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf |title=Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J) |author=C D Waterston |author2=A Macmillan Shearer |publisher=[[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] |isbn=090219884X |date=July 2006 |access-date=18 September 2015 |archive-date=24 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124115814/http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Caird was a [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel|Hegelian]] idealist and was an important contributor to the [[British idealism|British idealist]] movement.<ref>Mander, W. J. (2014). ''The Oxford Handbook of British Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century''. Oxford University Press. p. 560. {{ISBN|978-0-19-959447-4}}</ref><ref>Brown, Stuart; Collinson, Diane; Wilkinson, Robert. (1996). ''Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Philosophers''. Routledge. [https://books.google.com/books?id=UZQqBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT121 p. 121]. {{ISBN|0-415-06043-5}}</ref>{{rp|121}}

==Family==
He married Caroline Frances Wylie in 1867. They had no children.<ref>Anon., ''Who was Who: A Companion to "Who's Who"'' (London: [[A & C Black]], 1967), p. 111.</ref>

==Works==
===Books===
* ''The Collected Works of Edward Caird'', 12 volumes, ed. Colin Tyler, Bristol: Thoemmes Press, 1999
* ''A Critical Account of the Philosophy of Kant, with an Historical Introduction'', Glasgow: J. Maclehose, 1877
* [https://archive.org/details/hegelcaird00cairuoft ''Hegel''], Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott and Co.; Edinburgh: W. Blackwood and Sons, 1883
* [https://archive.org/details/socialphilosophy00cairrich ''The Social Philosophy and Religion of Comte''], Glasgow: J. Maclehose and Sons, 1885; New York: Macmillan, 1885
* ''The Critical Philosophy of Immanuel Kant'', Glasgow: J. Maclehose and Sons, 1889; New York: Macmillan, 1889 (2 volumes) [https://archive.org/details/criticalphilosop01cairuoft ''Volume 1''] [https://archive.org/details/kantcritical02cairuoft ''Volume 2''] second edition 1909
* ''Essays on Literature and Philosophy'', Glasgow: J. Maclehose and Sons, 1892 (2 volumes) [https://archive.org/details/essaysonliterat05cairgoog ''Volume 1''] [https://archive.org/details/essaysonliteratu00cairuoft ''Volume 2'']
* ''The Evolution of Religion'', Glasgow: James Maclehose and Sons, 1893; New York: Macmillan, 1893 ([[Gifford Lectures]] 1890–92; [https://web.archive.org/web/20080416172055/http://www.giffordlectures.org/Browse.asp?PubID=TPEVRO&Cover=TRUE I], [https://web.archive.org/web/20080416172100/http://www.giffordlectures.org/Browse.asp?PubID=TPEVRT&Cover=TRUE II])
* ''The Evolution of Theology in the Greek Philosophers'', Glasgow: J. Maclehose and Sons, 1904 ([[Gifford Lectures]], 1900–02; [https://web.archive.org/web/20080416173320/http://www.giffordlectures.org/Browse.asp?PubID=TPETGO&Cover=TRUE I], [https://web.archive.org/web/20080416173326/http://www.giffordlectures.org/Browse.asp?PubID=TPETGT&Cover=TRUE II])
* [https://archive.org/details/laysermonsaddres00cairuoft ''Lay sermons and addresses, delivered in the Hall of Balliol College, Oxford''] (1907)

===Pamphlets===
* [https://archive.org/details/problemphilosop00cairgoog ''The Problem of Philosophy at the Present Time: an Introductory Address Delivered to the Philosophical Society of the University of Edinburgh''], Glasgow, James Maclehose & Sons, 1881
* ''The Moral Aspect of the Economical Problem: Presidential Address to the Ethical Society'', London, [[William Swan Sonnenschein|Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey & Co.]], 1888
* ''Address on Plato's Republic as the Earliest Educational Treatise'', Bangor: Jarvis & Foster, 1894
* [https://archive.org/details/individualisman00cairgoog ''Individualism and Socialism, Being the Inaugural Address to the Civic Society of Glasgow''] (1897)
* [https://archive.org/details/idealismandtheth00cairuoft ''Idealism and the Theory of Knowledge''], London: [[Oxford University Press#Henry Frowde|Henry Frowde]], 1903

== References ==
=== Citations ===
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=== Sources ===
{{refbegin}}
* [[Henry Jones (philosopher)|Jones, H.]], & [[J. H. Muirhead|Muirhead, J. H.]], ''The Life and Philosophy of Edward Caird'', Glasgow: [[James MacLehose and Sons|MacLehose, Jackson & Co.]], 1921.
* Tyler, C., ''Edward Caird'', in ''Dictionary of Liberal Thought''; Brack & Randall (eds.), Politico's 2007, pp. 54–56.
{{refend}}

== External links ==
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* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Edward Caird}}
*[https://archive.org/details/thelifeandphilo00joneuoft The life and philosophy of Edward Caird], by [[Henry Jones (philosopher)|Sir Henry Jones]] and John Henry Muirhead (1921), on the [[Internet Archive]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130529012917/http://www.giffordlectures.org/Author.asp?AuthorID=34 ''Edward Caird''] biographical notes and Lectures online at the [[Gifford Lectures]] website
*[https://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/stsepulchre/burials/caird_edward.html Edward Caird's grave in St Sepulchre's Cemetery, Oxford, with biography]
*{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Caird, Edward}}
*{{cite SBDEL|wstitle=Caird, Edward}}

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David George Ritchie

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'''David George Ritchie''' (26 October 1853 — 3 February 1903) was a Scottish philosopher who had a distinguished university career at [[University of Edinburgh|Edinburgh]], and [[Balliol College, Oxford]], and after being [[fellow]] of [[Jesus College, Oxford|Jesus College]] and a tutor at [[Balliol College, Oxford|Balliol College]] was elected professor of logic and metaphysics at [[University of St Andrews|St Andrews]]. He was also the third president of the [[Aristotelian Society]] in 1898.

==Life==
[[File:The grave of Prof David George Ritchie, Eastern Cemetery, St Andrews.jpg|thumb|The grave of David George Ritchie, Eastern Cemetery, St Andrews]]
Ritchie was born at [[Jedburgh]] on 26 October 1853. He was the only son of the three children of [[George Ritchie (moderator)|Very Rev Dr George Ritchie]], D.D., minister of the parish and a man of scholarship and culture, who was elected to the office of [[Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland]] in 1870. His mother was Elizabeth Bradfute Dudgeon. The family was connected with the [[Thomas Carlyle|Carlyles]], and early in 1889 Ritchie edited a volume of ''Early Letters of [[Jane Welsh Carlyle]].''{{sfn|Haldane|1912}}

Ritchie received his early schooling at Jedburgh Academy. Not allowed to make friends with other boys of his own age, he never learned to play games, and lived a solitary life, concentrating his mind on purely intellectual subjects. He matriculated in 1869 at the [[University of Edinburgh]], where he made a special study of classics under Professors [[William Young Sellar]] and [[John Stuart Blackie|J. S. Blackie]], while he began to study philosophy under Professor Campbell Fraser, in whose class and in that of Professor [[Henry Calderwood]] (on moral philosophy) he gained the highest prizes. After graduating M.A. at Edinburgh in 1875 with first-class honours in classics, Ritchie gained a classical exhibition at [[Balliol College, Oxford]], and won a first-class both in classical moderations (Michaelmas, 1875) and in the final classical school (Trinity term, 1878). In 1878 he became a fellow of [[Jesus College, Oxford]] and in 1881 a tutor. From 1882 to 1886 he was also a tutor at Balliol College. At Oxford Ritchie came under the influence of [[Thomas Hill Green]] and [[Arnold Toynbee (historian, born 1852)|Arnold Toynbee]], and it was there that the foundations were laid both for his interest in idealistic philosophy associated with the name of [[G. W. F. Hegel]] (see [[British idealism]]), and also of his strong bent toward practical politics; his political philosophy was dominated by the belief that practical action must be derived from principles.{{sfn|Haldane|1912}}

Ritchie married twice. His first marriage was in 1881 to Flora Lindsay, daughter of Col. A. A. Macdonell of Lochgarry, and sister of Professor A. A. Macdonell of Oxford. Flora died in 1888. He was married a second time in 1889 to Ellen Haycraft, sister of [[John Berry Haycraft|Professor John Berry Haycraft]]. He had a daughter by the first marriage and a son, [[Arthur David Ritchie]], by the second.{{sfn|Haldane|1912}}

In 1894 Ritchie left Oxford on being appointed professor of logic and metaphysics at the [[University of St. Andrews]]. At this time the university was in the midst of a turmoil of conflicting interests which involved litigation and much partisan feeling. In this conflict Ritchie supported the side of progress, which ultimately prevailed.

Ritchie was a founding member, and the third President (1898–1899), of the [[Aristotelian Society]], an influential academic organisation that is still very much in active existence.

He remained at St. Andrews until his death on 3 February 1903.{{sfn|Haldane|1912}} He is buried in the north-east corner of the Eastern Cemetery in [[St Andrews]] beneath a large black granite cross.

==Philosophy==
Both at Oxford and at St. Andrews, Ritchie wrote mostly on ethics and political philosophy. One of his earliest writings was an essay on ''The Rationality of History,'' contributed to [https://archive.org/details/essaysinphilosop00sethrich ''Essays in Philosophical Criticism,''] written in 1883 by a number of young men influenced by Hegel and his interpreters. He was very much one of the generation of thinkers who were sometimes referred to as the [[British idealism|British Idealists]].

Of a simple and unaffected nature, Ritchie pursued the truth he set himself to seek with an entire devotion. Despite his retiring manner, he had many friends. He held strongly that questions of ethics and politics must be regarded from a metaphysical point of view. For him the foundation of ethics necessarily rested on the ideal end of social well-being, and keeping this end in view, he proceeded to trace its history at different times, the manner in which it shapes itself in the mind of each individual, and the way in which it can be developed and realised. Ritchie was an advanced liberal with socialist leanings. He considered that the ultimate value of religion depended on the ideal it set before mankind when it represented its highest form.{{sfn|Haldane|1912}}

==Criticism of animal rights==

Ritchie was an early critic of [[animal rights]]. He disagreed with [[Henry Stephens Salt]]'s views and authored the paper "The Rights of Animals" for the ''[[International Journal of Ethics]]'', in 1900.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Ritchie, D. G.|year=1900|title=The Rights of Animals|journal=International Journal of Ethics|volume=10|issue=3|pages=387–389|doi=10.1086/intejethi.10.3.2375904 |jstor=2375904}}</ref> His paper "Why Animals Do Not Have Rights" was reprinted in 1976.<ref>Ritchie, D. G. ''Why Animals Do Not Have Rights''. In: Tom Regan; Peter Singer, eds. 1976. ''Animal Rights and Human Obligations''. Prentice Hall. pp. 181-184. {{ISBN|9780130375315}}</ref><ref>Magel, Charles R. (1981). ''A Bibliography on Animal Rights and Related Matters''. University Press of America. p. 41. {{ISBN|0-8191-1488-X}}</ref>

In his book ''Natural Rights'', Ritchie stated that although "we may be said to have duties of kindness towards the animals, it is incorrect to represent these as strictly duties towards the animals themselves, as if they had rights against us."<ref>Hendrick, George; Pontin, John F. (1977). ''Henry Salt, Humanitarian Reformer and Man of Letters''. University of Illinois Press. p. 60. {{ISBN|9780252006111}}</ref> Ritchie argued that there would be absurd consequences if animals have rights, such as cats eating mice which would violate their rights.<ref>Rachels, James. (1997). ''Can Ethics Provide Answers?: And Other Essays in Moral Philosophy''. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 91. {{ISBN|9780847683482}}</ref>

==Works==
Among his works may be cited:
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924030242618 ''Darwinism and Politics''] (1889)
*''Darwinism and Politics. 2nd ed. With two additional essays on Human Evolution.''(London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1891)
*[https://archive.org/details/principlesstate00ritcgoog ''Principles of State Interference: Four Essays on the Political Philosophy of Mr Herbert Spencer, J S Mill, and T H Green''] (1891)
*[https://archive.org/details/darwinhegelwitho00ritcrich ''Darwin and Hegel''] (1893)
*[https://archive.org/details/naturalrightscri00ritcuoft ''Natural Rights''] (1895)
*[https://archive.org/details/studiesinpoliti00ritcuoft ''Studies in Political and Social Ethics''] (1902)
*[https://archive.org/details/platodav00ritc ''Plato''] (1902)
*A translation with [[Sir Richard Lodge]] and [[Percy Ewing Matheson]] of [[Bluntschli]]'s [https://archive.org/details/theorystate01lodggoog ''Theory of the State''] (1885)
*Many articles in the philosophical journal [[Mind (journal)|Mind]], the ''Philosophical Review'', etc.

