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Brenda Elliott

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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable]]
| name = Brenda Elliott
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECO|size=100%}}
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| office = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Ontario MPP]]
| term_start = 1995
| term_end = 2003
| predecessor = [[Derek Fletcher]]
| successor = [[Liz Sandals]]
| constituency = [[Guelph (provincial electoral district)|Guelph]]
| party = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|10|27}}
| birth_place = [[Goderich, Ontario]], Canada
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'''Brenda Elliott''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECO}} (born October 27, 1950) is a former Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. She served in the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] as a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] from 1995 to 2003, and was a [[cabinet minister]] in the governments of [[Mike Harris]] and [[Ernie Eves]].

==Background==
Elliott was born in [[Goderich, Ontario]]. She went to [[McMaster University]], and worked as a teacher and librarian. In 1972, she was elected to the [[Wellington County, Ontario|Wellington County]] Board of Education. She became interested in environmental causes during the 1990s, and in November 1989 opened a store in [[Guelph]], [[Ontario]] called For Earth's Sake.<ref name="WhoWho">{{cite book |title=Canadian Who's Who 2003, Volume 38 |author=Elizabeth Lumley |page=404}}</ref>

==Politics==
Elliott was elected to the Ontario legislature in the [[1995 Ontario general election|1995 provincial election]], defeating former [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Member of Provincial Parliament]] (MPP) [[Rick Ferraro]] and incumbent [[Ontario New Democratic Party|New Democrat]] [[Derek Fletcher]] in the [[Guelph (provincial electoral district)|Guelph]] constituency.<ref name="1995 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=guelph&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/20140306230307/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=guelph&flag=E&layout=G |archivedate=March 6, 2014 }}</ref> The Tories won a majority government in this election under [[Mike Harris]]'s leadership, and Elliott was appointed as [[Ministry of the Environment (Ontario)|Minister of Environment and Energy]] on June 26, 1995.<ref name="1995HarrisCab">{{cite news |title=Mike Harris' cabinet |newspaper=The Spectator |location=Hamilton, Ont |date=June 27, 1995 |page=A7}}</ref>

Due to Elliott's background in the [[environmental movement]], many believed she would be a strong advocate for "green" policies in the Harris cabinet.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} She was dropped from cabinet on August 16, 1996,<ref name="1996HarrisCab">{{cite news |title=Tsubouchi demoted in Harris shuffle |first=William |last=Walker |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=August 16, 1996 |page=A1}}</ref> and served as a [[backbench]] supporter in the legislature for the next three years.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}

Elliott was easily re-elected in the [[1999 Ontario general election|1999 provincial election]] for the redistributed riding of [[Guelph—Wellington (provincial electoral district)|Guelph—Wellington]] by about ten thousand 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=guelph&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/20120303071244/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=Guelph&flag=E&layout=G |archivedate=March 3, 2012 }}</ref> On February 8, 2001, she returned to cabinet as [[Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs (Ontario)|Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs]].<ref name="2001HarrisCab">{{cite news |title=Flaherty to be new Ontario finance chief |newspaper=Sudbury Star |date=February 8, 2001 |page=A5}}</ref> When [[Ernie Eves]] replaced Mike Harris as [[Premier of Ontario]] in 2002, he named Elliott as his [[Ministry of Community and Social Services (Ontario)|Minister of Community, Family and Children's Services]].<ref name="2002EvesCabinet">{{cite news |title=Ont-Cabinet |publisher=Canadian Press NewsWire |location=Toronto, Ont |date=April 15, 2002}}</ref>

The Tories were defeated in the [[2003 Ontario general election|2003 provincial election]], and Elliott lost her seat to Liberal candidate [[Liz Sandals]] by 2,800 votes.<ref name="2003 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=guelph&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/20120303071248/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=guelph&flag=E&layout=G |archivedate=March 3, 2012 }}</ref>

===Cabinet positions===
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| post1 = [[Minister of Community and Social Services (Ontario)|Minister of Community, Family, and Social Services]]
| post1years = 2002–2003
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| post1followed = [[Sandra Pupatello]]
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| post2preceded = [[Norm Sterling]]
| post2 = [[Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs (Ontario)|Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs]]
| post2years = 2001–2002
| post2note =
| post2followed = [[Ernie Eves]]

| post1preceded = [[Bud Wildman]]
| post1 = [[Ministry of the Environment (Ontario)|Minister of Environment and Energy]]
| post1years = 1995–1996
| post1note =
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{OntarioMPPbio|id=brenda-elliott}}

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Eric Hoskins

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{{Short description|Canadian physician and politician (born 1960)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2013}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable]]
| name = Eric Hoskins
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|MSC|ECO|size=100%}}
| image = Eric Hoskins.JPG
| caption = Hoskins in 2012
| office2 = [[Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care|Minister of Health and Long-Term Care]]
| predecessor2 = [[Deb Matthews]]
| premier2 = [[Kathleen Wynne]]
| party = [[Ontario Liberal Party|Ontario Liberal]]
| office1 = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Member of Provincial Parliament]] for<br> [[Toronto—St. Paul's (provincial electoral district)|St. Paul's]]
| predecessor1 = [[Michael Bryant (politician)|Michael Bryant]]
| successor1 = [[Jill Andrew]]
| termend2 = February 26, 2018
| termstart2 = June 24, 2014
| successor2 = [[Helena Jaczek]]
| birth_name = Eric William Hoskins
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|11|29}}
| birth_place = [[Simcoe, Ontario]], Canada
| spouse = [[Samantha Nutt]]
| children =
| residence =
| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list | [[McMaster University]] | [[Balliol College, Oxford]]<ref>{{cite news |year=2014 |title=Honours, Appointments and Awards |url=https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/media/1091/cars_newsletter_hilarytrinity_2014.pdf |work=Canadian Association of Rhodes Scholars Newsletter |volume=64 |issue=2 |page=16 |publisher=Canadian Association of Rhodes Scholars |issn=0821-039X |access-date=27 February 2018 |via=Rhodes Trust}}</ref> | [[London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine]]}}
| occupation = [[Physician]], [[politician]], [[humanitarian]]
| term_start1 = September 17, 2009
| term_end1 = February 26, 2018
| office3 = [[Eric Hoskins#Cabinet portfolios|More...]]
}}

