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  Ontario Progressive Conservative Party biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Tories failed to improve their standing in the 1990 Ontario election under Harris, while the Peterson government was defeated it was at the hands of the NDP who formed a government with Bob Rae as Premier.
In the 1995 Ontario election, Harris catapulted his party from third place to an election victory, running on a "Common Sense Revolution" platform, a right wing platform that highlighted a number of "wedge issues" and promised significant tax cuts, cuts to welfare, the introduction of workfare, privatization and other neo-conservative measures.
The leadership election was held on September 18 2004 electing John Tory as the party's new leader.
ontario-progressive-conservative-party.biography.ms   (1467 words)

  
 Mitchell Hepburn biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
His support of farmers and free trade and his former membership in the UFO allowed him to attract Harry Nixon 's rump of United Farmers of Ontario MPPs into the Liberal Party (as Liberal-Progressives) and defeat the unpopular premier George Stewart Henry in the 1934 election held in the midst of the Great Depression.
Senior cabinet ministers such as Provincial Secretary Harry Nixon resigned demanding a leadership convention and due to pressure from both provinical Liberals and the federal wing one was held in May 1943 at which Hepburn finally tendered his resignation as leader (by telegram) and Nixon was elected the new party leader and Premier.
The Liberals under Nixon were routed soon after in the 1943 Ontario election falling to third party status behind the Progressive Conservatives under George Drew and the Ontario CCF under Ted Jolliffe.
mitchell-hepburn.biography.ms   (691 words)

  
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Ontario - David Peterson 1943- wins minority in Ontario election; signs pact with NDP leader Bob Rae to bring down Frank Miller's Tories after 42 year rule.
The Dionnes were the first surviving quints in history; each weighed less than two pounds and together they weighed only 10 lbs in total a week after birth.
They also started a suit against the Ontario government for a portion of their trust fund, but recently settled for $3 million.
www1.sympatico.ca /news/otd/otd.98.05.28.html   (928 words)

  
 Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Hansard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
At the beginning of May in each election year, a bilingual questionnaire, including instructions on how to fill it out, will be mailed directly to all households and other premises by the Ministry of Revenue.
What the Attorney General is saying is that an assertion that the federal government has the unilateral right to sign the agreement is wrong.
Ontario should stand back and consider the kinds of benefits we have realized or gained -- namely, billions of dollars of investment in our province and thousands upon thousands of jobs -- which are directly attributable to the Canada-US auto pact.
www.ontla.on.ca /hansard/house_debates/34_parl/session1/L024.htm   (17342 words)

  
 List of Ontario general elections - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beginning with the 2003 election, Ontario elections are held every 4 years in October.
Ontario is the largest of Canada 's ten provinces by population.
+ In 1943, the Conservative Party of Ontario became the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Ontario_general_elections   (108 words)

  
 Ontario New Democratic Party - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Ontario CCF saw itself as the successor to the 1919-1923 United Farmers of Ontario - Labour coalition that formed the government in Ontario under Ernest C. Drury.
Other prominent CCFers were Graham Spry who was the Ontario CCF's chairman from 1934 to 1936 and Elmore Philpott, a former Liberal Philpott joined the CCF in 1933 and became president of the Ontario Association of CCF Clubs before resigning from the party and rejoining the Liberals in 1935.
The 1985 election resulted in a minority legislature: the Tories under Premier Frank Miller won 52 seats, the Liberals won 48, and the NDP 25.
www.grohol.com /psypsych/Ontario_NDP   (1844 words)

  
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From 1985 to the 1997 federal election, served as the provincial member of Parliament for the riding of Oriole, in the province of Ontario.
Elected to the House of Commons in the general elections of 1974, 1980, 1993, 1997 and 2000.
Prior to entering politics, was a senior agent of the Alberta Attorney General and a constitutional advisor to the Government of Alberta (1972-1979), Crown Attorney for the Dauphin Jucicial District in Manitoba (1971-1972), a senior advisory counsel for the Department of Justice in Ottawa (1968-1969) and an assistant city prosecutor in Vancouver (1967-1968).
www.chez.com /vipsgov/canada-e.htm   (4859 words)

  
 On This Day in History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In the 1962 federal election, 26 out of the 30 Social Credit seats were from Quebec, and he effectively held the balance of power in Diefenbaker's minority government.
Ottawa Ontario - Lester Bowles 'Mike' Pearson 1897-1972 dies in Ottawa at the age of 75; buried at Wakefield, Quebec; Canada's 14th Prime Minister 1963-68.
Vanier, son of the later Governor General Georges-Phileas and Pauline Vanier, served as an officer in the Royal Canadian Navy, then after a career teaching theology in France, joined Father Thomas Philippe to start a home for men with mental and physical handicaps called L'Arche (the Ark) at Troisly, France, in 1964.
sweepscanada.2.forumer.com /a/on-this-day-in-history_post2125.html   (6293 words)