His [https://archive.org/details/philosophicalstu00ritciala ''Philosophical Studies''] was edited with a memoir by Robert Latta (1905).

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{DNB12 |wstitle=Ritchie, David George |volume=3 |page=208–209|first=Elizabeth Sanderson |last=Haldane}}
*{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Ritchie, David George |volume=23 |page=367}}
*{{cite ODNB|first=S. M.|last=den Otter|title=Ritchie, David George (1853–1903)|id=35763}}
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Peter Wintonick

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'''Peter Kenneth Wintonick''' (June 10, 1953 – November 18, 2013) was a Canadian independent [[documentary film]]maker based in [[Montreal]]. A winner of the 2006 [[Governor General's Award]] in Visual and Media Arts, former [[Thinker in Residence]] for the Premier of [[South Australia]], prolific award-winning filmmaker, he was one of Canada's best known international documentarians.

==Biography==

Born in [[Trenton, Ontario]] in 1953, Wintonick was the son of John Wintonick and Norma Latham. He was of Ukrainian descent.<ref>{{cite web|title=Remembering documentary film legend Peter Wintonick|url=http://artthreat.net/2013/11/remembering-peter-wintonick/|publisher=Art Threat|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref><ref>Ontario, Canada, ''The Ottawa Journal'' (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices), 1885-1980</ref>

He founded '''Necessary Illusions Productions''' with Mark Achbar, and subsequently ran it with Francis Miquet. Wintonick was a co-founder of [[DocAgora]], an event inserted into various film festivals showcasing cutting-edge digital strategies. He co-directed, with his daughter, [[Mira Burt-Wintonick]], the 2009 documentary ''PilgrIMAGE'', a film about documentary filmmaking.<ref name="CBCNov18">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/peter-wintonick-canadian-documentary-great-dead-at-60-1.2430697|title=Peter Wintonick, Canadian documentary great, dead at 60|date=18 November 2013|work=[[CBC News]]|accessdate=November 18, 2013}}</ref>

Wintonick died of [[cholangiocarcinoma]] on November 18, 2013, aged 60.<ref>[http://realscreen.com/2013/11/18/ridm-13-industry-rallies-behind-peter-wintonick/#ixzz2l2RmcWKu ReelScreen obituary (November 18, 2013)]</ref>

==Select filmography==
*''[[Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media]]'' (1992) with [[Mark Achbar]] and Francis Miquet
*''[[Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment]]'' (1999) with the [[National Film Board of Canada]]
*''[[Seeing is Believing: Handicams, Human Rights and the News]]'' (2002) winner of the Dan & Ewa Abraham and Tammy Abraham Award for Films of Conflict & Resolution at the 2002 [[Hamptons International Film Festival]] and [[Gemini Award]] nominee, co-directed with [[Katerina Cizek]]

==Other work==
In early 2005, at the invitation of the premier of South Australia, he filled the post of [[Thinker in Residence]], examining the future of documentaries and the [[digital revolution]] with a focus on educational and cultural legislation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thinkers.sa.gov.au/thinkers/Wintonick/|title=Adelaide Thinkers in Residence - Peter Wintonick|publisher=Govt. of South Australia|accessdate=2011-03-03|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222003134/http://thinkers.sa.gov.au/thinkers/Wintonick/|archivedate=2011-02-22}}</ref>

==Governor General's Award==
Wintonick was the winner of a 2006 [[Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts|Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts]]. His body of work includes dramatic features, theatrical documentaries, educational and socio-political works.

==Legacy==

In 2014, a new award called the Peter Wintonick Award was given at [[Sheffield Doc/Fest]] to ''[[Vessel (film)|Vessel]]''. The award was presented by Martin Rosenbaum, who read a message from Wintonick's daughter Mira, which said that she was very happy to see the award go to "a filmmaker who embodies his activist spirit."<ref>{{cite web|title=Sheffield Doc/Fest 2014 Awards Announced|url=https://sheffdocfest.com/articles/218-sheffield-doc-fest-2014-awards-announced|website=sheffdocfest.com|accessdate=17 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090559/https://sheffdocfest.com/articles/218-sheffield-doc-fest-2014-awards-announced|archive-date=19 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Wintonick's film ''Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media'' was also screened at the festival.

He is the subject of his daughter Mira's 2019 film ''[[Wintopia]]''.<ref>Alex Rose, [https://cultmtl.com/2021/03/montreal-filmmaker-peter-wintonick-subject-of-very-personal-new-film-wintopia-documentary/ "Montreal filmmaker Peter Wintonick is the subject of a very personal new film"]. ''[[Cult MTL]]'', March 26, 2021.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.necessaryillusions.ca/ Necessary Illusions]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100808141551/http://docagora.org/ DocAgora]
*[http://www.seeingisbelieving.ca Seeing is Believing]
*[http://www.filmswelike.com Films we Like]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041013081732/http://www.thinkers.sa.gov.au/home.html Thinkers in Residence]
*{{IMDb name|id=0936092|name=Peter Wintonick}}
*[http://realscreen.com/2013/11/18/ridm-13-industry-rallies-behind-peter-wintonick/#ixzz2l2RmcWKu Obituary at ReelScreen]

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Ted McMeekin

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| name = Ted McMeekin
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| office1 = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Ontario MPP]]
| term_start1 = 2000
| term_end1 = 2018
| predecessor1 = [[Toni Skarica]]
| successor1 = [[Sandy Shaw (politician)|Sandy Shaw]]
| constituency1 = [[Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale (provincial electoral district)|Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale]] [[Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot (provincial electoral district)|Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot]] (2000–2007)
| office2 = Mayor of [[Flamborough, Ontario|Flamborough]]
| termstart2 = 1994
| termend2 = 2000
| predecessor2 = Don Granger
| successor2 = Mark Shurvin
| office3 = [[Hamilton City Council (Ontario)|Hamilton City Council]]
| termstart3 = October 27, 2022
| predecessor3 = Judi Partridge
| constituency3 = Ward 15 (Flamborough)
| termstart4 = 1976
| termend4 = 1980
| predecessor4 = Bill Scandlan
| successor4 = Henry Merling, Jim Bethune, Bruce Charlton
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| occupation = Business owner

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'''Ted McMeekin''' (born {{circa|1948}}) is a politician in [[Ontario]], Canada. He is the Ward 15 Councillor, for the City of Hamilton. He was a [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 2000 to 2018 who represented the ridings of [[Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale (provincial electoral district)|Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale]] and [[Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot (provincial electoral district)|Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot]]. He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of [[Dalton McGuinty]] and [[Kathleen Wynne]].

==Background==
McMeekin completed his bachelor's degree in [[social work]] at [[McMaster University]] and his [[master's degree]] in social work from [[Wilfrid Laurier University]]. He has served as executive director of the Burlington Social Planning Council, and was for a time the chair of part-time studies at [[Mohawk College]] (where he also taught courses). He has also worked on [[social justice]] issues for the [[United Church of Canada]], and was the owner and operator of a small bookstore for eight years.

==Municipal politics==
Before entering provincial politics, McMeekin was a member of the [[Hamilton, Ontario City Council]] representing Ward 7 (Hamilton Mountain). After retiring from Council, he moved to [[Flamborough, Ontario]], a rural community which lies on the outskirts of [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]], and later served a term of six years as [[mayor]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Brennan |title=Hostile voters target Tory in Hamilton by-election |newspaper=The Toronto Star |date=September 4, 2000}}</ref> McMeekin was also for a number of years Flamborough's representative on the Hamilton-Wentworth regional council, which the provincial government of [[Mike Harris]] eliminated in 2000 by amalgamating the city and outlying regions into a single political entity. McMeekin was one of the most vocal opponents of this change, noting that it would result in a loss of autonomy for Flamborough. On October 24, 2022, McMeekin returned to municipal politics, after winning a five person race to win a seat on Hamilton City Council in Ward 15.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-22 |title=#HamiltonVotes2022 – The official 2022 municipal elections results are in |url=https://www.hamilton.ca/city-council/news-notices/news-releases/hamiltonvotes2022-official-2022-municipal-elections-results |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=City of Hamilton}}</ref>

==Provincial politics==
McMeekin's plans to jump from municipal to provincial politics had been rumoured for years,{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}} and it came as no surprise{{According to whom|date=May 2017}} when he won the Liberal nomination for a [[by-election]] to be held in ADFA on September 7, 2000 (called following the resignation of [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Member of Provincial Parliament]] (MPP) [[Toni Skarica]], another vocal opponent of the amalgamation scheme). Although the seat had gone overwhelmingly for the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservatives]] the previous year, McMeekin defeated PC candidate [[Priscilla de Villiers]] by over 9,000 votes. The Conservatives had spent $211,989 on his competitor, nearly $80,000 in excess of McMeekin's $132,143.<ref>{{cite news |title=Big budget didn't bring election win |newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator |date=April 17, 2001}}</ref> Local opposition to amalgamation was generally cited as the reason for this shift.{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}}

In the [[2003 Ontario general election|provincial election of 2003]], McMeekin defeated Tory candidate Mark Mullins by a somewhat reduced margin.<ref name="2003 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 2, 2003 |access-date=March 2, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105034911/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot&flag=E&layout=G |archive-date=November 5, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> He served as [[parliamentary assistant]] to [[John Gerretsen]] in his capacity as the minister responsible for seniors from October 23, 2003, to September 27, 2004. On September 27, 2004, he was appointed assistant to [[Jim Watson (Canadian politician)|Jim Watson]], the [[Ministry of Government Services (Ontario)|Ministry of Consumer and Business Services]].

In the [[2007 Ontario general election|provincial election of 2007]], McMeekin defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Chris Corrigan.<ref name="2007 results">{{cite web |url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 10, 2007 |access-date=2014-03-02 |page=1 (x) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007160233/http://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |archive-date=October 7, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> On October 30, 2007, McMeekin was named a cabinet minister, responsible for Government and Consumer Services.<ref name="McGuinty2007Cab">{{cite news |title=Premier goes for new blood; Expanded 28-member cabinet has eight ministers from Toronto, three from 905 area |last1=Ferguson |first1=Rob |last2=Benzie |first2=Robert |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=October 31, 2007 |page=A13}}</ref> He was re-elected in [[2011 Ontario general election|2011]]<ref name="2011 results">{{cite web |url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 6, 2011 |access-date=2014-03-02 |page=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330163815/http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |archive-date=March 30, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and appointed [[Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Ontario)|Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs]].<ref name="McGuinty2011Cab">{{cite news |title=Ontario's new cabinet |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=October 21, 2011 |page=A18}}</ref>

In 2013, McMeekin supported [[Kathleen Wynne]] in her bid to become [[2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election|Liberal leader]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ted McMeekin backs Wynne in Liberal bid|url=https://www.thespec.com/news-story/2262771-ted-mcmeekin-backs-wynne-in-liberal-bid/|access-date=June 4, 2018|newspaper=Hamilton Spectator|date=November 20, 2012}}</ref> After Wynne won, she named McMeekin to her first cabinet as [[Ministry of Community and Social Services (Ontario)|Minister of Community and Social Services]].<ref name="2013WynneCab">{{cite news |title=Ontario's new cabinet |newspaper=Waterloo Region Record |location=Kitchener, Ont |date=February 12, 2013 |page=A3}}</ref>

McMeekin was re-elected in [[2014 Ontario general election|2014]].<ref name="2014 results">{{cite web |title=General Election by District: Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 12, 2014 |url=http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923153803/http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=003 |archive-date=September 23, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Shortly after the election, Wynne appointed McMeekin as [[Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ontario)|Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing]].<ref name="2014WynneCab">{{cite news |title=Kathleen Wynne warns financial cupboard is bare |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2014/06/24/ontario_premier_kathleen_wynnes_new_cabinet_unveiled.html |author1=Richard Brennan |author2=Robert Benzie |author3=Rob Ferguson |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=June 24, 2014}}</ref> He resigned from his post in June 2016 to help create gender parity in the cabinet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2016/06/06/ontario-minister-ted-mcmeekin-resigning-from-cabinet-to-help-achieve-gender-parity.html|title=Ontario minister Ted McMeekin resigning from cabinet to help achieve gender parity - Toronto Star|author=Rob Ferguson|date=June 6, 2016|website=TheStar.com|access-date=May 2, 2017}}</ref> McMeekin was defeated in the [[2018 Ontario general election|2018 election]], where he placed third.