'''Eric William Hoskins''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|MSC|ECO}} (born November 29, 1960) is a Canadian [[physician]] and former politician who served as an [[Executive Council of Ontario|Ontario cabinet]] minister from 2010 to 2018. A member of the [[Ontario Liberal Party]], he represented [[Toronto—St. Paul's (provincial electoral district)|Toronto—St. Paul's]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 2009 to 2018. Before entering politics, Hoskins was the president of [[War Child (charity)|War Child Canada]] and was made an Officer of the [[Officer of the Order of Canada|Order of Canada]] in 2008 for his humanitarian work.

Hoskins served in the governments of [[Dalton McGuinty]] and [[Kathleen Wynne]], holding the portfolios of [[Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care|Health and Long-Term Care]] (2014–2018), [[Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade|Economic Development, Trade, and Employment]] (2013–2014), [[Ministry of Children and Youth Services (Ontario)|Children and Youth Services]] (2011–2012), and [[Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade|Citizenship and Immigration]] (2010–2011).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/eric-hoskins|title=Eric Hoskins {{!}} Legislative Assembly of Ontario|website=www.ola.org|date=September 17, 2009 |language=en|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref> In 2013, he contended for the [[2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election|leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party]], which was won by Kathleen Wynne. Hoskins resigned from cabinet and the legislature on February 26, 2018, three months before the [[2018 Ontario general election|provincial election]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://globalnews.ca/news/4048563/eric-hoskins-resigns/| title = Dr. Eric Hoskins resigns as Ontario's health minister, MPP {{!}} Globalnews.ca}}</ref> On June 20, 2018, the federal government announced that Hoskins had been appointed Chair of the [[Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-launches-advisory-council-on-the-implementation-of-national-pharmacare-686043961.html|title=Government of Canada launches Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare|website=www.newswire.ca|language=en|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Hoskins was born on November 29, 1960, in [[Simcoe, Ontario|Simcoe]], [[Ontario]]. After he attended [[Simcoe Composite School]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.simcoereformer.ca/2009/06/05/scs-dunking-for-dollars|title=SCS dunking for dollars|work=Simcoe Reformer}}</ref> for high school, Hoskins completed a [[Bachelor of Science|bachelor of science]] (B.Sc.) in chemistry at [[McMaster University]] in 1982 and graduated with a [[Doctor of Medicine|doctor of medicine]] (M.D.) from [[McMaster University Medical School]] in 1985. After an internship in internal medicine, Hoskins was awarded a [[Rhodes scholarship]] and subsequently continued his studies at the [[University of Oxford]] where he completed a [[Doctor of Philosophy|doctor of philosophy]] (DPhil) in public health and [[epidemiology]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/md/PARHAD/lectureships/lecture-lecturers-ehoskins.htm |publisher=University of Calgary |title=The Irma M. Parhad Programme Profile on Eric Hoskins |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001163230/http://www.ucalgary.ca/md/PARHAD/lectureships/lecture-lecturers-ehoskins.htm |archive-date=October 1, 2012 }}</ref> Hoskins also holds a [[Master of Science|master of science]] (M.Sc.) from the [[London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine]] and a postgraduate diploma in health economics from [[The University of Aberdeen]]. He is a fellow of the [[Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada]] and is board-certified in the specialty of [[Community Medicine|community medicine]] (public health).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liberal.ca/candidate_e.aspx?riding=35028|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001012458/http://www.liberal.ca/candidate_e.aspx?riding=35028|title=Liberal.ca :: Meet Your Liberal Candidate|archive-date=October 1, 2008|work=liberal.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/01/06/ontario_liberal_leadership_candidate_eric_hoskins.html|title=Ontario Liberal leadership candidate: Eric Hoskins|date=January 6, 2013|work=thestar.com}}</ref>

==Career==
=== Working in conflict areas ===
From 1987 to 1990, Hoskins lived and worked in Sudan providing humanitarian relief to Ethiopian refugees in eastern Sudan, and to displaced civilians in southern Sudan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.peacemagazine.org/v18n2p08.htm |publisher=Peace Magazine |title=International Doctoring and Entertaining: Samantha Nutt and Eric Hoskins}}</ref> In 1991, Hoskins co-founded the International Study Team, and led a group of international experts to examine the impact of war on the civilian population in Iraq.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-64CLNY?OpenDocument |publisher=Relief Web |title=Our common responsibility: The impact of a new war on Iraqi children|date=January 30, 2003 }}</ref> The study provided a detailed humanitarian assessment of post-Gulf War Iraq.

