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The Honourable
 Dalton James Patrick McGuinty
 MPP LLB BSc
Dalton McGuinty
Incumbent
Assumed office 
October 23, 2003
Lieutenant Governor James Bartleman, David Onley
Preceded by Ernie Eves
Incumbent
Assumed office 
September 6, 1990
Preceded by Dalton McGuinty, Sr.
Born July 19, 1955 (1955-07-19) (age 52)
Ottawa, Ontario
Political party Liberal
Spouse Terri McGuinty
Residence Ottawa
Religion Roman Catholic

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McGuinty is generally regarded as a moderate fiscal conservative, with his first budget raising personal taxes and planning to eliminate the province's tax on the capital of corporations. He holds liberal views on social issues, supporting abortion rights and endorsing equal marriage for same-sex couples during the 2003 election. An On July 20, 2005, Canada became the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide with the approval of the Civil Marriage Act. In early 2005, his government passed legislation confirming the legal status of same-sex marriage in Ontario.

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Early life

McGuinty was born in Ottawa. His parents are politician and professor Dalton McGuinty Sr. and full-time nurse Elizabeth McGuinty. Dalton James McGuinty ( August 13, 1926 - March 16, 1990) was a Politician in Ontario, Canada. Being the son of a francophone mother and an anglophone father, McGuinty became bilingual. The adjective francophone (alternately Francophone) means French -speaking typically as primary language whether referring to individuals groups or places An Anglophone (or anglophone) is someone who speaks the English language. Official bilingualism is the term used in Canada to collectively describe the policies constitutional provisions and laws which give English and French a privileged He grew up in an Irish Canadian Catholic family with nine brothers and sisters, with younger brother David representing the riding of Ottawa South in the Canadian House of Commons since 2003. Irish Canadians are immigrants and descendants of immigrants who origninated in Ireland. David Joseph McGuinty (born February 25, 1960 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian Politician and the brother of For the provincial district please see Ottawa South (provincial electoral district This page is about the federal electoral district for the neighbourhood The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and

He studied biology and earned a B.Sc. from McMaster University and his LL.B from the University of Ottawa before practising law in Ottawa. Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S McMaster redirects here for others see McMaster (disambiguation. The Bachelor of Laws (abbreviated LLB, LLB or rarely LlB) is an undergraduate or bachelor degree in law offered in most Common law For the university in Ottawa Kansas see Ottawa University. The University of Ottawa or Université d'Ottawa in French

He is married to high school sweetheart Terri McGuinty, an elementary school teacher. Terri McGuinty is the wife of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty. The couple has four children.

Member of Provincial Parliament

His father, Dalton Sr. , served as Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Ottawa South until his death in 1990. A Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Ottawa South (fr Ottawa-Sud) is a riding ( provincial electoral district) in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the city of Dalton Jr. won the Ontario Liberal Party's nomination for Ottawa South for the provincial election of 1990, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as the MPP for his father's former riding. The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. The Ontario general election of 1990 was held on September 6, 1990, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario See also Politics of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (also known as Ontario Legislative Assembly or OntLA) is the Legislature

The Liberal government of David Peterson was unexpectedly defeated by the social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) in this election, and McGuinty was the only rookie Liberal MPP elected. David Robert Peterson, PC (born December 28, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) was the twentieth Premier of the Province Social democracy is a Political ideology of the left and centre-left The Ontario New Democratic Party, formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a Social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada In opposition, McGuinty served as the Liberal Party's critic for Energy, Environment and Colleges and Universities. He was re-elected in Ottawa South in the 1995 provincial election without much difficulty, which saw the Liberals maintain their status as the official opposition amid a provincial swing from the NDP to the Progressive Conservatives. The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario

Provincial leadership

McGuinty's supporters in his 1996 leadership bid included John Manley, Murray Elston, and Bob Chiarelli. Murray John Elston (born October 8, 1949 in Wingham, Ontario) is an executive and former Canadian politician Robert (Bob Chiarelli (born September 24, 1941 in Ottawa Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian politician He was elected leader at the party's 1996 leadership convention in a surprise victory over front-runner Gerard Kennedy. Ballot-by-ballot results of Leadership conventions in the Ontario Liberal Party, a political party in the Province of Ontario, Canada. This article is about the politician For the actor see Gerard Kennedy (actor. McGuinty thus became the Leader of the Opposition at Queen's Park. The Leader of the Opposition in Ontario is usually leader of the largest party in the Ontario legislature which is not the government