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== Electoral record ==

{{CANelec/top|ON|2018|percent=yes|change=yes|prelim=no}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|[[Sandy Shaw (politician)|Sandy Shaw]]| 23,921 | 43.19|+18.33}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Ben Levitt| 17,189 | 31.03|+5.25}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Ted McMeekin| 10,960 | 19.79|-23.42}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Peter Ormond| 2,302 | 4.16|-0.77}}
{{CANelec|ON|NOTA|Stephanie Davies| 399 | 0.72|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Nicholas Dushko| 372 | 0.67|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Jim Enos| 247 | 0.45|}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|55,390|99.10}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|505|0.90|}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|55,895||}}
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{{CANelec/gain|ON|NDP|Liberal|+16.33}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: [[Elections Ontario]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2018/results/officialresults-yellowbook/votescastbycandidate/pdf/Valid%20Votes%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate%20-%202018%20Provincial%20General%20Election.pdf|title=Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario|access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref>}}
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{{CANelec/top|ON|2014|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Ted McMeekin|24,042|44.56|+0.86}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Donna Skelly|18,252|33.83|-0.75}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Alex Johnstone|8,415|15.60|-1.60}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Raymond Dartsch|2,639|4.89|+1.91}}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Glenn Langton|423|0.78|+0.26}}
{{CANelec|ON|Freedom|Barry Spruce|188|0.35|+0.15}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|53,959|100.0  | +8.57 |style=border-bottom:none; }}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|835|1.52|style=border-top:1px solid darkgray; }}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|54,794|59.02}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters |92,833|}}
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{{CANelec/top|ON|2011|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Ted McMeekin|21,648|43.70|+2.19}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Donna Skelly|17,132 |34.58|-0.25}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Trevor Westerhoff|8,521 |17.20|+3.97}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Erik Coverdale|1,477 |2.98|-5.60}}
{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|Robert Maton|321 |0.65|-0.36}}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Glenn Langton|258 |0.52|+0.39}}
{{CANelec|ON|Freedom|Peter Melanson|99|0.20| }}
{{CANelec|ON|Communist|Rick Gunderman Smith|87 |0.18| }}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|49,543|100.0  | +0.20 }}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|180|0.36}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|49,723|56.45}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|88,080 |style=border-bottom:none; }}
{{CANelec/hold|ON|Liberal|+1.22 |style=border-top:1px solid darkgray; border-bottom:none; }}
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{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Ted McMeekin|20,525|41.5| }}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|Chris Corrigan|17,219|34.8| }}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Juanita Maldonado|6,542|13.2| }}
{{CANelec |ON |Green |David Januczkowski |4,243 |8.6 | }}
{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|Jim Enos|501|1.0| }}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Martin Zaliniak|219|0.4| }}
{{CANelec|ON|CoR|Eileen Butson|129|0.3}}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Sam Zaslavsky|65|0.1| }}
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{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Ted McMeekin|23,045| 47.5| +14.0 | -12.1 }}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|Mark Mullins|18,141| 37.4| -20.7| +6.9}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Kelly Hayes|5,666| 11.7| +2.3| +4.8}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Brian Elder Sullivan|903|1.9|-|-0.8 | | }}
{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|Michael Trolly| 434| 0.9| – | – }}
{{CANelec|ON|Confederation of Regions|[[Richard Butson]]| 293| 0.6| – | – }}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="6"|By-election: February 7, 2000
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party
! style="width: 170px"|Candidate
! style="width: 40px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/-
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Ted McMeekin|19,916| 59.6| +26.1}}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|[[Priscilla De Villiers]]|10,201| 30.5| -27.6}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Jessica Brennan|2,297| 6.7| -1.5}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|[[Mark Coakley]]|1,405|4.14|-}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|[[John Turmel]]| 80| 0.2| -}}
|}

== References ==
===Notes===
{{Notelist}}

===Citations===
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Ontario MPP biography|id=ted-mcmeekin}}

{{McGuinty Ministry}}
{{Wynne Ministry}}

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[[Category:Wilfrid Laurier University alumni]]

John Milloy

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{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1965)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable]]
|honorific-suffix =[[Executive Council of Ontario|ECO]]
| image = John Milloy (3005943938).jpg
| name = John Milloy
| caption =
| office1 = Member of the [[Ontario Provincial Parliament]] for [[Kitchener Centre (provincial electoral district)|Kitchener Centre]]
| term_start1 = October 2, 2003
| term_end1 = June 12, 2014
| predecessor1 = [[Wayne Wettlaufer]]
| successor1 = [[Daiene Vernile]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1965|6|29}}
| birth_place = [[Kitchener, Ontario]], Canada
| party = [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]]
| residence = [[Kitchener, Ontario]], Canada
| occupation = Civil servant
| spouse = Sara Pendergast
| children = Michael Francis Gerard Milloy, John Patrick Milloy <ref>The Record. Frank PENDERGAST Obituary, Waterloo Region Record, 14 Aug. 2020, www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/therecord-waterloo/name/frank-pendergast-obituary?id=40600620&_gl=1*l59caz*_gcl_au*MTQwNzk5ODI1NC4xNzQ4NjM2NTIy . </ref><ref>Atwood, Bill. “Conestogo Youth Gets Taste of Life at Queen’s Park.” The Observer, The Observer, 9 Nov. 2023, www.observerxtra.com/conestogo-youth-gets-taste-of-life-at-queens-park/. </ref>
}}
'''John Christopher Milloy''' (born June 29, 1965) is a former [[politician]] in [[Ontario]], Canada. He was a [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 2003 to 2014 who represented the riding of the [[Kitchener Centre (provincial electoral district)|Kitchener Centre]]. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of [[Dalton McGuinty]] and [[Kathleen Wynne]].

==Background==
Milloy obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Carleton University]], a [[Master of Arts]] degree in International History from the [[London School of Economics]], and a [[Doctorate]] in Modern History from [[Oxford University]].<ref>{{cite news |title=John Milloy's departure from the 'pressure cooker' will be our gain |last=D'Amato |first=Luisa |newspaper=Waterloo Region Record |date=April 9, 2015 |page=B1}}</ref> He worked at the [[Centre for International Governance Innovation]] in [[Waterloo, Ontario]]. He was a legislative assistant to [[Prime Minister of Canada]] [[Jean Chrétien]] from 1997 to 2002, and also worked as an assistant to [[Stéphane Dion]], [[John Manley]] and [[Yvonne O'Neill]]. He is married to Sara Pendergast, an emergency room physician.<ref>{{cite news |title=Speed up licensing, immigrant MDs urge |last=Kelly |first=Anne |newspaper=The Kitchener Record |date=June 14, 2005 |page=A4}}</ref>

Milloy has written a book titled ''The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1948-1957: Community or Alliance?'' published by McGill-Queen's University Press on June 1, 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mqup.ca/north-atlantic-treaty-organization--1948-1957--the-products-9780773530430.php |title=The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1948-1957: Community or Alliance? |author=John Milloy |publisher=McGill-Queen's University Press |date=June 1, 2006}}</ref>

==Politics==
In the [[2003 Ontario general election|2003 provincial election]] he ran as the [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] candidate in the riding of [[Kitchener Centre (provincial electoral district)|Kitchener Centre]]. He defeated incumbent [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] [[Wayne Wettlaufer]] by 2,160 votes.<ref name="2003 Election Results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=kitchener+centre&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 2, 2003 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619202606/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=kitchener+centre&flag=E&layout=G |archivedate=June 19, 2015 }}</ref> On October 23, 2003, Milloy was named [[parliamentary assistant]] to [[Premier of Ontario|Premier]] [[Dalton McGuinty]] in the latter's secondary capacity as the [[Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs (Ontario)|Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs]], and continued under new minister [[Marie Bountrogianni]]. He served in this position until November 2006, when he was appointed parliamentary assistant to Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities [[Chris Bentley (politician)|Chris Bentley]].<ref name="2006LiberalPAs">{{cite news |title=Premier McGuinty appoints new parliamentary assistants |publisher=Canada NewsWire |location=Ottawa |date=March 6, 2006 |page=1}}</ref>

He was re-elected in the [[2007 Ontario general election|2007 provincial election]] and he was appointed to Cabinet as [[Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (Ontario)|Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities]].<ref name="2007 Election Results">{{cite web|url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007160233/http://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 7, 2009 |format=PDF |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 10, 2007 |page=7 (xvi) }}</ref><ref name="McGuinty2007Cab">{{cite news |title=Premier goes for new blood; Expanded 28-member cabinet has eight ministers from Toronto, three from 905 area |last1=Ferguson |first1=Rob |last2=Benzie |first2=Robert |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=October 31, 2007 |page=A13}}</ref> In a cabinet shuffle on June 24, 2009, he was given additional responsibilities as [[Ministry of Research and Innovation (Ontario)|Minister of Research and Innovation]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Health minister keeps job in McGuinty Cabinet shuffle |last=Greenberg |first=Lee |newspaper=National Post |date=June 24, 2009 |page=A6}}</ref> After the [[2011 Ontario general election|2011 election]], he was moved to the position of [[Ministry of Community and Social Services (Ontario)|Minister of Community and Social Services]] and named [[Government House Leader (Ontario)|Government House Leader]].<ref name="2011 Election Results">{{cite web|url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330163815/http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 30, 2013 |format=PDF |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 6, 2011 |page=8 }}</ref><ref name="McGuinty2011Cab">{{cite news |title=Ontario's new cabinet |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=October 21, 2011 |page=A18}}</ref>

In [[Kathleen Wynne]]'s government, Milloy served as Government House Leader and was appointed the [[Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (Ontario)|Minister of Government Services]] in February 2013.<ref name="2013WynneCab">{{cite news |title=Ontario's new cabinet |newspaper=Waterloo Region Record |location=Kitchener, Ont |date=February 12, 2013 |page=A3}}</ref>

In early 2014, Milloy announced that he would retire from politics. He did not run in the [[2014 Ontario general election|2014 provincial election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran Grit, Tory MPPs to depart |last=Benzie |first=Robert |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=March 1, 2014 |page=A7}}</ref>

===Cabinet posts===
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| post1 = [[Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (Ontario)|Minister of Government Services]]
| post1years = 2013-2014
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| post1followed = [[David Orazietti]]
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| post4preceded = [[Monique Smith (Canadian politician)|Monique Smith]]
| post4 = [[Government House Leader (Ontario)|Government House Leader]]
| post4years = 2011–2014
| post4note =
| post4followed = [[Yasir Naqvi]]
| post3preceded = [[Madeleine Meilleur]]
| post3 = [[Ministry of Community and Social Services (Ontario)|Minister of Community and Social Services]]
| post3years = 2011–2013
| post3note =
| post3followed = [[Ted McMeekin]]
| post2preceded = [[John Wilkinson (Canadian politician)|John Wilkinson]]
| post2 = [[Ministry of Research and Innovation (Ontario)|Minister of Research and Innovation]]
| post2years = 2009–2010
| post2note =
| post2followed = [[Glen Murray (politician)|Glen Murray]]
| post1preceded = [[Chris Bentley (politician)|Chris Bentley]]
| post1 = [[Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (Ontario)|Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities]]
| post1years = 2007–2011, 2012–2013
| post1note =
| post1followed = [[Glen Murray (politician)|Glen Murray]]
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==After politics==
In March 2015, Milloy joined [[Wilfrid Laurier University]] as an assistant professor to teach politics and public ethics.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former MPP John Milloy joining Laurier |last=Herhalt |first=Chris |newspaper=Waterloo Region Record |date=March 26, 2015 |page=B1}}</ref>

==Electoral record==
{{Election box begin | title=[[2003 Ontario general election]]}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|John Milloy|18,280|42.60|+2.68}}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|[[Wayne Wettlaufer]]|16,120|37.57|-12.58}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Ted Martin|6,781|15.80|+8.04}}
{{CANelec |ON |Green |Luigi D'agnillo |1,728 |4.03 |+2.78}}
{{end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2007 Ontario general election]]}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|John Milloy|17,458|45.9|+3.3}}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|Matt Stanson|9,713|25.5|-12.07}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Rich Moffit|6,694|17.6|+1.8}}
{{CANelec |ON |Green |Daniel Logan |3,160 |8.3 |+4.72 }}
{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|William J. Berhardt|600|1.6}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|John D. McGuire|425|1.1}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|ON|2011|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|John Milloy|15,392 |39.23 |-6.65}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Dave Macdonald|15,069 |38.40 |+12.87 }}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Cameron Dearlove|7,385 |18.82 |+1.23 }}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Mark Vercouteren|938 |2.39 |-5.91 }}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Patrick Bernier |240 |0.61 |  }}
{{CANelec|XX|Independent|Mark Corbiere|137|0.35|  }}
{{CANelec|ON|Freedom|Bugra Atsiz|77|0.20|  }}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|39,238 |100.0}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|172|0.44}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|39,410|49.16}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|80,170}}
{{CANelec/hold|ON|Liberal|-9.76}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Ontario<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wemakevotingeasy.ca/media/EO_Site/official_GE/ED037-F0244.pdf |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=November 18, 2011 |title=Official return from the records - Kitchener Centre }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>}}
{{end}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{OntarioMPPbio|id=john-milloy}}

