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Alex Cullen is a politician in Ontario, Canada. The Bill is a long-running British Television Police procedural, named after a slang term for the police. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He is a former Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and a current member of Ottawa City Council, representing the Bay Ward in Ottawa's west end. A Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. See also Politics of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (also known as Ontario Legislative Assembly or OntLA) is the Legislature The Ottawa City Council ( French: Conseil municipal d'Ottawa) is the governing body of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Bay Ward is a municipal ward in Ottawa, Canada. It covers much of the western portion of the old city of Ottawa as well as some portions of what was once Nepean
Cullen was born in Montreal in 1951 and attended Lower Canada College before moving to Ottawa to attend Carleton University. Lower Canada College (LCC of Montreal is an elementary and secondary level private school This article is about the university in Ottawa Ontario Canada He then went to York University in Toronto, where he obtained a Master's degree in economics, and returned to Ottawa to work for the federal Department of Health and Welfare as a policy analyst. York University (Université York is a public Research university located in Toronto, Ontario.
He began his political career in 1982, when he was elected as a school board trustee with the Ottawa Board of Education. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) For information on the Ottawa Kansas organization with the same moniker please see Ottawa School Board (Kansas. He successfully initiated electoral reform for the school board, changing it from an "at-large" system of representation to smaller electoral zones. In the 1985 provincial election, he ran as a Liberal candidate in the riding of Ottawa West but lost to Ontario Progressive Conservative Party incumbent Reuben Baetz by about 3,000 votes. The Ontario general election of 1985 was held on May 2, 1985, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. Ottawa West was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 The Ontario PC Party, formally known as the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (in french Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario) is a Right-of-centre Reuben Conrad Baetz ( May 9, 1923 —1996 was a politician in Ontario, Canada. Easily re-elected as a school board trustee in 1985, Cullen again sought the Liberal nomination to run in the riding in the 1987 election, but lost to local lawyer Bob Chiarelli. The Ontario general election of 1987 was held on September 10, 1987, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario Robert (Bob Chiarelli (born September 24, 1941 in Ottawa Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian politician
He remained active in Liberal politics, rising to prominence as one of the most vocal opponents of the Meech Lake Accord within the Ontario Liberals. The Meech Lake Accord was a set of failed amendments to the Constitution of Canada negotiated in 1987 by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the provincial He ran for Ottawa City Council in 1988 against incumbent Jacquelin Holzman in the Richmond Ward, but lost after a contentious election. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Jacquelin Holzman served as Mayor of Ottawa from 1991 to 1997 Cullen became active in local community affairs, and when Holzman vacated the seat to successfully run for mayor in the 1991 election, Cullen ran again and won the seat in a close three-way race. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. He was one of the most progressive councillors and a frequent opponent of Mayor Holzman. He continued to remain active in the constitutional debate, speaking out against the Charlottetown Accord. The Charlottetown Accord was a package of constitutional amendments proposed by the Canadian federal and provincial governments in 1992.