Kennedy, a former head of Toronto's Daily Bread food bank, was popular on the progressive-wing of the party, while McGuinty built his core support on its establishment and pro-business right-wing which some nicknamed the "anything-but-Kennedy movement". Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario A food bank is a non-profit organization which distributes non-perishable goods and perishable food items to non-profit agencies involved in local emergency food programs McGuinty was fourth on the first and second ballots but he was not far behind third-place finisher Dwight Duncan. Dwight Duncan, MPP (born January 3, 1959) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He then overtook Duncan and Joe Cordiano on the third and fourth ballots, respectively, receiving the support of their delegates to win a fifth ballot over Kennedy. Joseph Cordiano (born October 30, 1957) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. McGuinty holds the distinction of being the only Canadian party leader to win his party's leadership after finishing fourth on the first ballot.

First term as opposition leader

McGuinty's first term in opposition was difficult. He was often criticized for lacking charisma and being uncomfortable in the media scrums, and was described as ineffective by the province's tabloid press. I don't think this is any way to report important events ||| Lester B Although Progressive Conservative Premier Mike Harris was not especially strong in media relations, the general consensus was that McGuinty was the more awkward of the two. 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 Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945, in Toronto Ontario) was the twenty-second Premier of Ontario from June 26, The governing Progressive Conservatives played up McGuinty's low profile by defining him as "not up to the job" in a series of television advertisements.

McGuinty's management of the Liberal Party was also criticized. He was forced to reverse himself on a decision to hire his brother Brendan (later the chief of staff to Ottawa Mayor Bob Chiarelli) as principal secretary. Robert (Bob Chiarelli (born September 24, 1941 in Ottawa Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian politician His decision to replace former leadership rival Joe Cordiano with Gerry Phillips as Deputy Leader in 1998 angered some in the province's Italian community. Joseph Cordiano (born October 30, 1957) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. Gerry Phillips (born September 11, 1940 in London, Ontario) is a Politician in Ontario Canada.

McGuinty's performance in the 1999 election was widely criticized, particularly in its early weeks. An Ontario general election was held on June 3 1999, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. He appeared unfamiliar with his party's platform in the buildup to the election, and by all accounts delivered a poor performance in the televised leader's debate, being unable to defend several first term gaffes. [1] He was also criticized when, in response to a question by late CITY-TV journalist Colin Vaughan, he described Mike Harris as a "thug". This article is about the Citytv station in Toronto Ontario For the television system see Citytv CITY-TV is a Television station based Colin Vaughan (1931 &ndash January 1, 2000) was a television journalist urban activist and alderman serving the Canadian city of Toronto

McGuinty's Liberals however enjoyed the support of Ontario's public-sector unions in this election, who hoped to defeat the governing Conservatives by strategic voting. In Voting systems tactical voting (or strategic voting or sophisticated voting) occurs when a voter supports a candidate other than his or her The unions had abandoned their tradition backing for the New Democratic Party after former Premier Bob Rae's overrode collective agreements through the Social Contract. The Ontario New Democratic Party, formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a Social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada Robert Keith "Bob" Rae PC OC QC OOnt MP (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian The Social Contract refers to a 1993 initiative of the provincial Ontario New Democratic Party government of Bob Rae to impose Austerity measures on

Mike Harris and the PC Party were reelected in the provincial election of 1999, having significantly reduced the provincial deficit and being credited for the strong economic growth. Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945, in Toronto Ontario) was the twenty-second Premier of Ontario from June 26, An Ontario general election was held on June 3 1999, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. McGuinty was nevertheless able to rally his party in the election's closing days and drew 40% of the vote for the Liberals, their second-best performance in fifty years. The Liberal Party also increased its seat total in the Legislature from 30 to 36. McGuinty himself faced a surprisingly difficult re-election in Ottawa South, but defeated his Progressive Conservative opponent by about 3,000 votes.