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Madeleine Meilleur

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{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1948)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable]]
|honorific-suffix =[[Executive Council of Ontario|ECO]]
| name = Madeleine Meilleur
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| office1 = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Ontario MPP]]
| term_start1 = 2003
| term_end1 = 2016
| predecessor1 = [[Claudette Boyer]]
| successor1 = [[Nathalie Des Rosiers]]
| constituency1 = [[Ottawa—Vanier (provincial electoral district)|Ottawa—Vanier]]
| office2 = Ottawa City Councillor
| term_start2 = 2001
| term_end2 = 2003
| predecessor2 = [[Stéphane Émard-Chabot]]
| successor2 = [[Georges Bédard]]
| constituency2 = [[Rideau-Vanier Ward]]
| office3 = Vanier City Councillor
| term_start3 = 1991
| term_end3 = 1994
| predecessor3 = Marc Grandmaître
| successor3 = Robert Crête
| constituency3 = [[William D'Aoust Ward]]
| office4 = Ottawa-Carleton Regional Councillor
| term_start4 = 1991
| term_end4 = 2000
| predecessor4 = [[Guy Cousineau]]
| successor4 = Position abolished
| constituency4 = [[Vanier, Ontario|Vanier]] (1991-1994) [[Rideau-Vanier Ward]] (1994-2000)
| party = [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|11|22}}
| birth_place = [[Kiamika, Quebec]], Canada
| residence = [[Ottawa]], Ontario, Canada
| occupation = Registered Nurse, Lawyer
| spouse =
}}
'''Madeleine Meilleur''' (born November 22, 1948) is a [[Canadian]] nurse, lawyer and former politician in [[Ontario]], Canada. She was a [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 2003 to 2016. She represented the riding of [[Ottawa—Vanier (provincial electoral district)|Ottawa—Vanier]]. She was a [[Political minister|cabinet minister]] in the governments of [[Dalton McGuinty]] and [[Kathleen Wynne]].

In May 2017, she was nominated by Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] to become Canada's next [[Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages|Official Languages Commissioner]]. Her appointment had to be approved by the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]] and [[Senate of Canada|Senate]] to become official.<ref>{{cite news |title=Liberals nominate Madeleine Meilleur as official languages commissioner |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/madeleine-meilleur-justin-trudeau-nomination-commissioner-1.4116373 |date=May 15, 2017 |publisher=CBC News}}</ref> On June 7, 2017, she withdrew her name from consideration due to controversy around her selection.<ref name=withdraw>{{cite news |title=Madeleine Meilleur takes herself out of the running for languages commissioner job |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/meilleur-withdraws-languages-candidacy-1.4150008 |date=June 7, 2017 |first=John Paul |last=Tasker |publisher=CBC News}}</ref>

==Background==
Meilleur was born in the [[Quebec]] community of [[Kiamika, Quebec|Kiamika]]. She is both a registered nurse and a lawyer, specializing in labour and employment law and has served on the Ottawa-Carleton Regional District Health Council, the Champlain District Health Council, the Ottawa-Carleton Children's Aid Society and the Vanier Housing Corporation.

==Municipal politics==
Meilleur was elected to the city of [[Vanier, Ontario|Vanier]]'s municipal council [[1991 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections|in 1991]], and also served as a council member in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (which included members from Vanier and other local municipalities).<ref>{{cite news |title=Vanier: Cousineau comes from behind |last=Asimakopulos |first=Anna |newspaper=The Ottawa Citizen |date=November 13, 1991 |page=B4}}</ref> In 2000, she was acclaimed as a [[Ottawa City Councillor|city councillor]] in the newly amalgamated city of [[Ottawa]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ward 12:Rideau-Vanier: Meilleur acclaimed |newspaper=The Ottawa Citizen |date=November 14, 2000 |page=B5}}</ref> During her time in municipal government, Meilleur represented the council on the French-Language Services Advisory Committee. She received the [[United Way of Canada|United Way]]'s ''Community Builder's Award'' in 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sidelines |newspaper=The Ottawa Citizen |date=September 27, 2001 |page=C7}}</ref>

==Provincial politics==

===McGuinty government===
In the [[2003 Ontario general election|2003 provincial election]], Meilleur was elected in the riding of [[Ottawa—Vanier (provincial electoral district)|Ottawa—Vanier]] as the [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal Party]] candidate.<ref name="2003 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=Ottawa-Vanier&flag=E&layout=G |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140626184805/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=Ottawa-Vanier&flag=E&layout=G |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 June 2014 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 2, 2003 |access-date=2014-03-02 }}</ref>

The Liberal party won the election, and Meilleur was appointed [[Ministry of Culture (Ontario)|Minister of Culture]] with responsibility for [[Office of Francophone Affairs|Francophone Affairs]] on October 23, 2003.<ref name="2003McGuintyCab">{{cite news |title=Premier Dalton McGuinty and his 22-member cabinet were sworn in Thursday |publisher=Canadian Press NewsWire |date=October 23, 2003 |page=1}}</ref> In November 2003, Meilleur announced that provincial grants would be made available to libraries in rural communities. In April 2004, she announced the extension of demolition controls on heritage buildings. In 2008, she became the province's first cabinet minister ever to attend an international summit of ''[[La Francophonie]]''.

On April 5, 2006, Meilleur was appointed [[Ministry of Community and Social Services (Ontario)|Minister of Community and Social Services]].<ref name="2006McGuintyCab">{{cite news |title=MPP gets new post: Sandra Pupatello: Ont. cabinet's most powerful woman |last1=Macaluso |first1=Grace |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=April 6, 2006 |page=1}}</ref> She was reelected to her Ottawa—Vanier riding in the [[2007 Ontario general election|2007 provincial election]].<ref name="2007 results">{{cite web|url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007160233/http://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 7, 2009 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 10, 2007 |access-date=2014-03-02 |page=11 (xx) }}</ref>

After she was re-elected in the [[2011 Ontario general election|2011 provincial election]],<ref name="2011 results">{{cite web|url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330163815/http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 30, 2013 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 6, 2011 |access-date=2014-03-02 |page=13 }}</ref> she was appointed [[Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services|Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services]].

===Wynne government===
When [[Kathleen Wynne]] took over as Premier in 2013, Meilleur continued in her position as Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services.<ref name="2013WynneCab">{{cite news |title=Ontario's new cabinet |newspaper=Waterloo Region Record |location=Kitchener, Ont |date=February 12, 2013 |page=A3}}</ref> She was re-elected in the [[2014 Ontario general election|2014 provincial election]].<ref name="2014 results">{{cite web |title=General Election by District: Ottawa-Vanier |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 12, 2014 |url=http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=065 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923154020/http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=065 |archive-date=September 23, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> On June 24, 2014 she was appointed [[Attorney General of Ontario]], the first francophone to hold the position.<ref name="2014WynneCab">{{cite news |title=Kathleen Wynne warns financial cupboard is bare |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2014/06/24/ontario_premier_kathleen_wynnes_new_cabinet_unveiled.html |author1=Richard Brennan |author2=Robert Benzie |author3=Rob Ferguson |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=June 24, 2014}}</ref>

In 2016, she was criticized over her initial refusal and subsequent delay in releasing the [[Special Investigations Unit (Ontario)|Special Investigations Unit]]'s report on the police shooting of Andrew Loku.<ref name=resign>{{cite news |title=Ontario Attorney General Madeleine Meilleur resigning from politics|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/06/09/ontario-attorney-general-madeleine-meilleur-resigning-from-politics.html|author=Robert Benzie|newspaper=Toronto Star |date=June 9, 2016}}</ref>

On June 9, 2016, Meilleur announced her retirement after 25 years in politics. Her resignation from the legislature coincided with a June 2016 [[cabinet shuffle]].<ref name=resign/><ref>{{cite news |title=Struggling Wynne Shuffles Cabinet, Adds 7 New Ministers |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2016/06/13/struggling-wynne-shuffles-cabinet-adds-7-new-ministers.html |date=June 13, 2016 |newspaper=Toronto Star}}</ref>

===Cabinet positions===
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| post1followed = [[Yasir Naqvi]]
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| post3preceded = [[Jim Bradley (politician)|Jim Bradley]]
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| post3years = 2013–2014
| post3note = Also Responsible for Francophone Affairs
| post3followed = [[Yasir Naqvi]]

| post2preceded = [[Sandra Pupatello]]
| post2 = [[Ministry of Community and Social Services (Ontario)|Minister of Community and Social Services]]
| post2years = 2006–2011
| post2note =
| post2followed = [[John Milloy]]

| post1preceded = [[David Tsubouchi]]
| post1 = [[Ministry of Culture (Ontario)|Minister of Culture]]
| post1years = 2003–2006
| post1note = Also Responsible for Francophone Affairs
| post1followed = [[Caroline Di Cocco]]
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==Commissioner of Official Languages==
Meilleur was nominated to become the [[Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages|Commissioner of Official Language]] by the federal government on May 15, 2017. Her appointment was challenged as failing to be sufficiently non-partisan due to Meilleur's links to the ruling [[Liberal Party of Canada]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hebert|first1=Chantal|title=Madeleine Meilleur's appointment fails the non-partisan smell test: Hébert|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/05/24/madeleine-meilleurs-appointment-fails-the-non-partisan-smell-test-hbert.html|access-date=25 May 2017|work=[[The Toronto Star]]|date=24 May 2017}}</ref> She withdrew her name from consideration on June 7, 2017.<ref name=withdraw/> In the end, this position was filled by [[Raymond Théberge]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/raymond-theberge-languages-commissioner-1.4426442|title=Raymond Théberge named Canada's official languages commissioner|work=CBC News|access-date=2018-03-01|language=en}}</ref>

==Electoral record==
{{Ontario provincial election, 2014/Ottawa—Vanier}}

{{Canadian election result/top|ON|2011|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal| Madeleine Meilleur |19,615 |51.4 | }}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Fred Sherman|8,931 |23.4 | }}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Paul Étienne Laliberté-Tipple| 7,525 |19.7 | }}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|[[Dave Bagler#Ottawa--Vanier: Dave Bagler|Dave Bagler]]| 1,719 |4.5 | }}
{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|Emmanuel Houle| 352 |0.9 | }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 38,142 |100.0 | | }}
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{{Canadian election result/top|ON|2007|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal| Madeleine Meilleur |20,951 |50.8 |-1.7 }}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Bruce Poulin|9,169 |22.2 |-4.0 }}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Ric Dagenais|6,144 |14.9 |-0.8 }}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Leonard Poole|4,287 |10.4 |+5.9 }}
{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|Frank Cioppa| 400 |1.0 | }}
{{CANelec|XX|Independent|Robert Larter|256 |0.6 | }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 38,142 |100.0 | | }}
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{{Canadian election result/top|ON|2003|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal| Madeleine Meilleur |22,188 |53.5 |+0.5 }}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Maurice Lamirande|10,878 |26.2 |-5.6 }}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Joseph Zebrowski|6,507 |15.7 |+5.2 }}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Raphael Thierrin|1,876 |4.5 |+2.1 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 41,449 |100.0 | | }}
{{end}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{Ontario MPP biography|id=madeleine-meilleur}}

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Joseph Cordiano

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{{Short description|Canadian politician and businessman (born 1957)}}
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| term_end1 = 2006
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| successor3 = [[Laureano Leone]]
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'''Joseph Cordiano''' (born October 30, 1957) is a former politician in [[Ontario]], Canada. He was a [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 1985 to 2006, representing a succession of ridings in northwestern Toronto. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of [[Dalton McGuinty]].

==Background==
Cordiano was born in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], the son of [[Italians|Italian]] immigrants. He was educated at the [[University of Toronto]] and the [[University of Toledo]] in [[Ohio]], graduating from the latter with a [[Master's Degree]] in Business Administration. He was the owner and General Manager of Cash Rolls of Canada.

==Politics==
Cordiano was elected to the Ontario legislature in the [[1985 Ontario general election|provincial election of 1985]], defeating incumbent [[New Democratic Party of Ontario|New Democrat]] [[Odoardo Di Santo]] by 221 votes in the Toronto riding of [[Downsview (electoral district)|Downsview]].<ref name="1985FebMillerCab">{{cite news |title=The Ontario Cabinet |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=February 9, 1985 |page=4}}</ref> He was re-elected by a greater margin in the redistributed riding of [[Lawrence (electoral district)|Lawrence]] in the [[1987 Ontario provincial election|provincial election of 1987]].<ref name="1987 results">{{cite news |title=Results from individual ridings |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=September 11, 1987 |page=F2}}</ref> He served as [[Parliamentary Assistant]] to several ministers.