As an Ottawa City Councillor he also served jointly on the Council of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton and there was also a prominent gadfly. The Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton was a regional government area and Census division in Ontario Controversy arose and he was dumped from OC Transpo Commission after he leaked information to the Ottawa Citizen about negotiations between Regional Council and OC Transpo workers. The Ottawa Citizen is an English -language daily newspaper owned by CanWest Global in Ottawa, Canada. OC Transpo is the urban transit service of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. During his term he chaired the Region's Task Force on Property Tax Issues, which made recommendations to shift provincially-mandated social programs off the local property tax base. In 1994 Cullen was easily elected as the first Regional Councillor for Bay Ward, when provincial legislation created a directly-elected Regional Council. In 1996, Cullen supported Dalton McGuinty to lead the Ontario Liberal Party (Ottawa Citizen, 2 December 1996). Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr MPP (born July 19, 1955, in Ottawa Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer and politician
In 1997, Bob Chiarelli resigned from the Legislature to run for Chair of the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar In the subsequent Ottawa West by-election, Cullen ran for the Liberals and was easily elected as MPP. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant He soon gained national prominence as the only provincial legislator in the country to vote against the Calgary Declaration, as he opposed any document that would give Quebec unequal powers under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Calgary Declaration, also known as the Calgary Accord, was an agreement made between most premiers of the Provinces and territories of Canada regarding how to The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (also known as The Charter of Rights and Freedoms or simply the Charter) is a Bill of rights entrenched in the
This vote made him unpopular within the Liberal Party, and he was kicked out of the Liberal caucus. [1] In the run-up to the 1999 provincial election, Cullen was challenged for the Liberal nomination in the new riding of Ottawa West-Nepean by Rick Chiarelli, a Nepean city councilor. An Ontario general election was held on June 3 1999, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. For the provincial electoral district see Ottawa West—Nepean (provincial electoral district Ottawa West—Nepean is a federal and provincial Rick Chiarelli (c1963 is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently an Ottawa City Councillor and the second cousin of former Ottawa mayor Climate Nepean has fairly warm summers The summer season goes from early June to early September After a contentious nomination battle, Chiarelli emerged victorious with support from party leader Dalton McGuinty and Rick's second cousin Bob Chiarelli. Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr MPP (born July 19, 1955, in Ottawa Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer and politician Cullen claimed that he had been "knifed in the back", and left the Liberal caucus to sit as an independent on November 15, 1998. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) He joined the New Democratic Party a few weeks later, and subsequently won the NDP nomination in the riding. The Ontario New Democratic Party, formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a Social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada
Cullen received 7,701 votes in the 1999 Ontario general election, behind second place Chiarelli (16,419 votes). An Ontario general election was held on June 3 1999, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Progressive Conservative Garry Guzzo was elected with 22,834 votes. Garry Guzzo (born November 18, 1941 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Politician in Ontario Canada.
Cullen went on to become Executive Director of the Council on Aging, a United Way agency and lobby group for seniors. Cullen was elected to represent Bay Ward in newly amalgamated City of Ottawa in 2000, defeating four other candidates. He joined the newly amalgamated Ottawa City Council with Bob Chiarelli as Mayor, and Rick Chiarelli as a fellow City Councillor. One of Cullen's first motions as councilor was to abolish the prayer that had opened meetings of the old city of Ottawa, arguing it should be replaced by a moment of silence; this effort was unsuccessful. He joined Peter Hume in a partially successful effort to curtail pesticide use in Ottawa (pesticides are no longer used on City properties). Peter Hume is the name of Peter Hume (politician, a city Councillor in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was also the driving force behind a council motion condemning the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia He was also a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party's Task Force on Assessment & Property Tax [1], making recommendations again to shift provincially mandated social programs from property taxes (a regressive tax) to income taxes (based on abiliy to pay). He continued to lobby on these issues at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. In 2006, in response to AMO pressure, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced a provincial review of these fiscal issues.
In the 2003 Ottawa municipal election, Cullen fended off a strong challenge from more conservative candidate John Blatherwick. The Ottawa municipal election of 2003 was held in Ottawa, Canada, to elect the city's mayor, City Council, and school trustees for the city of After the election, he emerged as one of the most important councillors, playing a central role in the 2004 city budget debate. Cullen was easily re-elected in the 2006 Ottawa municipal election, defeating high profile right-wing challenger Terry Kilrea. The 2006 Ottawa municipal election was held on November 13, 2006, in Ottawa, Canada, to elect the Mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa Terry Kilrea (born 1957 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Conservative Party politician from Ottawa Currently Cullen serves as Chair of the City's Transit Committee, and on the Board of Directors of Ottawa Community Housing (the City's social housing agency) and Hydro Ottawa (the City's electrical utility).
Cullen has been a vocal advocate for a pesticide by-law and has stated that it's a question of when, not if, Ottawa will adopt one. *Source: Nov 22, 2005
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| Preceded by Ron Kolbus (Britannia-Richmond Ward) |
City councillors from Bay Ward 2000-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Bob Chiarelli, Liberal |
Member of Provincial Parliament from Ottawa West 1997-1999 |
Succeeded by district abolished |
| Preceded by Jacquelin Holzman |
City councillors from Richmond Ward 1991-1994 |
Succeeded by Ron Kolbus |
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