Second term as opposition leader

McGuinty's second term as opposition leader was more successful than his first. With the Liberals consolidated as the primary opposition to Harris's Progressive Conservatives, McGuinty was able to present his party as the "government in waiting". He hired a more skilled group of advisors and drafted former cabinet minister Greg Sorbara as party president. A minister or a secretary is a Politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional Government. Gregory "Greg" Sorbara MPP (born September 4, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario) a member of the Legislative Assembly of McGuinty also rebuilt the party's fundraising operation, launching the Ontario Liberal Fund. In preparation for the 2003 election, the party adopted a platform that emphasized lowering class sizes in schools, hiring more nurses, increasing environmental protections, and "holding the line" on taxes. The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly (Members of Provincial McGuinty also made an effort to improve his debating skills, and received coaching from Democratic Party trainers in the United States. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

McGuinty's chances of forming government were improved by a number of controversies involving the governing PC Party, including the fallout over the shooting death of native protester Dudley George at Ipperwash, the deaths of seven people from tainted water in Walkerton, and the decision to provide tax credits to parents who sent their children to private schools. Anthony O'Brien "Dudley" George ( March 17, 1957 – September 7, 1995) was an Ojibwa protestor who was shot and killed by The Ipperwash Crisis was an Indigenous land dispute that occurred in Ipperwash Provincial Park, Ontario in 1995. Walkerton is a Town and is the county seat of Bruce County, Ontario. Harris resigned in the fall of 2001, following the then-Premier's high profile testimony at the Walkerton Inquiry and the PC government's defeat in a by-election in Vaughan—King—Aurora. 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 Vaughan—King—Aurora was a federal electoral riding in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to

Harris's successor, Ernie Eves, received a short boost in the polls from his attempts to move the PC Party to the centre. Ernest Lawrence Eves (born June 17, 1946) was the twenty-third Premier of the province of Ontario, Canada, from April 15 However, Eves was never able to gain control of the political agenda, and appeared indecisive and reactive on issues ranging from electricity restructuring to taxes. In 2003, Eves reversed his move to the centre and campaigned on a right-wing agenda.

2003 election campaign

McGuinty's Liberal's 2003 sweep of the province. Liberal seats won appear in shades of red.
McGuinty's Liberal's 2003 sweep of the province. Liberal seats won appear in shades of red.

The 2003 North America blackout gave Eves increased exposure and rallied some support for his party. The Northeast Blackout of 2003 was a massive widespread Power outage that occurred throughout parts of the Northeastern and Midwestern United States He called an election immediately after the blackout, and polling showed that the previous Liberal lead had narrowed to a tie in the first week. The rise in Tory support was short-lived. The Liberals took a commanding lead in the campaign's second week, and remained in that position until election day.

Voters regarded the Progressive Conservative government as unnecessarily confrontational and divisive, and some of the Liberal Party's strength was based in a promise to change the combative tone of government. The Progressive Conservatives ultimately played into this strategy by running a series of negative advertisements against McGuinty throughout the campaign. However, they also undercut their own strategy by accidentally distributing a press release which described McGuinty as an "evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet. " Evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet (Sorry " was a Pejorative used to refer to Ontario Liberal "

In contrast, Liberal Party's advertising remained positive, selling the merits of changing governments and arguing their preparedness for office. McGuinty undertook a series of choreographed events, including signing a taxpayer's protection pledge not to raise taxes, and appearing on the popular sports show "Off the Record", where he received an endorsement from Canadian Idol winner Ryan Malcolm. Canadian Idol is a Reality television show on the Canadian television network CTV, based on the popular British show Ryan Michael Malcolm (born October 13, 1979 in Kingston Ontario) is a Canadian singer best known as winner of the first Canadian Idol At the same time, caucus members like George Smitherman carried the party's negative message in critiquing the PC Party record. George Smitherman MPP (born 1964) is a Canadian politician who represents the provincial riding

McGuinty was able to maintain his party's standing in the polls in the last stages, preventing Eves from making up ground during the leader's debate. On election day, the Liberal were elected to a majority government, winning 72 of the Ontario Legislature's 103 seats. In the Westminster System, there is a majority government when the governing party enjoys an Absolute majority of seats in the Legislature or The PC Party fell to 24 seats, while the NDP lost official party status in the legislature. (It regained that status a few months later by winning a by-election. )

Following the election, the McGuinty government asked former Provincial Auditor Erik Peters to examine the province's finances. Erik Peters, FCA served as Auditor General of Ontario between 1993 and 2003. Peters revealed that the out-going Conservative administration had left a hidden deficit of at least $5. 6 billion. The Conservatives questioned Peters's methodology, and suggested that the McGuinty government was overstating the province's financial difficulties to break or delay some of its campaign spending promises.