  
 POINT v. DIBBLEE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ET AL.
The defendants assert that the action of the Crown in issuing the licence of occupation was quite within its general powers, and that the road was established by the Superintendent-General and specifically authorized by s.
Although the Court cannot hold an injury compensated for by a benefit which results from it, yet the fact that a benefit does result to the plaintiff from the act complained of is an element to be considered in deciding whether an injunction should be granted or damages given.
General such, for example, as are afforded by ss.
library.usask.ca /native/cnlc/vol05/334.html   (4429 words)

  
 Canadian Statesman - Bowmanville, Ontario
Death: Jan. 6, 1934, Mary Jane Cornish, w/o late Lewis Cornish (formerly of B'ville) at res.
Death: In Oshawa, on Jan. 7, 1934, Margaret M. Kinver, beloved wife of the late Nathan Hezzlewood, in her 62nd year.
KINVER, Margaret M. Death: In Oshawa, on Jan. 7, 1934, Margaret M. Kinver, beloved wife of the late Nathan Hezzlewood, in her 62nd year.
www.rootsweb.com /~onwob22/statesman/19340111.htm   (6205 words)

  
 Guide to the Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen Records, 1883-1973
Election files include correspondence and other documents on primary and general elections at the state and federal levels.
General election (1966-1968) correspondence includes exchanges between Sludden, Chesser, and Charles Luna, writing for the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (BRT), Thomas Minehart (chairman, Pennsylvania State Democratic Committee) and state candidates regarding BRT endorsements.
Of interest is a 1934 report of RLEA with reference to its response to a railroad proposal that basic wage rates of their employees be reduced by fifteen percent.
rmc.library.cornell.edu /EAD/htmldocs/KCL05149.html   (2255 words)

  
 CBC - Ontario Votes 2003 - Features - Premiers on Parade
John Sandfield Macdonald (Coalition), 1867-71: Ontario's first premier was appointed by Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald.
Harry Nixon (Liberal) 1943: Son Bob Nixon became Ontario Liberal leader and, later, the province's treasurer; granddaughter Jane Stewart is a federal cabinet minister.
George Drew (Conservative), 1943-1948: His election victory in 1943 marked the beginning of 42 successive years of Tory rule in Ontario.
www.cbc.ca /ontariovotes2003/features/premier_timeline_090503.html   (664 words)

  
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Stewart studied engineering from McGill; joined Imperial Oil at its Sarnia, Ontario, refinery as a draughtsman; 1918 built Imperial refinery at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; 1931 superintendent of Sarnia refinery; 1934 GM of refining operations; 1944-55 served as a director, president and chairman of Esso.
NHL referee, was born on this day in 1934; formerly played for New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues.
Ottawa Ontario - Michel Gauthier resigns as interim leader of the Bloc québécois; later replaced by Gilles Duceppe in a convention vote.
www1.sympatico.ca /news/otd/otd.98.12.02.html   (1230 words)

  
 Labour candidates and parties (Canada)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The first Labour MP was Arthur Puttee who founded the Winnipeg Labour Party, and was elected to the House of Commons from Winnipeg, ManitobaWinnipeg, Manitoba in a 1900 by-election and kept his seat at the 1900 Canadian election held later the same year.
The Ontario Labour Party was created in 1922, led by James Simpson of the Independent Labour Party, and Reverend A. Smith of the Communist Party of Canada.
In the Saskatchewan general election, 19341934 provincial election, the Famer-Labour Group won almost 24% of the popular vote and 5 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, where it became the official opposition to the Liberal government.
www.33beat.com /Labour_candidates_and_parties_(Canada).html   (1259 words)

  
 View topic - "Progressives" Simply Liberals in a Hurry?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In the 1925 election, the Progressives lost almost all of their Ontario members, but were still moderately successful in the west.
In Ontario, the United Farmers of Ontario formed government as a result of the 1919 provincial election with E.C. Drury as Premier.
In the 1934 provincial election the remaining Progressive MPPs under Harry Nixon ran as Liberal-Progressives in an alliance with the Ontario Liberal Party led by former UFO member Mitch Hepburn.
boards.conservativelife.com /viewtopic.php?t=37650   (1478 words)

  
 The Honourable William L. Walsh, 1931-36
His father was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper (Ontario) and Lower (Quebec) Canada and was the first Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Norfolk North, Ontario, in 1867.
He was the unsuccessful Conservative candidate for the Ontario constituency of Cardwell at the federal general election of 1896.
William L. Walsh was a Conservative organizer in the 1911 federal election which saw the defeat of Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the election of Robert Borden.
www.assembly.ab.ca /lao/library/lt-gov/walsh.htm   (622 words)