Having seen the impact of war on Iraqi children, Hoskins lobbied the Canadian government to release over 2 million dollars of frozen Iraqi assets held in Canadian banks, and spent the following two years overseeing the purchase and distribution of food and medicine to tens of thousands of at-risk Iraqi children.<ref name=peaceprize>{{cite web|url=http://www.unac.org/en/news_events/pearson/1992.asp |publisher=United Nations Association in Canada |title=Pearson Peace Prize Profile on Eric Hoskins |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709031357/http://www.unac.org/en/news_events/pearson/1992.asp |archive-date=July 9, 2011 }}</ref>

=== Department of Foreign Affairs ===
In 1997, Hoskins joined the [[Foreign Affairs Canada|Department of Foreign Affairs Canada]] as [[Lloyd Axworthy]]'s Senior Policy Advisor. While at the Department of Foreign Affairs, he was responsible for contributing to Canadian foreign policy in the areas of human rights, human security, humanitarian affairs, peace building, war-affected children and Africa.<ref name=ordercanada>{{cite web |url=http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/main/news/news_2007/hoskins_eric.htm |publisher=McMaster University |title=War Child Canada president named to Order of Canada}}</ref>

Hoskins later also served as an advisor to the Office of the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict at the United Nations, and has been involved in setting United Nations policy on issues concerning the protection of children living with war.<ref name=ordercanada/>

=== War Child Canada ===
Hoskins is the co-founder and former president of [[War Child (charity)|War Child Canada]], a charitable organization that works to raise funds for relief and development programs in support of war-affected children around the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.warchild.ca/images/general/WCC_annual_report_2010.pdf |publisher=War Child International |title=2010 Annual Report |date=2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215224321/http://www.warchild.ca/images/general/WCC_annual_report_2010.pdf |archive-date=December 15, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.warchild.ca/about/ |publisher=War Child Canada |title=About Us}}</ref> Working alongside his wife, War Child Executive Director [[Samantha Nutt]], Hoskins helped the organization develop international relief programs and spread awareness of the issues facing war-affected children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brocku.ca/webnews/displaystory.phtml?TEMPLATE=template.html&sid=1353 |publisher=Brock University |title=War Child Canada co-founders to receive honorary degrees at 2005 Brock Fall Convocation}}</ref> He worked with the [[United Nations]] and non-governmental organizations in some of the world's worst conflict areas including [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Eritrea]], [[Somalia]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Iraq]], [[Burundi]], [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]].<ref name=ordercanada/>

As President of War Child Canada, Hoskins was a frequent contributor to Maclean's magazine on war-related issues. He was a regular commentator on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]], [[CBC Television|CBC]] and other major broadcast networks concerning the impact of war on civilians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20030811_63698_63698 |publisher=Maclean's Magazine |title=A Bloody Road to Peace |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807100228/http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20030811_63698_63698 |archive-date=August 7, 2011 }}</ref> In 2008, Hoskins was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his humanitarian work.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Eric Hoskins, O.C., M.S.C., M.D. {{!}} The Governor General of Canada |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-5428}}</ref>

=== First foray into politics ===
On April 21, 2007, Hoskins was chosen as the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] candidate in the riding of [[Haldimand—Norfolk]] for the [[40th Canadian federal election|2008 Federal election]]. On October 14, 2008, he was defeated by Conservative incumbent [[Diane Finley]].<ref name="2008 Ontario results">{{cite web |title=Ontario Results |newspaper=The Toronto Star |date=October 15, 2008 |page=U2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.ca/scripts/OVR2008/default.html|title=OVR / ROS|work=elections.ca}}</ref>

=== Provincial politics ===
On August 12, 2009, Hoskins was nominated as the [[Ontario Liberal Party|provincial Liberal]] candidate in the [[St. Paul's (provincial electoral district)|St. Paul's]] by-election.<ref>{{cite news |title=Doctor gets nod in St. Paul's |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2009/08/13/doctor_gets_nod_in_st_pauls.html |first=Robert |last=Benzie |date=August 13, 2009}}</ref> On September 19, 2009, he defeated [[Toronto Sun]] columnist Sue-Ann Levy running for the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservatives]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/liberals-win-easily-in-st-pauls-byelection/article_d69208da-f0ab-55a3-987b-4e55b849c9cf.html |title=Liberals win easily in St. Paul's byelection |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=September 17, 2009 |access-date=October 25, 2023}}</ref>

On January 18, 2010, he was named [[Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration|Minister of Citizenship and Immigration]] in [[Dalton McGuinty]]'s second government.<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 2011 Ontario election, Hoskins was easily re-elected defeating PC candidate [[Christine McGirr]] by 16,076 votes.<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=15 }}</ref> After the election he was appointed as [[Ministry of Children and Youth Services (Ontario)|Minister of Children and Youth Services]].<ref name="McGuinty2011Cab">{{cite news |title=Ontario's new cabinet |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=October 21, 2011 |page=A18}}</ref>

Hoskins resigned on November 9, 2012, to stand as a candidate in the [[2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election|Ontario Liberal Party leadership election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hoskins officially joins Ontario Liberal leadership race |newspaper=The City Centre Mirror |location=Willowdale, Ont |date=November 13, 2012 |page=1}}</ref> He was eliminated after the first ballot and he endorsed [[Kathleen Wynne]], the eventual winner.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wynne triumphs, makes history: Opponents deliver victory for 'spectacular' candidate |last1=Benzie |first1=Robert |last2=Ferguson |first2=Rob |last3=Brennan |first3=Richard |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=January 27, 2013 |page=A1}}</ref> On February 11, 2013, he was appointed Minister of Economic Development, Trade & Employment.<ref name="2013WynneCab">{{cite news |title=Ontario's new cabinet |newspaper=Waterloo Region Record |location=Kitchener, Ont |date=February 12, 2013 |page=A3}}</ref>