The Liberals were upset by the NDP in the [[1990 Ontario general election|provincial election of 1990]] and Cordiano faced a difficult challenge from NDP candidate Shalom Schachter, winning by 11,786 votes to 10,179.<ref name="1990 results">{{cite news |title=Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 7, 1990 |page=A12}}</ref> He subsequently emerged as a prominent voice for the provincial Liberal Party within Toronto. The [[1995 Ontario general election|provincial election of 1995]] saw Cordiano win his riding by a comfortable margin — the provincial swing was to the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative Party]], but the PCs did not have enough support in Lawrence to seriously compete for the riding.<ref name="1995 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=lawrence&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 8, 1995 |accessdate=2014-03-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517114313/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=lawrence&flag=E&layout=G |archivedate=May 17, 2014 }}</ref>

When [[Lyn McLeod]] resigned as Liberal leader in 1996, Cordiano announced his candidacy to succeed her. At first, many saw him as the leading challenger to frontrunner [[Gerard Kennedy]], who was regarded as representing the left-wing of the party. Cordiano, in turn, was seen by many as representing the party's establishment, while holding some right-wing leanings.

The [[Ontario Liberal Party leadership convention, 1996|leadership convention was held in November 1996]]. Cordiano finished second to Kennedy on the first ballot, but was unable to build upon his position in later counts. [[Dalton McGuinty]] tied him for second place on the third ballot, and overtook him on the fourth. Cordiano supported McGuinty on the fifth ballot, and was thereby largely responsible for McGuinty's victory over Kennedy for the party's leadership. Cordiano was subsequently named as Deputy Leader of the Opposition, and held this position until 1998. His replacement by [[Gerry Phillips]] as Deputy Leader angered some in the province's Italian community.

Cordiano and Kennedy were again rivals in the [[1999 Ontario general election|provincial election of 1999]], this time for the Liberal nomination in the redistributed riding of [[York South—Weston (provincial electoral district)|York South—Weston]]. Kennedy was convinced by the party leadership to run elsewhere, and Cordiano won an easy victory in the election which followed.<ref name="1999 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=York+South-Weston&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 3, 1999 |accessdate=2014-03-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517152445/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=York+South-Weston&flag=E&layout=G |archivedate=May 17, 2014 }}</ref> The Progressive Conservatives were re-elected in the general election, however, and Cordiano remained on the opposition benches. In 2000, he was appointed opposition critic for financial institutions.

The Liberals won the [[2003 Ontario general election|provincial election of 2003]], and Cordiano won another easy victory in York South—Weston.<ref name="2003 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=York+South-Weston&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 2, 2003 |accessdate=2014-03-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517114005/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=York+South-Weston&flag=E&layout=G |archivedate=May 17, 2014 }}</ref> On October 23, 2003, Cordiano was named [[Minister of Economic Development and Trade (Ontario)|Minister for Economic Development and Trade]].<ref name="2003McGuintyCab">{{cite news |title=Premier Dalton McGuinty and his 22-member cabinet were sworn in Thursday |publisher=Canadian Press NewsWire |date=October 23, 2003 |page=1}}</ref>

Cordiano was the architect behind the Ontario Automotive Investment Strategy that saw the province leverage over $7 billion in new automotive investment into the province. Under his term as Minister, Ontario replaced Michigan as the largest auto-producing jurisdiction in North America.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cordiano leaves Ontario a lasting auto legacy |first=Greg |last=Keenan |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 19, 2006 |page=B5}}</ref> He was also responsible for the securing a new Toyota assembly plant in Woodstock, Ontario. This was Ontario's first new assembly plant in over 20 years. Jurisdictions across the United States were in competition for this highly sought after investment that created 1,300 direct jobs and thousands more in related sectors.<ref>{{cite news |title=Winning the Toyota deal |first=Tony |last=Van Alphen |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=July 1, 2005 |page=F1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Thank you for choosing Ontario |first1=Richard |last1=Brennan |first2=Tony |last2=Van Alphen |newspaper=The Toronto Star |date=July 1, 2005 |page=F1}}</ref>

Cordiano resigned from the cabinet and the legislature on September 18, 2006, citing a desire to spend more time with his family.

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===Electoral record===
{{Ontario provincial election, 2003/York South—Weston}}
{{Ontario provincial election, 1999/York South—Weston}}

==Later life==
After leaving politics, Cordiano became President of Dominus Construction Group and Principal of Cityzen Development Group. He has remained engaged in public life as a board member of West Park Healthcentre.<ref>{{cite news |title=West Park Healthcare Centre Annual Report 2011-2012 |date=2012}}</ref> He currently sits as an advisory board member of the Mowat Centre at the University of Toronto. Cordiano is also a member of the Board of Advisors of MobileBits.

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{Ontario MPP biography|id=joseph-cordiano}}

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Gerry Phillips

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{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1940)}}
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'''Gerry Phillips''' (born September 11, 1940) is a former [[politician]] in [[Ontario]], Canada. He was a [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] who represented the eastern [[Toronto]] riding of [[Scarborough—Agincourt (provincial electoral district)|Scarborough—Agincourt]] from 1987 to 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-03-25 |title=Liberal MPP Gerry Phillips announces retirement |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/liberal-mpp-gerry-phillips-announces-retirement-1.623490 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329214453/https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/liberal-mpp-gerry-phillips-announces-retirement-1.623490 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 March 2023 |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Toronto |language=en}}</ref> He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of [[David Peterson]] and [[Dalton McGuinty]].

==Background==
Phillips was educated at the [[University of Western Ontario]]'s School of Business, and worked as a managing consultant before entering public life. He worked in the marketing department of [[Procter & Gamble]], and joined the Canadian Marketing Associates organization in 1970 (becoming its President in 1977). Phillips founded the Sales Development Group in 1979 and the Retail Resource Group in 1982, and also served on the Board of Governors of the [[Scarborough General Hospital (Toronto)|Scarborough General Hospital]] during this period. He served as a school trustee for eleven years on the Scarborough Board of Education and the Metropolitan Toronto School Board eventually becoming chair of both organizations.

==Politics==
He ran for the Ontario legislature as a [[Liberal Party of Ontario|Liberal]] in the [[1975 Ontario general election|provincial election of 1975]], but lost to [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] [[Thomas Leonard Wells|Tom Wells]] in [[Scarborough North (provincial electoral district)|Scarborough North]] by about 3,000 votes.<ref name="1975 results">{{cite news |title=Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 19, 1975 |page=C12}}</ref>

===Peterson government===
Phillips tried again in the [[1987 Ontario general election|provincial election of 1987]] in the riding of [[Scarborough—Agincourt (provincial electoral district)|Scarborough—Agincourt]] this time defeating his nearest opponent, David Kho of the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]] (NDP) by over 12,000 votes.<ref name="1987 results">{{cite news |title=Results from individual ridings |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=September 11, 1987 |page=F2}}</ref> The Liberals won a landslide majority in this election under [[David Peterson]]. On September 29, 1987, Phillips was appointed [[Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration|Minister of Citizenship]], with responsibility for race relations, multiculturalism and the [[Ontario Human Rights Commission]].<ref name="1987PetCab">{{cite news |title=Wrye gets new cabinet job |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=September 29, 1987 |page=A1}}</ref> In August 1989, he was transferred to the [[Ontario Minister of Labour|Ministry of Labour]].<ref name="1989PetCab">{{cite news |title=Veterans bear load as 8 ministers cut in Peterson shuffle |last=Allen |first=Gene |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=August 3, 1989 |page=A1}}</ref>

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===In opposition===
The Liberals were defeated by the NDP in the [[1990 Ontario general election|provincial election of 1990]], although Phillips was re-elected without difficulty in his own riding. Tory Keith MacNab finished second.<ref name="1990 results">{{cite news |title=Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=September 7, 1990 |page=A12}}</ref> In opposition, he held critic portfolios in Health, Finance and Native Affairs. In 1992, he supported [[Lyn McLeod]]'s successful campaign to become party leader.

The [[1995 Ontario general election|1995 provincial election]] was won by the Progressive Conservatives, and Phillips only narrowly won re-election in Agincourt, defeating Keith MacNab by about 2,000 votes.<ref name="1995 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=scarborough-agincourt&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 8, 1995}}</ref> Many suspected that Phillips would run for the party's leadership when [[Lyn McLeod]] resigned in 1996, but he declined and supported [[Gerard Kennedy]], who lost to Dalton McGuinty on the final ballot. Phillips was appointed as the party's Deputy Leader in 1998.

He was re-elected in 1999 by nearly 3,000 votes defeating Tory MPP [[Jim Brown (Ontario politician)|Jim Brown]] whose own nearby riding of [[Scarborough West (provincial electoral district)|Scarborough West]] was abolished in the lead-up to the election.<ref name="1999 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=scarborough-agincourt&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 3, 1999 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092648/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=Scarborough-Agincourt&flag=E&layout=G |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref> The Progressive Conservatives won re-election across the province, and Phillips remained in opposition serving in critic roles such as Native Affairs. Phillips helped lead the fight for a public inquiry into the 1995 shooting death of protester [[Dudley George]] by members of the [[Ontario Provincial Police]].

===McGuinty government===
The Liberal Party won a majority in the [[2003 Ontario general election|2003 election]], and Phillips was re-elected with 61% support in his riding.<ref name="2003 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=scarborough-agincourt&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 2, 2003}}</ref> Phillips was appointed as [[Ontario Chair of the Management Board|Chair of the Management Board]].<ref name="2003McGuintyCab">{{cite news |title=Premier Dalton McGuinty and his 22-member cabinet were sworn in Thursday |publisher=Canadian Press NewsWire |date=October 23, 2003 |page=1}}</ref> After a cabinet shuffle on June 29, 2005, Phillips's portfolio was restructured as the [[Ministry of Government Services (Ontario)|Minister of Government Services]].<ref name="2005McGuintyCab0630">{{cite news |title=Cabinet shuffle focuses on health care, education; McGuinty to head new Research and Innovation ministry |newspaper=The Kitchener Record |date=June 30, 2005 |page=A5}}</ref> The new Ministry took on most of the core services of the former Management Board Secretariat, Consumer and Business Services, and a large part of the [[Cabinet Office]].

He was re-elected in the [[2007 Ontario general election|2007 election]], and was appointed [[Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (Ontario)|Minister of Energy]].<ref name="2007 Election Results">{{cite web |url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007160233/http://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 7, 2009 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 10, 2007 |page=13 (xxii) }}</ref><ref name="McGuinty2007Cab">{{cite news |title=Premier goes for new blood; Expanded 28-member cabinet has eight ministers from Toronto, three from 905 area |last1=Ferguson |first1=Rob |last2=Benzie |first2=Robert |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=October 31, 2007 |page=A13}}</ref> In a cabinet shuffle on June 20, 2008, the Energy portfolio was given to [[George Smitherman]]. Phillips was appointed [[minister without portfolio]] and chair of cabinet.<ref name="McGuinty2008Cab">{{cite news |title=The new-look Ontario cabinet |newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator |date=September 19, 2008 |page=A9}}</ref>

Phillips was appointed Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure on November 9, 2009 after Smitherman resigned to enter municipal politics.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/smitherman-announces-toronto-mayoral-bid-1.452092 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020213114/http://www.ctvnews.ca/smitherman-announces-toronto-mayoral-bid-1.452092 |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 October 2012 |title=Smitherman announces Toronto mayoral bid |publisher=CTV News |date=November 8, 2009 |access-date=June 4, 2018}}</ref> On January 18, 2010, he was appointed as [[minister without portfolio]] and chair of cabinet, and also became Minister responsible for Seniors.<ref name="McGuinty2010Cab1">{{cite news |title=Sweeping changes hit Queen's Park; Liberal Cabinet |last=Kenyon |first=Wallace |newspaper=National Post |date=January 19, 2010 |page=A8}}</ref> In September 2010, the responsibility for seniors was transferred to [[Sophia Aggelonitis]].<ref>{{cite web |date=August 18, 2010 |title=Economy, Health Care And Education The Focus Of New Cabinet |url=http://www.news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2010/08/economy-health-care-and-education-the-focus-of-new-cabinet.html |publisher=Government of Ontario}}</ref>

In 2011, he announced he would not run for re-election in the 2011 provincial election.