  
 The Honourable John E. Brownlee, 1925-34
At the provincial election of 1921, John E. Brownlee was not a candidate.
At a by-election on December 9, 1921, he was elected, by acclamation, the Member for the electoral district of Ponoka.
He then continued to serve in the Alberta Legislature as a Private Member until he was defeated at the general election of August 22, 1935.
www.assembly.ab.ca /lao/library/premiers/brownlee.htm   (799 words)

  
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Data for Observation Wells in Ontario 1975." - ISSN 0701-7499 - published by the Ministry of the Environment, Water Resources Branch, Toronto 1978 FILE[ ] BOX[31 ] ACQDATE[ ] DESC[ - "Population Projections for the Upper Thames Basin.
Commencing at the Northwesternmost angle of Southwold and thence to Lake Erie...
Taken in the Survey of the Township of Aldborough By Order from the Surveyor General's Office bearing date at York the ___ day of December 1831 by Peter Carroll Dy Surveyor.
www.library.elgin-county.on.ca /history/MISC.TXT   (4033 words)

  
 Canada 1918 - 1950
General Election in Quebec Liberal Party wins 53.5% of the popular vote and 69 seats in the National Assembly ousting Premier Duplessis' Union Nationale Government which goes into opposition with 39% of the popular vote and 15 seats.
General Election in Quebec the Liberal Party Government of Adelard Godbout ousted by Maurice Duplessis' Union Nationale Party.
General Kurt Meyer convicted of war crimes for the murder of 20 Canadian POWs in the Abbey of Ardenne sentenced to life in prison - Meyer was released after serving 8 years of his sentence
worldatwar.net /nations/canda/timeline.html   (7866 words)

  
 ABCalendar - September, 12   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Anti-Racist Action members in Toronto follow supporters of Ernst Zundel to Jack Astors restaurant at 1900 The Queensway from a "Free Zundel" rally that took place at the Metro West Detention Centre in Etobicoke where Zundel was being held on a Security Certificate.
During the Ontario general election, 2003, the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party issued a press release that called the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party an " Evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet ".
The United Nations lifted sanctions against Libya after Libya agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
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 Frost, Leslie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Honourable Leslie Miscampbell Frost, lawyer and Premier of Ontario, was born in Orillia, Ontario on September 20, 1895, the son of William Sword Frost and Margaret Jane Barker.
He was first elected to the legislature of Ontario in 1937, and he was consistently re-elected at each election until his retirement in 1963.
In 1949, Frost was chosen leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, and was sworn in as Premier and Provincial Treasurer on May 4, 1949.
www.trentu.ca /library/archives/77-024.htm   (17967 words)

  
 Robbins fonds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Robbins was one of many civil servants who were fired in a general purge of the bureaucracy.
Between the years of 1934 and 1939, little is known about his life, but it is generally believed that he was a bank manager in Northern Ontario.
In 1939, he went to work for the Ontario Conservative party as its public relations officer, a post which he held with varying degrees of effectiveness until 1961, when he retired.
www.trentu.ca /library/archives/75-014.htm   (8238 words)

  
 Canada Timeline - Search by Text
Earl of Minto sworn in as Governor General
Duke of Devonshire sworn in as Governor General
Earl of Athlone sworn in as Governor General
www.elibrary.ca /TimeLine/TEXT.htm   (768 words)

  
 Text should be all Arial 10pt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The riding would undergo a couple minor boundary changes in later years, and would be be renamed Erie Riding in time for the 1975 general election and, a decade later, Niagara South
The 1999 Ontario Election was fought under new riding boundaries, as the number of constituencies in Ontario was reduced from 130 to 103.
The new riding of Erie-Lincoln, brought together six municipalities stretching from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie: Lincoln, West Lincoln, Dunnville, Wainfleet, Port Colborne and Fort Erie.
www.timhudakmpp.com /erie_history.htm   (203 words)

  
 OSC - Orders & Rulings 2001 - In the Matter of Global Election Systems Inc. - MRRS Decision Document - CVMO: ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
IN THE MATTER OF the local securities regulatory authority or regulator (the "Decision Maker") in each of Ontario and British Columbia (the "Jurisdictions") has received an application from Diebold, Incorporated ("Diebold"), Diebold Acquisition Ltd. ("Subco") and Global Election Systems Inc.
Diebold is not, and has no present intention of becoming, a reporting issuer under the Legislation or under the securities legislation of any other province or territory of Canada, but is subject to the reporting requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act");
THE DECISION of the Decision Makers under the Legislation is that the Foreign GAAP Reconciliation Requirements shall not apply in connection with the disclosure pertaining to Diebold in the Circular.
www.osc.gov.on.ca /Regulation/Orders/2001/ord_20011012_215_diebold.jsp   (1032 words)

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