Hoskins was re-elected in June 2014,<ref name="2014 results">{{cite web |title=General Election by District: St. Paul's |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 12, 2014 |url=http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=077 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617110841/http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=077 |archive-date=June 17, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and was appointed by Kathleen Wynne as [[Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care|Minister of Health and Long-Term Care]].<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 February 26, 2018, Hoskins announced his resignation as an MPP and as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.<ref name="cbc.ca">{{cite web| url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/eric-hoskins-ontario-health-minister-resignation-1.4552697| title = Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins resigns {{!}} CBC News}}</ref>

=== Pharmacare leader ===

On June 20, 2018, Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] appointed Hoskins to head a national pharmacare strategy.<ref name=":0" />

== Awards and recognition ==
In April 2008, Hoskins was made an [[Order of Canada|Officer of the Order of Canada]] by [[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]] [[Michaëlle Jean]] for his humanitarian work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=4984 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080207062736/http://www.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=4984 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 7, 2008 |publisher=[[Governor General of Canada]] |title=Media Governor General Announces New Appointments to the Order of Canada |df=mdy-all }}</ref> At age 33, Hoskins became the youngest recipient of the [[United Nations Association]] in Canada's Lester B. Pearson Peace Medal and was later awarded the [[Meritorious Service Cross]] by the [[Governor General of Canada]] in the name of the [[Queen of Canada]] for his work in war-torn communities around the world.<ref name=peaceprize/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.warchild.org/news/News_archive/2004/Hoskins/hoskins.html |publisher=War Child International |title=Eric Hoskins leads assessment in Sudan}}</ref>

Hoskins has been awarded the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration [[Citation for Citizenship]], was a member of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Award,{{when|date=May 2020}} and won the Distinguished Alumni Award from [[McMaster University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brickenden.com/pdf/BioHoskinsDr.Eric.pdf |publisher=Brickenden Speaker's Bureau |title=Profile of Eric Hoskins |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218235548/http://www.brickenden.com/pdf/BioHoskinsDr.Eric.pdf |archive-date=February 18, 2012 }}</ref>

Hoskins and his wife, Samantha Nutt, received Honorary Doctorates of Law from [[McMaster University]] in May 2005 for their work promoting human rights and their role in delivering humanitarian assistance to some of the world's most vulnerable populations. Hoskins also has honorary degrees from Brock and Niagara Universities.<ref name=ordercanada/>

== Cabinet portfolios ==
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== Electoral record ==
{{CANelec/top|ON|2014|percent=yes|change=yes|prelim=no}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Eric Hoskins|30,036|59.65|+1.26}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|Justine Deluce|12,032|23.89|+2.97}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Luke Savage|5,142|10.21|-6.40}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|Josh Rachlis|2,556|5.08|+2.33}}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|John Kittredge |413|0.82|+0.04}}
{{CANelec|ON|Freedom|Mike Rita|176|0.35|+0.15}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|50,355|100.0  ||}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: [[Elections Ontario]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=077|date=2014|publisher=[[Elections Ontario]]|title=General Election Results by District, 077 St. Paul's|access-date=17 June 2014|archive-date=June 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617110841/http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=077|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
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{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|[[Diane Finley]]|19,657|40.8%|-7.5%|$67,583}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Eric Hoskins|15,577|32.4%|-1.9%|$72,913}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Ian Nichols|5,549|11.5%|-1.3%|$5,509}}
{{CANelec|XX|Independent|[[Gary McHale]]|4,821|10.0%|–|$22,798}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Stephana Johnston|2,041|4.2%|+0.7%|$2,581}}
{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Steven Elgersma |501|1.0%|0.0%|–}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|48,146|100%|$85,391 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Majority|4,080|8.48%}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|248|–}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|48,394| %}}
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Norm Sterling

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| honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable]]
| name = Norm Sterling
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECO|size=100%}}
| image =
| caption =
| office = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Ontario MPP]]
| term_start1 = 2007
| term_end1 = 2011
| predecessor1 = ''Riding established''
| successor1 = [[Jack MacLaren]]
| constituency1 = [[Carleton—Mississippi Mills (provincial electoral district)|Carleton—Mississippi Mills]]
| term_start2 = 1999
| term_end2 = 2007
| predecessor2 = ''Riding established''
| successor2 = ''Riding abolished''
| constituency2 = [[Lanark—Carleton (provincial electoral district)|Lanark—Carleton]]
| term_start3 = 1987
| term_end3 = 1999
| predecessor3 = [[Robert C. Mitchell|Robert Mitchell]]
| successor3 = ''Riding abolished''
| constituency3 = [[Carleton (Ontario provincial electoral district)|Carleton]]
| term_start4 = 1977
| term_end4 = 1987
| predecessor4 = [[Donald Roy Irvine]]
| successor4 = ''Riding abolished''
| constituency4 = [[Grenville (provincial electoral district)|Carleton—Grenville]]
| party = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]]
| birth_name = Norman William Sterling
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|2|19}}
| birth_place = [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| residence =
| occupation = Lawyer
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'''Norman William''' "'''Norm'''" '''Sterling''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECO}} (born February 19, 1942) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician, who served in the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 1977 to 2011.

==Background==
Sterling attended [[Carleton University]] and the [[University of Ottawa]], and worked as a [[lawyer]] and [[engineer]] before entering public life. He was a partner in the Sterling & Young law firm, and in 1974 became president of the Manotick Home & School Association.