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==Electoral record==

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{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Gerry Phillips|19,447|57.82|-3.28}}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|John Del Grande|8,495|25.26|-4.82}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Yvette Blackburn|3,589|10.67|+4.81}}
{{CANelec |ON |Green |George Pappas |1,533 |4.56 |+3.06}}
{{CANelec|ON|FCP|Max Wang|572|1.7|+0.24}}
{{end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2003 Ontario general election]]}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Gerry Phillips|23,026|61.1|+10.40}}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|Yolanda Chan|11,337|30.08|-13.07}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Stacy Douglas|2,209|5.86|+2.28}}
{{CANelec |ON |Green |Lawrence J. Arkilander |566 |1.5 |+0.28}}
{{CANelec|ON|FCP|Tony Ieraci|550|1.46}}
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{{Canadian election result/top|ON|1999|percent=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Gerry Phillips|18,698|50.7}}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|[[Jim Brown (Ontario politician)|Jim Brown]]|15,915|43.15}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Bob Frankford|1,319|3.58}}
{{CANelec |ON |Green |Gary Carmichael |451 |1.22}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|Wayne Cook|371|1.01}}
{{CANelec|ON|Natural Law|Ken Morgan|129|0.35}}
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[[1995 Ontario general election]]:

*(x)Gerry Phillips (L) 13,472
*Keith MacNab (PC) 11,337
*Christine Fei (NDP) 4,112
*Daphne Quance (NLP) 313

[[1990 Ontario general election]]:

*(x)Gerry Phillips (L) 13,347
*Keith MacNab (PC) 8,640
*Ayoub Ali (NDP) 6,763
*Bill Galster (Lbt) 1,368

[[1987 Ontario general election]]:

*Gerry Phillips (L) 19,101
*David Kho (NDP) 7,021
*Adrienne Johnson (PC) 6,284
*Barry Coyne (Lbt) 794

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{OntarioMPPbio|id=gerry-phillips}}
{{McGuinty Ministry}}
{{Peterson Ministry}}

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Steve Peters (Ontario politician)

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{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1963)}}
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{{For|the Manitoba politician|Steve Peters (Manitoba politician)}}

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| image =
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| order = 40th
| office = Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
| term_start = 2007
| term_end = 2011
| predecessor = [[Michael A. Brown (Canadian politician)|Michael A. Brown]]
| successor = [[Dave Levac]]
| order2 =
| office2 = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Ontario MPP]]
| term_start2 = 1999
| term_end2 = 2011
| predecessor2 = ''New riding''
| successor2 = [[Jeff Yurek]]
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| party = [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1963|01|19}}
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| residence =
| occupation = Archivist
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'''Stephen J. "Steve" Peters''' (born 19 January 1963) is a former politician in [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], who served as a [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 1999 to 2011. He served as a [[Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario|Speaker]] from 2007 to 2011 and was a [[Cabinet Minister]] in the government of [[Dalton McGuinty]].

==Background==
Peters was born in [[St. Thomas, Ontario|St. Thomas]], in the southwestern section of [[Ontario]]. Both of his parents were the children of [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]] immigrants. He was educated at the [[University of Western Ontario]], and received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[history]] in 1985. Peters subsequently worked as an [[archive|archivist]] at [[Victoria Hospital (London, Ontario)|Victoria Hospital]] in [[London, Ontario]], and at [[Alma College (St. Thomas, Ontario)|Alma College]] in St. Thomas. He also worked as a stock clerk at an [[The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company|A&P]] food store in St. Thomas.

==Politics==
Peters began his political career at the municipal level, being elected to the St. Thomas city council in 1988. He became the city's mayor in 1991, and was the youngest mayor in the country at the time. Peters was re-elected by significant majorities in 1994 and 1997.

Peters ran as a candidate of the [[Ontario Liberal Party]] in [[1999 Ontario general election|the 1999 provincial election]]. He defeated incumbent [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] (PC) MPP [[Bruce Smith (Ontario politician)|Bruce Smith]] in the riding of [[Elgin—Middlesex—London (provincial electoral district)|Elgin—Middlesex—London]] by 1,171 votes.<ref name="1999 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=Elgin-Middlesex-London&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=3 June 1999 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140803112357/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=Elgin-Middlesex-London&flag=E&layout=G |archive-date=3 August 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

The election was won by the Progressive Conservatives, and Peters became the opposition critic for Disability issues on 26 June 1999. In September 2000, he was named opposition critic for Agriculture. For the next three years, most of his interventions in the legislature were focused on agricultural and rural issues.

Peters was easily re-elected in the [[2003 Ontario general election|2003 provincial election]], receiving over 57% of the vote. Bruce Smith, again running for the Progressive Conservatives, received just over 30%.<ref name="2003 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=Elgin-Middlesex-London&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=2 October 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140803112408/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=Elgin-Middlesex-London&flag=E&layout=G |archive-date=3 August 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The election was won by the Liberals and Peters was named [[Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Ontario)|Minister of Agriculture and Food]] on 23 October 2003.<ref name="2003McGuintyCab">{{cite news |title=Premier Dalton McGuinty and his 22-member cabinet were sworn in Thursday |publisher=Canadian Press NewsWire |date=23 October 2003 |page=1}}</ref> In late September 2004, he announced that the provincial government would provide $30 million to farmers affected by the [[Bovine spongiform encephalopathy|BSE]] crisis, which had prevented Canadian beef from reaching the [[United States|American]] market.

He was named as Ontario's [[Ministry of Labour (Ontario)|Minister of Labour]] following a [[cabinet shuffle]] on 29 June 2005.<ref name="2005McGuintyCab">{{cite news |title=Cabinet shuffle focuses on health care, education; McGuinty to head new Research and Innovation ministry |newspaper=The Record |location=Kitchener, Ont |date=30 June 2005 |page=A5}}</ref>

Though he was re-elected in the [[2007 Ontario general election|general election]] of October 2007, he was dropped from cabinet in a post-election cabinet shuffle.<ref name="2007 results">{{cite web |url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=10 October 2007 |page=4 (xiii) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007160233/http://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> On 28 November 2007, he was elected by his fellow members as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly on the fourth ballot, defeating [[Michael A. Brown (Canadian politician)|Michael A. Brown]], [[Ted Arnott]], [[David Zimmer]] and [[Lorenzo Berardinetti]].<ref>{{cite news |title=MPPs pick ex-cabinet minister as Speaker; Peters promises to be tough but fair in new job |last=Ferguson |first=Rob |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=November 29, 2007 |page=A19}}</ref>

On 9 November 2010, Peters announced that he would not be seeking re-election in the [[2011 Ontario general election]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/888033 |title=Speaker Peters announces retirement |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=9 November 2010}}</ref>

In 2013, he supported [[Gerrard Kennedy]] in his bid to become [[2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election|leader of the Liberal Party]]. The leadership race was won by [[Kathleen Wynne]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Liberal bigwigs poised to play kingmaker: 'Ex-officio' delegates will hold big sway when next premier chosen |last1=Benzie |first1=Robert |last2=Ferguson |first2=Rob |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=November 28, 2012 |page=A8}}</ref>

===Cabinet positions===
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| post2preceded = [[Chris Bentley (politician)|Chris Bentley]]
| post2 = [[Ministry of Labour (Ontario)|Minister of Labour]]
| post2years = 2005–2007
| post2note =
| post2followed = [[Brad Duguid]]

| post1preceded = [[Helen Johns]]
| post1 = [[Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Ontario)|Minister of Agriculture and Food]]
| post1years = 2003–2005
| post1note =
| post1followed = [[Leona Dombrowsky]]
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{{s-end}}

==After politics==
After leaving the legislature, Peters became executive director of the Alliance of Ontario Food Processors.<ref>{{cite news |title=Heinz changes may not affect Leamington; Ketchup plant employs 1,000 workers |last=Hall |first=Dave |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=April 17, 2013 |page=C10}}</ref>

Peters was elected to [[St. Thomas City Council]] [[2018 Ontario municipal elections#St. Thomas|in 2018]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.stthomastoday.ca/2022/06/13/coun-steve-peters-eyeing-another-term-on-st-thomas-council/ | title=Coun. Steve Peters eager to continue his passion for politics at the municipal level }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{OntarioMPPbio|id=steve-peters}}

{{McGuinty Ministry}}
{{Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario}}

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John Gerretsen

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{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1942)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2013}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable]]
|honorific-suffix =[[Executive Council of Ontario|ECO]]
| name = John Gerretsen
| image = John Gerretsen 2011.png
| caption = Gerretsen in 2011
| office1 = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Ontario MPP]]
| term_start1 = 1995
| term_end1 = 2014
| predecessor1 = [[Gary Wilson (politician)|Gary Wilson]]
| successor1 = [[Sophie Kiwala]]
| constituency1 = [[Kingston and the Islands (provincial electoral district)|Kingston and the Islands]]
| office2 = 90th [[Mayor of Kingston, Ontario]]
| term_start2 = 1980
| term_end2 = 1988
| predecessor2 = [[Ken Keyes (politician)|Ken Keyes]]
| successor2 = [[Helen Cooper (Canadian politician)|Helen Cooper]]
| party = [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]]
| birth_name = John Philip Gerretsen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|6|9}}
| birth_place = [[Hilversum]], [[Netherlands]]
| relations = [[Mark Gerretsen]], son
| spouse = Assunta
| profession = Lawyer
}}
'''John Philip Gerretsen''' (born June 9, 1942) is a former politician in [[Ontario]], Canada. He was a [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 1995 to 2014 who represented the eastern Ontario riding of [[Kingston and the Islands (provincial electoral district)|Kingston and the Islands]]. He served as a [[Political minister|Minister]] in the [[Executive Council of Ontario|Cabinet]]s of [[Premier of Ontario|Premiers]] [[Dalton McGuinty]] and [[Kathleen Wynne]].

==Early life==
Gerretsen was born in [[Hilversum]], Netherlands during World War II, and moved to Canada with his parents in 1954. He was educated at [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]] in [[Kingston, Ontario]], receiving a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] degree in 1964 and an [[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B]] in 1967. He subsequently worked as a solicitor, serving with [[Manulife Financial|Manulife Insurance Company]] in Toronto from 1969 to 1970. His son [[Mark Gerretsen]] served as a [[Kingston, Ontario]] city councillor and was elected mayor in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kingstonthisweek.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2821177 |title=New mayor, new faces on council |newspaper=Kingston Whig-Standard |date=October 28, 2010 |access-date=October 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101140129/http://kingstonthisweek.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2821177 |archive-date=November 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==Municipal politics==
Gerretsen's political career began in the early 1970s at the municipal level. He was elected as a Kingston [[Alderman]] in 1972, and remained on the City Council until 1980 (serving as Deputy Mayor from 1976 to 1980). Gerretsen was elected [[Mayor]] of the city in 1980, and was re-elected twice before stepping down in 1988. He was also President of the [[Association of Municipalities of Ontario]] from 1986 to 1987, and a trustee of Queen's University from 1981 to 1992.

After retiring from municipal politics, Gerretsen served as the Chair of the Ontario Housing Corporation (1989–1992) and was a Deputy Judge in the province's [[Small Claims Court]] (1993–1995). He also became active in politics at the provincial and federal levels. Gerretsen was an Executive Member of the [[Ontario Liberal Party]]'s [[Kingston and the Islands (provincial electoral district)|Kingston and the Islands]] riding association from 1989 to 1993, and was President of the [[Liberal Party of Canada]]'s federal riding association from 1993 to 1995.

==Provincial politics==
Gerretsen was elected to the Ontario legislature in the [[1995 Ontario general election|provincial election of 1995]], defeating [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] candidate Sally Barnes and incumbent [[Ontario New Democratic Party|New Democrat]] [[Gary Wilson (politician)|Gary Wilson]] in Kingston and the Islands. This was a close three-way race—Gerretsen received 10,314 votes, Barnes 8,571, and Wilson 8,052.<ref name="1995 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=Kingston+and+the+Islands&flag=E&layout=G |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141109083428/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=Kingston+and+the+Islands&flag=E&layout=G |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 9, 2014 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 8, 1995 |access-date=2014-03-02 }}</ref>

The general election was won by the Progressive Conservatives and Gerretsen entered parliament as a member of the opposition, serving as Opposition Critic on Municipal Affairs and Housing and Chief Opposition Whip.

In 1996, he ran to succeed [[Lyn McLeod]] as [[1996 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election|leader of the Ontario Liberal Party]]. Gerretsen was generally regarded as being on the right-wing of the party, and achieved some support in his home base of eastern Ontario. He placed fifth out of seven candidates on the first ballot, and dropped out after the second ballot. After withdrawing, he gave his support to Dalton McGuinty, the eventual winner.<ref name="carppa1996">{{cite book |title=Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs (1996) |editor=David Mutimer |publisher=University of Toronto Press |location=Toronto |year=2002 |pages=120–1}}</ref>

Gerretsen was easily re-elected in the [[1999 Ontario general election|1999 provincial election]], although the Progressive Conservatives were again victorious across the province.<ref name="1999 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=Kingston+and+the+Islands&flag=E&layout=G |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141109083441/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=Kingston+and+the+Islands&flag=E&layout=G |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 9, 2014 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 3, 1999 |access-date=2014-03-02 }}</ref> Gerretsen continued as Opposition Whip, and remained a vocal Liberal MPP for the next four years.