==Politics==
===Davis government===
Sterling ran unsuccessfully for a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative]] nomination in 1971, at age 29.<ref>{{cite news |first=Theresa |last=Fritz |title=Norm Sterling clarifies his remarks |publisher=Carleton Place EMC |date=April 14, 2011 |page=4}}</ref> He tried again, successfully, in 1977, and was elected to the Ontario legislature in the [[1977 Ontario general election|1977 provincial election]] in the safe eastern Ontario [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[Grenville (provincial electoral district)|Grenville—Carleton]].<ref name="1977 results">{{cite news |title=Ontario provincial election results riding by riding |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=June 10, 1977 |page=D9}}</ref> He became [[Parliamentary Secretary|parliamentary assistant]] to the Attorney General in 1978, but was not appointed to the cabinet of [[Bill Davis]] in his first term as a [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Member of Provincial Parliament]] (MPP).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Norman W. Sterling|url=https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/norman-w-sterling|access-date=May 1, 2021|website=ola.org|date=9 June 1977 |publisher=[[Ontario Legislative Assembly]]}}</ref>

Sterling was returned without difficulty in the [[1981 Ontario general election|1981 election]],<ref name="1981 Election Results">{{cite news|author=Canadian Press |title=Election results for Metro Toronto ridings |newspaper=The Windsor Star |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0NtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QlIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6285%2C1391429 |date=1981-03-20 |location=Windsor, Ontario |page=22 |access-date=2014-03-06}}</ref> and served as a [[minister without portfolio]] from April 10, 1981 to February 13, 1982.<ref name=":0" /> He was appointed as [[Provincial Secretary and Registrar of Ontario|Provincial Secretary for Justice]] on February 13, 1982.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="1982DavisCabinet">{{cite news |title=Grossman to Health Ontario Cabinet shuffled by Davis |last1=Stead |first1=Sylvia |last2=Speirs |first2=Rosemary |last3=Matas |first3=Robert |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=February 13, 1982 |page=1}}</ref> On July 6, 1983, he was named as [[Provincial Secretary and Registrar of Ontario#Provincial Secretaries for Resource Development|Provincial Secretary for Resource Development]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="1983DavisCabinet">{{cite news |title=Shuffle gives Treasury job to Grossman |last1=Speirs |first1=Rosemary |last2=Stead |first2=Sylvia |last3=Cruikshank |first3=John |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=July 6, 1983 |pages=1, 2}}</ref> Sterling, who represents a predominantly rural and Protestant region of Ontario, disagreed with the Davis government's decision to fully fund Ontario's [[Catholic]] school system and insisted that his protest be entered into the official minutes of the [[Executive Council (Commonwealth countries)|executive council]]. Sterling initially supported [[Dennis Timbrell]] to replace Davis as party leader, but crossed to [[Frank Miller (Canadian politician)|Frank Miller]] on the last ballot after Timbrell was eliminated.

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===In opposition===
The Progressive Conservatives lost power following the [[1985 Ontario general election|1985 election]], although Sterling had no difficulty being re-elected in his own riding.<ref name="1985 results">{{cite news |title=Results of vote in Ontario election |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=May 3, 1985 |page=13}}</ref> There was another Progressive Conservative leadership convention in late 1985. On this occasion, Sterling broke with Timbrell (describing the latter's post-election opposition to Catholic school funding as an opportunistic volte-face), and supported [[Larry Grossman (politician)|Larry Grossman]].

In the [[1987 Ontario general election|Liberal landslide of 1987]], however, he was only able to defeat Liberal candidate [[Roly Armitage]] by about 500 votes in the redistributed riding of [[Carleton (Ontario federal electoral district)#Provincial district|Carleton]].<ref name="1987 results">{{cite news |title=Results from individual ridings |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=September 11, 1987 |page=F2}}</ref>

Sterling was re-elected in the provincial elections of [[1990 Ontario general election|1990]].<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> During his first stint in opposition, Sterling held numerous [[Shadow Cabinet|shadow cabinet]] portfolios such as critic for: the [[Solicitor General of Ontario]]; the Management Board of Cabinet; Economics, Industry, Trade and Technology; Intergovernmental Affairs; and Treasury and Economics and Revenue.<ref name=":0" />

===Harris government===
In the [[1995 Ontario general election|1995 election]] he was re-elected by almost 20,000 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=carleton&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 8, 1995 |access-date=2014-03-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407094358/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=carleton&flag=E&layout=G |archive-date=April 7, 2014 }}</ref> The Progressive Conservatives formed government under [[Mike Harris]] in 1995, and Sterling was appointed [[Ministry of Consumer Services (Ontario)|Minister of Small Business and Consumer Services]] on June 26 of that year.<ref name="1995HarrisCab">{{cite news |title=Mike Harris' cabinet |newspaper=The Spectator |location=Hamilton, Ont |date=June 27, 1995 |page=A7}}</ref> On August 16, 1996, he was promoted to [[Ministry of the Environment (Ontario)|Minister of Environment and Energy]]. On October 7, 1997, he became [[Government House Leader (Ontario)|Government House Leader]] and was given the re-titled post of Minister of the Environment.<ref name=":0" /> As Minister of the Environment, Sterling oversaw cuts of nearly 50% to the ministry's budget and privatized provincial water testing labs, which an inquiry found contributed to the [[Walkerton E. coli outbreak]] the year after he left the portfolio. During the public inquiry, Sterling testified he had not read the province's drinking water rules and that drinking water was not a major priority for the Harris government. He also took responsibility for failing to read a warning from the health minister about shortfalls in the water-testing system.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=McIntosh|first=Emma|date=April 29, 2021|title=Ontario's new Greenbelt Council chair voted against Greenbelt creation|work=[[National Observer (Canada)|National Observer]]|url=https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/04/29/news/ontarios-new-greenbelt-council-chair-cut-environment-ministry-budget-run|access-date=May 1, 2021}}</ref>