===McGuinty government===
The Liberal Party won the [[2003 Ontario general election|2003 election]] with 72 seats out of 103, and Gerretsen was re-elected with over 60% support.<ref name="2003 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=Kingston+and+the+Islands&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 2, 2003 |access-date=2014-03-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103534/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=Kingston+and+the+Islands&flag=E&layout=G |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> On October 23, 2003, he was named [[Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ontario)|Minister of Municipal Affairs]], with responsibility for seniors.<ref name="2003McGuintyCab">{{cite news |title=Premier Dalton McGuinty and his 22-member cabinet were sworn in Thursday |publisher=Canadian Press NewsWire |date=October 23, 2003 |page=1}}</ref> In March 2004, his portfolio was renamed the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

Gerretsen was the primary spokesperson for the McGuinty government in its controversial decision to permit further housing expansion on the [[Oak Ridges Moraine]], despite an election promise not to do so.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/had-no-choice-but-to-allow-development-minister-says/article18438052/ |website=Globe and Mail |access-date=3 November 2021|title=Had no choice but to allow development, minister says |date=November 22, 2003 |last1=Abbate |first1=Gay }}</ref> The Liberals claimed that they lacked the legal authority to prevent further development in the area. His main legislative success has been in leading in the enactment of a 1.8 million acre (7,300 km2) green belt surrounding the City of Toronto in 2005.

After a cabinet shuffle on June 29, 2005, the responsibility for seniors issues was transferred to another government minister. Gerretsen was retained as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.<ref name="2005McGuintyCab">{{cite news |title=Cabinet shuffle focuses on health care, education; McGuinty to head new Research and Innovation ministry |newspaper=The Record |location=Kitchener, Ont |date=June 30, 2005 |page=A5}}</ref>

In the [[2007 Ontario general election|2007 election]] of October 10, 2007, Gerretsen won re-election with just under 50% support.<ref name="2007 results">{{cite web|title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007160233/http://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 7, 2009 |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 10, 2007 |page=6 (xv) }}</ref> On October 29, 2007, Gerretsen was appointed as [[Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change|Minister of the Environment]].<ref name="McGuinty2007Cab">{{cite news |title=Premier goes for new blood; Expanded 28-member cabinet has eight ministers from Toronto, three from 905 area |last1=Ferguson |first1=Rob |last2=Benzie |first2=Robert |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=October 31, 2007 |page=A13}}</ref>

On August 18, 2010, Gerretsen was moved to the post of [[Ministry of Consumer Services (Ontario)|Minister of the Consumer Services]].<ref name="McGuinty2010Cab2">{{cite news |title=McGuinty moves 6, brings in 2 new faces in Ontario cabinet shuffle |last=Aveling |first=Nick |publisher=Postmedia News |date=August 18, 2010}}</ref>

He won re-election in the October 6, 2011 election. He was appointed [[Attorney General of Ontario]] and was re-appointed when [[Kathleen Wynne]] became premier in early 2013.<ref name="2011 results">{{cite web|url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330163815/http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 30, 2013 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 6, 2011 |access-date=2014-03-02 |page=7 }}</ref>

On October 25, 2013, Gerretsen announced that he would not run in the [[41st Ontario general election|next election.]]<ref name=retire>{{cite news |title=Attorney General John Gerretsen set to retire from politics |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2013/10/25/attorney_general_john_gerretsen_set_to_retire_from_politics.html |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=October 25, 2013}}</ref> Just before his retirement at the June 2014 election, Gerretsen was moved from the Attorney-General portfolio to that of [[Chair of Cabinet (Ontario)|Chair of Cabinet]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kathleen Wynne shuffles Liberal cabinet |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2014/03/25/kathleen_wynne_set_to_shuffle_liberal_cabinet_this_afternoon.html |access-date=March 25, 2014 |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=March 25, 2014}}</ref>

===Cabinet positions===
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==Electoral record==
{{2011 Ontario general election/Kingston and the Islands}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2007 Ontario general election]]}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|John Gerretsen|23,273|47.2| }}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|John Rapin|10,994|22.3| }}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Rick Downes|10,126|20.6| }}
{{CANelec |ON |Green |Bridget Doherty |4,321 |8.8}}
{{CANelec|ON|FCP|Chris K. Beneteau|418|0.9| }}
{{CANelec|ON|Freedom|Mark Fournier|137|0.3| }}
{{end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2003 Ontario general election]]}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|John Gerretsen|28,877|60.28|+5.58}}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|Hans Westenberg|9,640|20.12|-9.95}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Janet C. Collins|5,514|11.51|+0.23}}
{{CANelec |ON |Green |Eric B. Walton |3,137 |6.55 |+4.11}}
{{CANelec|ON|FCP|Chris K. Beneteau|735|1.53|+0.40}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|ON|1999|percent=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|John Gerretsen|26,355|54.70}}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|Bob Pickering|14,487|30.07}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Beth Pater|5,436|11.28}}
{{CANelec |ON |Green |Chris Walker |1,174 |2.44}}
{{CANelec|ON|FCP|Chris K. Beneteau|546|1.13}}
{{CANelec|ON|Natural Law|Gerard Morris|182|0.38}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|ON|1995|percent=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|John Gerretsen|10,314|36.95}}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|Sally Barnes| 8,571|30.71}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|[[Gary Wilson (politician)|Gary Wilson]]|8,052|28.85}}
{{CANelec|ON|FCP|John Pacheco| 858|3.07}}
{{CANelec|ON|Natural Law|Ronald Dunphy|115|0.41}}
{{end}}

==Personal life==
On March 19, 2020, amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Canada|coronavirus pandemic]], Gerretsen tested positive for [[COVID-19]], with his wife Assunta testing positive earlier that week, after they were both [[repatriate]]d to Canada from the ''[[Grand Princess]]'' cruise ship; they were quarantined at [[CFB Trenton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6702003/ontario-john-gerretsen-covid-19-cfb-trenton/|title=Former Ontario Attorney General John Gerretsen diagnosed with COVID-19 at CFB Trenton|publisher=globalnews.ca|date=March 19, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Ontario MPP biography2|John-Gerretsen}}

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{{Ontario Attorneys General}}

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Brad Duguid

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{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1962)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable]]
|honorific-suffix =[[Executive Council of Ontario|ECO]]
| name = Brad Duguid
| image = Brad Duguid - 2017 ROMA Conference (32499226581) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Duguid in 2017
| office1 = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Ontario MPP]]
| term_start1 = 2003
| term_end1 = 2018
| predecessor1 = [[Marilyn Mushinski]]
| successor1 = [[Christina Mitas]]
| constituency1 = [[Scarborough Centre (provincial electoral district)|Scarborough Centre]]
| party = [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|07|9}}
| birth_place = [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]], [[Ontario]]
| residence = [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]], [[Ontario]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Toronto]]
| spouse = Crystal
| children = 2,
}}
'''Brad Duguid''' (born July 9, 1962) is a former politician in [[Ontario]], Canada. He was a [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 2003 to 2018 who represented the [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[Scarborough Centre (provincial electoral district)|Scarborough Centre]] in [[Toronto]]. He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of [[Dalton McGuinty]] and [[Kathleen Wynne]].

==Background==
Duguid was born in Scarborough and graduated from [[Woburn Collegiate Institute]] and the [[University of Toronto]].{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}

Before seeking elected office, Duguid worked in government services at the municipal, provincial and federal levels, serving as executive assistant to [[Metropolitan Toronto|Metro Councillor]] Scott Cavalier, [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Ontario MPP]] [[Frank Faubert]], and [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] [[Member of Parliament|Members of Parliament]] [[Catherine Callbeck]] and [[Derek Lee (politician)|Derek Lee]].

==Politics==

===Municipal===
In 1994, he was elected as a city councillor in the suburban municipality of [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]].<ref name="1994MunicipalResults">{{cite news |title=Municipal Council - Final Results |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=November 16, 1994 |page=A8}}</ref> In the elections of [[1997 Toronto municipal election|1997]] and [[2000 Toronto municipal election|2000]], he was elected as a councillor in the amalgamated "megacity" of [[Toronto]].<ref name="1997 results">{{cite web |url=http://www.toronto.ca/elections/results/results_1997.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021141358/http://www.toronto.ca/elections/results/results_1997.htm |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |title=1997 Toronto general election results |year=1997 |publisher=City of Toronto |access-date=12 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="2000 results:W38">{{cite web |url=http://www.toronto.ca/vote2000/live_final/038.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219015513/http://www.toronto.ca/vote2000/live_final/038.htm |archive-date=February 19, 2008 |title=Councilor, Ward 38}}</ref> During his time in municipal government, Duguid was known for his work on community safety issues and affordable housing. He drafted a crime-prevention strategy for Toronto in 1999, and was a founder of the "Scarborough Community Safety Council", the "Scarborough Community Safety Audit Program" and the "Business Crime Prevention Seminar Program". He was also known as a supporter of then-[[Mayor of Toronto]], [[Mel Lastman]]. In the [[2003 Toronto municipal election|2003 election]], Duguid supported [[John Tory]] over [[David Miller (mayor of Toronto)|David Miller]] for [[Mayor of Toronto]].{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}

===Provincial===
On May 1, 2003, Duguid was appointed by Liberal leader [[Dalton McGuinty]] as the party's candidate for Scarborough Centre in the upcoming [[2003 Ontario general election|provincial election]]. This upset many in the local party association, as [[1999 Ontario general election]] candidate [[Liberal Party candidates, 1999 Ontario provincial election|Costas Manios]] was widely expected to win the nomination again. Manios decided to run against Duguid as an Independent (essentially campaigning as an "Independent Liberal"), and many believed he would deny Duguid victory by splitting the Liberal vote.<ref>{{cite news |title=Not all peaceful in Liberal camp |last=Urquhart |first=Ian |newspaper=The Guelph Mercury |date=June 26, 2003 |page=A13}}</ref> Instead, the provincial trend overrode local factors—Duguid defeated incumbent [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] [[Marilyn Mushinski]] by over 10,000 votes, while Manios finished fourth, behind Michael Laxer of the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]].<ref name="2003 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=scarborough+centre&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 2, 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607001520/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=Scarborough+Centre&flag=E&layout=G |archive-date=June 7, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

On October 23, 2003, Duguid was appointed [[Parliamentary Assistant]] on urban issues to [[John Gerretsen]], the [[Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing]]. As such, he has often clashed with Mayor David Miller over allegations by the mayor that the province has reneged on funding promises to the city.

Following his re-election in 2007,<ref name="2007 results">{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2014/historical-results/2007/General%20Election/Valid%20Ballots%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate.pdf |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20151206211444/http://www.elections.on.ca/content/dam/NGW/sitecontent/2014/historical-results/2007/General%20Election/Valid%20Ballots%20Cast%20for%20Each%20Candidate.pdf# |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 6, 2015 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 10, 2007 |page=14 (xxiii) |access-date=September 17, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Duguid was appointed Minister of Labour.<ref name="McGuinty2007Cab">{{cite news |title=Premier goes for new blood; Expanded 28-member cabinet has eight ministers from Toronto, three from 905 area |last1=Ferguson |first1=Rob |last2=Benzie |first2=Robert |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=October 31, 2007 |page=A13}}</ref> He ensured job protection for military reservists and improved health and safety in the workplace. He also saw the creation of the new Family Day holiday, allowing Ontario families to spend quality time together.