In the [[1999 Ontario general election|provincial election of 1999]], Sterling was returned for the restructured riding of [[Lanark—Carleton (provincial electoral district)|Lanark-Carleton]].<ref name="1999 results">{{cite web |url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=lanark-carleton&flag=E&layout=G |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 3, 1999 |access-date=2014-03-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407094401/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=lanark-carleton&flag=E&layout=G |archive-date=April 7, 2014 }}</ref> He was appointed [[Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs (Ontario)|Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs]] and [[Government House Leader (Ontario)|Government House Leader]] on June 17, 1999.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="1999HarrisCab">{{cite news |title=Ontario Cabinet |newspaper=The Spectator |location=Hamilton, Ont |date=June 18, 1999 |page=C8}}</ref> Following a cabinet shuffle on February 8, 2001, he became [[Ministry of Consumer Services (Ontario)|Minister of Consumer and Business Services]]; he also served as [[Ministry of Correctional Services|Minister of Correctional Services]] from December 5, 2000 to March 8, 2001.<ref name=":0" />

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===Eves government===
On April 15, 2002, after [[Ernie Eves]] replaced [[Mike Harris]] as Premier, Sterling was appointed [[Ministry of Transportation of Ontario|Minister of Transportation]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="2002EvesCabinet">{{cite news |title=Ont-Cabinet |publisher=Canadian Press NewsWire |location=Toronto, Ont |date=April 15, 2002}}</ref> After a cabinet shuffle on February 25, 2003, he was promoted to the position of [[Attorney General of Ontario|Attorney General]], with responsibility for [[Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs (Ontario)|Native Affairs]].<ref name=":0" />

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===In opposition (2nd time)===
The Progressive Conservatives were defeated in the [[2003 Ontario general election|2003 provincial election]], although Sterling was able to defeat Liberal [[Marianne Wilkinson]] by about 6,000 votes.<ref name="2003 results">{{cite web|url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=lanark-carleton&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/20140407094355/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=lanark-carleton&flag=E&layout=G |archive-date=April 7, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=feelgreat>{{cite web |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-citizen/20071011/281986078188583 |title='I feel great,' Sterling says after 9th win |work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |first1=Tony |last1=Lofaro |first2=Laura |last2=Stone |date=October 11, 2007 |access-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref>

In the [[2004 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election|2004 leadership race]], Sterling supported [[Jim Flaherty]]'s unsuccessful bid to lead the Progressive Conservative Party.

In 2004, Sterling opposed parts of the legislation to create the GTA-area [[Greenbelt (Golden Horseshoe)|Greenbelt]] that did not allow easily removing protected status from designated land, and voted against the bill in 2005.<ref name=":1" />

Lanark-Carleton was redistributed prior to the [[2007 Ontario general election|2007 provincial election]], and Sterling ran for re-election in the newly created riding of [[Carleton—Mississippi Mills (provincial electoral district)|Carleton-Mississippi Mills]], which had been created out of the eastern two-thirds of his old riding. He won by a convincing margin, defeating Liberal Megan Cornell by over 7,000 votes.<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=<insert page here> }}</ref>

In the [[2009 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election|2009 leadership race]], Sterling supported the successful candidacy of [[Tim Hudak]]. However, the membership of his riding association supported rural-rights candidate [[Randy Hillier (politician)|Randy Hillier]]; Carleton-Mississippi Mills was one of only three ridings in the province where [[2009 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election#Voting results|Hillier won a first-ballot victory]].

In March 2011, Sterling was defeated in the race for his riding’s PC nomination for the [[2011 Ontario general election]] by [[Jack MacLaren]], the former president of the [[Ontario Landowners Association]], and left politics upon his term running out.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Sibley |title=MacLaren upsets Sterling |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |date=April 1, 2011 |page=1}}</ref>

Sterling held multiple shadow cabinet portfolios during his second stint in opposition, such as critic for Democratic Renewal, critic for Health Promotion, critic for Intergovernmental Affairs, and Finance critic. He also served as the chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts during this period.<ref name=":0" />

== After politics ==
In April 2021, Sterling was appointed by Premier [[Doug Ford]] as chair of the Greenbelt Council, replacing [[David Crombie]], who resigned along with six other council members in December 2020 over Ford's intention to reduce the power of conservation authorities. Sterling will be in charge of Ford's plan to expand the Greenbelt, which was announced after public blowback from Crombie's resignation.<ref name=":1" />

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

==External links==
* {{Ontario MPP biography|id=norman-w-sterling}}

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Jim Wilson (Ontario politician)