In a Cabinet shuffle on September 18, 2008, Duguid was appointed as the province's [[Minister of Aboriginal Affairs (Ontario)|Minister of Aboriginal Affairs]].<ref name="McGuinty2008Cab">{{cite news |title=The new-look Ontario cabinet |newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator |date=September 19, 2008 |page=A9}}</ref> As Minister of Aboriginal Affairs from 2008 to 2010, Duguid worked at building relationships through agreements with a number of First Nations and Métis organizations, including the framework to transfer Ipperwash Park to the Kettle and Stoney Point First Nation. Uniting two of his passions – youth outreach and hockey – Duguid also brought PLAY to First Nations' youth, a project that provides hockey coaching, mentoring and, potentially, facilities to Aboriginal communities in the north. On January 18, 2010 he was appointed [[Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (Ontario)|Minister of Energy and Infrastructure]].<ref name="McGuinty2010Cab1">{{cite news |title=Sweeping changes hit Queen's Park; Liberal Cabinet |last=Kenyon |first=Wallace |newspaper=National Post |date=January 19, 2010 |page=A8}}</ref>

In the re-election and subsequent Cabinet shuffle, in October 2011, the Cabinet was dissolved, and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure was split into two Ministries. The resulting cabinet Duguid was appointed as the Minister of Energy.<ref name="2011 results">{{cite web|url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330163815/http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7849B894-4C4F-490E-9E8C-271BCF0C0D4D/5712/SummaryofvalidvotescastforeacndGE2011.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 30, 2013 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 6, 2011 |page=16 }}</ref>

In the Cabinet, post election, on October 20, 2011, Brad Duguid was appointed Minister of Economic Development and Innovation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chris Bentley appointed Energy Minister |work=APPrRO Magazine |url=http://magazine.appro.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1644&Itemid=44 |date=November 2011}}</ref>

In December 2012, [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] [[London, Ontario|London]] reported that some of Minister Duguid's Christmas cards were sent without postage, instead using [[Franking#.22Official Business.22|franking]] stickers only available to the [[Monarchy of Canada|monarch]], federal [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|MPs]], [[Senate of Canada#Senators|senators]] and certain [[Parliament of Canada|parliamentary]] employees. A staffer later resigned over the controversy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brad Duguid's Christmas Cards Without Stamps Prompt Staffer's Resignation |publisher=Huffington Post |date=December 20, 2012 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/12/20/brad-duguid-christmas-cards-staffer-quits_n_2338492.html?ref=topbar}}</ref>

After [[Kathleen Wynne]] took over in 2013, she appointed Duguid as the [[Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (Ontario)|Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities]].<ref name="2013WynneCab">{{cite news |title=Ontario's new cabinet |newspaper=Waterloo Region Record |location=Kitchener, Ont |date=February 12, 2013 |page=A3}}</ref> Duguid was re-elected in the [[2014 Ontario general election|June 2014 election]].<ref name="2014 results">{{cite web |title=General Election by District: Scarborough Centre |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 12, 2014 |url=http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=081 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617110901/http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=081 |archive-date=June 17, 2014 |df=mdy }}</ref> After the election he was appointed as the [[Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment (Ontario)|Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure]].
<ref name="2014WynneCab">{{cite news |title=Kathleen Wynne warns financial cupboard is bare |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2014/06/24/ontario_premier_kathleen_wynnes_new_cabinet_unveiled.html |author1=Richard Brennan |author2=Robert Benzie |author3=Rob Ferguson |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=June 24, 2014}}</ref> On June 13, 2016, Duguid's portfolio was changed to Minister of Economic Development and Growth.<ref name="2016WynneCab">{{cite news |title=Kathleen Wynne's shuffled cabinet features 40% women |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-cabinet-changes-1.3632476 |publisher=CBC News |date=June 13, 2016}}</ref>

In September 2017, Duguid announced he would not be running for re-election in the next [[2018 Ontario general election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3727766/ontario-cabinet-minister-brad-duguid-not-seeking-re-election-next-year/|title=Ontario cabinet minister Brad Duguid not seeking re-election next year|date=September 8, 2017|website=Global News|access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref> His constituency was won by the Progressive Conservative candidate, [[Christina Mitas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4191704/ontario-election-2018-scarborough-centre-riding/|title=Ontario election 2018: Scarborough Centre riding|date=May 30, 2018|website=Global News|access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref>

===Cabinet positions===
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{{Canadian cabinet member navigational box header |ministry=Kathleen_Wynne}}
{{ministry box cabinet posts
| post3preceded = Himself
| post3 = [[Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment (Ontario)|Minister of Economic Development and Growth]]
| post3years = 2016–2018
| post3note =
| post3followed = [[Steven Del Duca]]

| post2preceded = [[Eric Hoskins]]
| post2 = [[Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment (Ontario)|Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure]]
| post2years = 2014–2016
| post2note =
| post2followed = [[Bob Chiarelli]] <ref group=note>As Minister of Infrastructure.</ref>

| post1preceded = [[John Milloy]]
| post1 = [[Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (Ontario)|Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities]]
| post1years = 2013–2014
| post1note =
| post1followed = [[Reza Moridi]]
}}
{{Canadian cabinet member navigational box header |ministry=Dalton_McGuinty}}
{{ministry box cabinet posts
| post5preceded = [[Sandra Pupatello]]
| post5 = [[Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (Ontario)|Minister of Economic Development and Innovation]]
| post5years = 2011–2013
| post5note =
| post5followed = [[Eric Hoskins]]

| post4preceded = Himself
| post4 = [[Ministry of Energy (Ontario)|Minister of Energy]]
| post4years = 2010–2011
| post4note =
| post4followed = [[Chris Bentley (politician)|Chris Bentley]]

| post3preceded = [[Gerry Phillips]]
| post3 = [[Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (Ontario)|Minister of Energy and Infrastructure]]
| post3years = 2010 (January–August)
| post3note =
| post3followed = [[Bob Chiarelli]] as Minister of Infrastructure

| post2preceded = [[Michael Bryant (politician)|Michael Bryant]]
| post2 = [[Minister of Aboriginal Affairs (Ontario)|Minister of Aboriginal Affairs]]
| post2years = 2008–2010
| post2note =
| post2followed = [[Chris Bentley (politician)|Chris Bentley]]

| post1preceded = [[Steve Peters (Ontario politician)|Steve Peters]]
| post1 = [[Minister of Labour (Ontario)|Minister of Labour]]
| post1years = 2007–2008
| post1note =
| post1followed = [[Peter Fonseca]]
}}
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==Electoral record==

{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 Ontario general election]]}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Brad Duguid|16,142|00.0| }}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives| Carol Williams|7,511|00.0| }}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP| Kathleen Mathurin|6,836|00.0| }}
{{CANelec |ON |Green | Jeff Mole |558 |0.0 | }}
{{CANelec|ON|FCP| David Driver| 301| 0.0| }}
{{end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2007 Ontario general election]]}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Brad Duguid|17,714|53.6| }}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|Sammy Appadurai|8,316|25.2| }}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Kathleen Mathurin|4,401|13.3| }}
{{CANelec |ON |Green |Andrew Strachan |1,827 |5.5 | }}
{{CANelec|ON|FCP| Thomas Lang| 459| 1.4| }}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian| David Predovich| 349| 1.1| }}
{{end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2003 Ontario general election]]}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Brad Duguid|21,698|52.07|+17.54}}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|[[Marilyn Mushinski]]|11,686|28.04|-15.08}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Michael Laxer|3,653|8.77|-11.14}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|[[Liberal Party candidates, 1999 Ontario provincial election|Costas Manios]]|3,259|7.82}}
{{CANelec |ON |Green |Robert Carty |642 |1.54}}
{{CANelec|ON|FCP|Joseph Internicola|495|1.19|-0.17}}
{{CANelec|ON|Communist|[[Elizabeth Rowley]]|241|0.58}}
{{end}}

==References==

===Notes===
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===Citations===
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==External links==
*{{Ontario MPP biography|id=brad-duguid}}

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Ralph Benmergui

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{{Short description|Canadian broadcaster (born 1955)}}
'''Raphael''' "'''Ralph'''" '''Benmergui''' (born 1955) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] television and radio personality, a writer, an ordained [[spiritual director]], and a strategic advisor in political, environmental, and academic realms.<ref name="Kalinowski20160903">{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/09/03/its-like-i-entered-the-twilight-zone-toronto-couple-thought-they-were-being-punked-when-they-moved-to-hamilton.html|title='It's like I entered the twilight zone:' Toronto couple thought they were being punked when they moved to Hamilton|last=Kalinowski|first=Tess|date=3 September 2016|newspaper=Toronto Star|access-date=3 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/ralph-benmergui-leaves-radio-for-politics/article1315769/|title=Ralph Benmergui leaves radio for politics|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=November 26, 2010|access-date=2021-12-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=No fresh faces in new Ontario cabinet|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/no-fresh-faces-in-new-ontario-cabinet-1.1029023|access-date=23 May 2012}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=June 2012}}

Since 2025, he has been executive director of the ALEPH Canada, the organization of the [[Jewish Renewal|Jewish Renewal]] movement in Canada.<ref name="Aleph">{{cite news |title=Drumming, chanting, climate change: Canada’s Jewish Renewal movement is growing |url=https://thecjn.ca/news/canada/drumming-chanting-climate-change-canadas-jewish-renewal-movement-is-growing/ |access-date=October 22, 2025 |work=Canadian Jewish News}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==

Born to a [[Sephardi Jew]]ish<ref name="shabbat">[http://www.jewishtribune.ca/features/2012/04/20/shabbat-goes-universal "Shabbat goes universal"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213111510/http://www.jewishtribune.ca/features/2012/04/20/shabbat-goes-universal |date=2014-12-13 }}. ''[[The Jewish Tribune (Canada)|Jewish Tribune]]'', April 20, 2012.</ref> family in [[Tangier]], [[Morocco]],<ref>{{cite news|author=Dorothy Lichtblau|year=1998|newspaper=The [[Canadian Jewish News]]|url=http://www.cjnews.com/pastIssues/98/july30-98/tab/tab.htm|title=Benmergui a man of many talents|access-date=2006-03-15 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070307110702/http://www.cjnews.com/pastIssues/98/july30-98/tab/tab.htm  |archive-date = 2007-03-07}}</ref> and raised in [[Toronto]], Benmergui studied journalism at [[Toronto Metropolitan University|Ryerson Polytechnical Institute]], where he was news director and program producer at the university's radio station, [[CKLN-FM]].

== Career ==

While Benmergui was still at Ryerson, the CBC offered him a research job in [[Winnipeg]]. From there, he went on to produce current affairs documentaries and was named host of ''[[Night Lines]]'', a late-night music show on [[CBC Stereo]]. Back in Toronto, Benmergui hosted ''[[Prime Time (radio program)|Prime Time]]'', a nightly one-hour entertainment program on [[CBC Radio One|CBC Radio]], and its weekend sister program ''[[The Entertainers (radio program)|The Entertainers]]''. He later moved on to co-host [[CBC Television]]'s ''[[Midday (CBC)|Midday]]'' with [[Valerie Pringle]], and also later hosted the variety show ''[[Friday Night! with Ralph Benmergui]]'' and the talk show ''[[Benmergui Live]]''.

He has won a prestigious Japan Prize for Best International Youth Programming, a Yorkton Film Festival prize for Best Youth Programming, and has been the recipient of five [[Gemini Award]] nominations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Broadcasting Vet Ralph Benmergui Returns to CBC Renewed|url=https://www.cjnews.com/culture/entertainment/broadcasting-vet-ralph-benmergui-returns-to-cbc-renewed|access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref>

Benmergui produced [[Stuart McLean]]'s Christmas special and the children's quiz show ''[[SmartAsk]]'' for CBC television, and for [[Vision TV]] he produced six episodes of a series called ''Seekers'', chronicling the experience of five people on journey to find their spirituality, and ''[[Ralph Benmergui: My Israel]]'', taking a critical and bipartisan look at the issues and landscape of [[Israel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://myisraelshow.com|title=My Israel Show Website entry|access-date=2008-05-03}}</ref> as well a six part series titled Hod Bless America about religion and politics on the U.S. He hosted three specials, entitled ''Seriously Funny'' in Canada and ''Punchlines in the Sand'' in the US, where three comics comment on and explore serious issues of the day through comedy.

In 2009, Benmergui joined the [[Green Party of Canada]] as a strategic communications advisor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gpo.ca/node/2111|title=Strategic Communications Advisor for the Green Party of Canada - Ralph Benmergui|date=2009-11-11|access-date=2009-12-06}}</ref> He has since worked as a strategic advisor and Communications Director at different political, environmental, media, business, and academic organizations and boards. He continues to work in media. Ralph had his memoir, I Thought He Was Dead, and he leads workshops and counsels clients on spiritual companionship and finding deep meaning as we age.{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}

In 2021, Benmergui started a podcast for [[The Canadian Jewish News]] called ''Yehupetzville'' about Jews living in small towns across the country.<ref>{{cite news|title=Yehupetzville, episode 1: "What's it like being Jewish in Moncton?"|url=https://thecjn.ca/whats-it-like-being-jewish-in-moncton/|access-date=4 May 2021}}</ref>
For the last seven years Ralph has hosted the podcast Not That Kind of Rabbi. His website is ralphbenmergui.ca

== Personal life ==

Benmergui is married to Cortney Pasternak, a registered psychotherapist, educator, and former television journalist.<ref name=shabbat/> He is the father of four and the grandfather of three.

== References ==
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