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{{Short description|Retired Canadian politician}}
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| honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable]]
| name = Jim Wilson
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECO|size=100%}}
| image = Jim Wilson (Ontario politician).jpg
| caption = Wilson in 2020
| office = [[Ministry of Economic Development and Growth|Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade]]
| term_start = June 29, 2018
| term_end = November 2, 2018
| premier = [[Doug Ford]]
| predecessor = [[Steven Del Duca]]
| successor = [[Todd Smith (politician)|Todd Smith]]
| office1 = [[Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)|Leader of the Opposition in Ontario]]
| term_start1 = July 2, 2014
| term_end1 = September 14, 2015
| predecessor1 = [[Tim Hudak]]
| successor1 = [[Patrick Brown (Canadian politician)|Patrick Brown]]
| office2 = Interim Leader of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario]]
| term_start2 = July 2, 2014
| term_end2 = May 9, 2015
| predecessor2 = [[Tim Hudak]]
| successor2 = [[Patrick Brown (Canadian politician)|Patrick Brown]]
| parliament3 = Ontario Provincial
| term_start3 = September 6, 1990
| term_end3 = May 3, 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Wilson |url=https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/jim-wilson |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Ontario |access-date=June 6, 2022}}</ref>
| predecessor3 = [[George McCague]]
| successor3 = [[Brian Saunderson]]
| riding3 = [[Simcoe—Grey (provincial electoral district)|Simcoe—Grey]]<br><small>[[Simcoe West]] (1990–1999)</small>
| office5 = Dean of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]]
| alongside5 = [[Ted Arnott]] and [[Gilles Bisson]]
| term_start5 = June 7, 2018
| term_end5 = June 2, 2022
| predecessor5 = [[Jim Bradley (politician)|Jim Bradley]]
| successor5 =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|4|4}}
| birth_place = [[Alliston]], [[Ontario]], Canada
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| occupation = Politician
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'''Jim Wilson''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECO}} (born April 4, 1963) is a retired Canadian politician in [[Ontario]], Canada. He served as a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] representing the riding of [[Simcoe—Grey (provincial electoral district)|Simcoe—Grey]], and its predecessor riding of [[Simcoe West]], from 1990 to 2022. He sat as a member of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario]] caucus from his first election until November 2, 2018, when he resigned from caucus due to allegations of sexual misconduct.<ref name="ford confirms allegations" /> While part of the PC caucus, Wilson was chosen by his fellow caucus members on July 2, 2014, to serve as [[Interim leader (Canada)|interim leader]] of the party and [[Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)|Leader of the Opposition]] following the resignation of [[Tim Hudak]]. He continued to serve as [[Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)|Leader of the Opposition]] until September 2015 when new party leader, [[Patrick Brown (Canadian politician)|Patrick Brown]], entered the legislature through a by-election.<ref name=by>{{cite news|title=PC Leader Patrick Brown projected to win in Simcoe North byelection|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/simcoe-north-byelection-results-1.3214831|access-date=September 3, 2015|work=CBC News|date=September 3, 2015}}</ref><ref name=bliz>{{cite news|title=Patrick Brown elected leader of Ontario Progressive Conservatives|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2015/05/09/ontario-progressive-conservatives-to-crown-new-leader|access-date=May 9, 2015|newspaper=Toronto Sun|date=May 9, 2015}}</ref> He was reelected in June 2018, but resigned from cabinet and the Progressive Conservative caucus on November 2, 2018. He sat as an independent member for the remainder of the [[42nd Parliament of Ontario]] and did not seek re-election in the [[2022 Ontario general election]].

==Background==
Wilson was educated at [[St. Michael's College, Toronto|St. Michael's College]] at the [[University of Toronto]] where he served as student council president and as a member of the university's governing council. During and after his graduation, he worked as an assistant to [[Management Board Secretariat (Ontario)|Ontario Management Board]] chair [[George McCague]], and subsequently worked for federal [[Minister (government)|cabinet minister]] [[Perrin Beatty]].

==Politics==

===In opposition===
In the [[1990 Ontario general election|1990 provincial election]], he was elected in Simcoe West by 1940 votes over [[Ontario New Democratic Party|New Democrat]] Leo Loserit.<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> The NDP won a majority government in this election, while the Tories won only 20 seats of 130 for third-party status. In September 1991, Wilson was appointed as party Critic for health policy.

===Harris government===
There was a significant swing to the Progressive Conservatives in the [[1995 Ontario general election|1995 provincial election]], and Wilson was re-elected by almost 20,000 votes over his nearest opponent.<ref name="1995 results">{{cite web|url=http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=simcoe+west&flag=E&layout=G |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140331212947/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1995_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=36&rec=0&district=simcoe+west&flag=E&layout=G |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 31, 2014 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 8, 1995 |access-date=2014-03-02 }}</ref> On June 26, 1995, he was appointed [[Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care|Minister of Health]] in the government of [[Mike Harris]].<ref name="1995HarrisCab">{{cite news |title=Mike Harris' cabinet |newspaper=The Spectator |location=Hamilton, Ont |date=June 27, 1995 |page=A7}}</ref>

As health minister, Wilson resigned in the wake of allegations that a member of his staff improperly obtained and leaked confidential information about a cardiologist's income as part of a bid to discredit a vocal opponent in the continuing dispute over government cutbacks in doctors' incomes. The personal information leaked was deemed to be without the knowledge of, or at the request of the minister or ministry staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://decisions.ipc.on.ca/ipc-cipvp/privacy/en/item/135006/index.do |title=I96-119P |publisher=Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario |date=February 20, 1997 |access-date=2018-11-06}}</ref>

In October 1997, Wilson was named as [[Ministry of Energy (Ontario)|Minister of Energy, Science and Technology]].<ref name="1997HarrisCab">{{cite news |title=Premier to shuffle cabinet Ministers to move out of hot portfolios: Snobelen from Education, Wilson from Health |last1=Rusk |first1=James |last2=Mackie |first2=Richard |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=October 10, 1997 |page=A1}}</ref>

After redistribution, Wilson ran for re-election in the [[1999 Ontario general election|1999 provincial election]] in the new seat of [[Simcoe—Grey (provincial electoral district)|Simcoe—Grey]]. He defeated his nearest opponent, [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]] Norman Sandberg, by over 19,000 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=Simcoe-Grey&flag=E&layout=G |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140331212924/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/1999_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=37&rec=0&district=Simcoe-Grey&flag=E&layout=G |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 31, 2014 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 3, 1999 |access-date=2014-03-02 }}</ref>

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===Eves Government===
He was retained in the Energy, Science and Technology portfolio until April 2002, when [[Ernie Eves]] replaced Mike Harris as Premier.<ref name="1999HarrisCab">{{cite news |title=Ontario Cabinet |newspaper=The Spectator |location=Hamilton, Ont |date=June 18, 1999 |page=C8}}</ref> Eves named Wilson as [[Ministry of Northern Development and Mines|Minister of Northern Development and Mines]], and Chair of the [[Northern Ontario Heritage Fund]] Corporation.<ref name="2002EvesCabinet">{{cite news |title=Ont-Cabinet |publisher=Canadian Press NewsWire |location=Toronto, Ont |date=April 15, 2002}}</ref> On June 17, 2003, he was also named [[Ministry of the Environment (Ontario)|Minister of Environment]].

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===Opposition (2nd time)===
The Progressive Conservatives were defeated in the [[2003 Ontario general election|2003 election]], although Wilson retained Simcoe—Grey by a 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=Simcoe-Grey&flag=E&layout=G |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140331212915/http://results.elections.on.ca/results/2003_results/valid_votes.jsp?e_code=38&rec=0&district=Simcoe-Grey&flag=E&layout=G |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 31, 2014 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 2, 2003 |access-date=2014-03-02 }}</ref> In 2004, he supported [[John Tory]]'s successful bid to replace Eves as party leader. In 2009, he supported Tim Hudak's successful bid to replace Tory as party leader.

He was re-elected to the Ontario Legislature on October 10, 2007, defeating his nearest opponent by 11,711 votes.<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=14 (xxiii) }}</ref> He was re-elected again in the [[2011 Ontario general election|2011]] election for his sixth term defeating his nearest opponent by 14,935 votes.<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=16 }}</ref> He was re-elected by a slimmer margin in the [[2014 Ontario general election|2014 provincial election]].<ref name="2014 results">{{cite web |title=General Election by District: Simcoe-Grey |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=June 12, 2014 |url=http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=085 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614003017/http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=085 |archive-date=June 14, 2014 }}</ref>

Under Hudak, from 2011 to 2014, Wilson served as Opposition House Leader.

====Interim leadership====
Following Hudak's resignation, Wilson was chosen [[Interim leader (Canada)|interim leader]] by caucus on July 2, 2014, defeating [[John Yakabuski]] and [[Randy Hillier (politician)|Randy Hillier]] and served until a [[2015 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election|leadership election]] was held in May 2015 which chose [[Patrick Brown (Canadian politician)|Patrick Brown]] as Hudak's permanent successor. In the fall of 2015, Wilson then returned to his role as Opposition House Leader.<ref name=interim>{{cite news|title=Progressive Conservatives pick Jim Wilson as interim leader|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2014/07/02/progressive_conservatives_pick_jim_wilson_as_interim_leader.html|access-date=July 2, 2014|work=Toronto Star|date=July 2, 2014}}</ref>

===Ford government and resignation from PC caucus===
Wilson was sworn in as [[Ministry of Economic Development and Growth|Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade]] when the ministry was formed. Wilson resigned from cabinet and the Progressive Conservative caucus on November 2, 2018. A statement from the Office of the Premier stated that his resignation was to "seek treatment for substance addiction".<ref>{{cite news |title=Ontario PC MPP Jim Wilson resigns, plans to seek treatment for addiction |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/ontario-pc-mpp-jim-wilson-resigns-plans-to-seek-treatment-for-addiction/ |access-date=November 3, 2018 |work=CTV News |agency=The Canadian Press |date=November 2, 2018 |language=en-CA}}</ref> Media later reported that Wilson's resignation was related to allegations of sexual misconduct against him.<ref name="cbcr">{{cite news |last1=Crawley |first1=Mike |last2=Rieti |first2=John |title=Ontario minister left post after allegation of sexual misconduct |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-jim-wilson-allegations-1.4892883 |access-date=November 7, 2018 |work=CBC News |date=November 5, 2018|quote=Ontario's former economic development minister left his post and the Progressive Conservative Party after an allegation of sexually inappropriate behaviour was levelled against him, three party sources tell CBC Toronto. The Ontario Premier's Office won't confirm or deny this}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dhanraj |first1=Travis |title=Sexual misconduct allegations led to Jim Wilson's resignation |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4630597/jim-wilson-resignation-ontario-politics/ |access-date=November 7, 2018 |work=Global News |date=November 5, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> The Premier's Office initially refused to confirm or deny the reports.<ref name="cbcr" /> However, Premier Doug Ford confirmed on November 7, 2018, that Wilson was asked to resign from caucus in response to allegations of sexual misconduct; Ford further added that his office had initially claimed publicly that Wilson's resignation was for substance abuse treatment to protect the complainant.<ref name="ford confirms allegations">{{cite news |last1=Goodfield |first1=Kayla |title=Ford confirms PC MPP Jim Wilson resigned over sexual misconduct allegation |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/ford-confirms-pc-mpp-jim-wilson-resigned-over-sexual-misconduct-allegation-1.4167061 |access-date=November 7, 2018 |work=CP24 |date=November 7, 2018 |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Doug Ford confirms sexual misconduct allegation against Jim Wilson |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/doug-ford-confirms-sexual-misconduct-allegation-against-jim-wilson/ |access-date=November 7, 2018 |work=CTV News |agency=The Canadian Press |date=November 7, 2018 |language=en-CA}}</ref>

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In September 2020, after having served 30 years in the legislature, Wilson announced that he will not seek re-election.

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

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

== External links ==
*{{official website|http://www.jimwilsonmpp.com}}
*{{Ontario MPP biography|id=jim-wilson}}

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