First year in office

McGuinty formally took office as Premier and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs on October 23, 2003. The Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs is responsible for intergovernmental affairs between the Canadian province of Ontario and the other provinces and territories Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

The new government called the Legislature back in session in late 2003. The government brought in auto insurance reforms (including a price cap), rolled-back a series of corporate and personal tax cuts that had been scheduled for 2004, passed legislation that enshrined publicly-funded healthcare into provincial law, hired more meat and water inspectors, opened up the provincially-owned electricity companies to Freedom of Information laws and enacted a ban on partisan government advertising.

On May 18, 2004, Provincial Finance Minister Greg Sorbara released the McGuinty government's first budget, the first year of a four year plan focused on tackling four deficits the Liberals claim the previous Tories left behind: the "health deficit", the "education deficit", the "infrastructure deficit" and the "fiscal deficit". Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Gregory "Greg" Sorbara MPP (born September 4, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario) a member of the Legislative Assembly of

This budget was focused on health care. At its core was a large infusion of new money into hospitals specifically to shorten wait times in key areas: knee and hip replacements, cancer treatment, cardiac treatment, cataracts, and MRI and CT scans. The government also brought in free immunizations for children, 150 new Family Health Teams to improve access to physicians, almost 100,000 new home care spaces for Ontario's elderly, almost 4,000 new long-term care beds, and $200 million more to improve public health and fight potential outbreaks like SARS and West Nile Virus. West Nile virus (or WNV is a Virus of the family Flaviviridae; part of the Japanese encephalitis (JE antigenic complex of viruses it is found in

To pay for this plan, the Liberals imposed a controversial new Health Premium of $300 to $900, staggered according to income. This violated a key Liberal campaign pledge not to raise taxes, and gave the government an early reputation for breaking promises. The Liberals defended the premium by arguing that the previous government had a hidden deficit, and McGuinty claimed he needed to break his campaign pledge on taxation to fulfill his promises on other fronts. His own finance critic of the time, Gerry Phillips, had predicted that the Tories' projected balanced budget would in fact result in a $5 billion deficit in a meeting of the Standing Committee of Estimates of the Legislature on June 3, 2003. Gerry Phillips (born September 11, 1940 in London, Ontario) is a Politician in Ontario Canada. See also Politics of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (also known as Ontario Legislative Assembly or OntLA) is the Legislature Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. [2] Liberal MPP Monte Kwinter also predicted a $5 billion deficit[3]

As a result, the Liberals dropped badly in polls and McGuinty fell behind Ernie Eves in the category of preferred premier. Monte Kwinter (born March 22, 1931 in Toronto, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario Canada. [4] The party later recovered in popular support, but the broken promise has created a lasting difficulty for McGuinty's administration.

The Ontario Health Premium also became a major issue in the early days of the 2004 federal election, called a week after the Ontario budget. The Canadian federal election 2004 (more formally the 38th General Election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Many believe that the controversy hampered Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin's bid for re-election. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Paul Edgar Philippe Martin. PC, MP (also known as Paul Martin Jr

Also controversial was the elimination of coverage for health services not covered by the Canada Health Act including eye examinations and physical therapy. Other elements of the McGuinty government's first budget were a four-year plan to tackle the deficit, funding for 1,000 new teachers, a transfer of two cents of the existing gas tax to municipalities to help fund transit, and a three per cent increase to those on social assistance, the first increase in ten years.

Soon after the federal election, McGuinty attended a First Ministers' Meeting on health-care reform that resulted in a new agreement for a national health accord. This Accord saw the provinces receive new federal funding in exchange for providing reports on such things as waiting times for surgeries.

McGuinty's government ended the year by releasing "Progress Report 2004: Getting Results for Ontario". This work focused on health, education, and economic growth, and set targets to achieve before the next election (including reducing the high school drop out rate, increasing participation in post-secondary education and reducing wait times for specific medical procedures).

Second year

The McGuinty government brought forward a number of initiatives in the fall of 2004. These included legislation allowing restaurant patrons to bring their own wine, banning junk food in public schools, outlawing smoking in public places, and requiring students to stay in school until age 18. Following a series of high-profile maulings by pit bulls, the government also moved to ban the dogs. This article is about the group of breeds commonly called "Pit Bulls Some Ontarians were critical of this issue since it was seen as moving the responsibility for safety away from owners and over toward the animals. People who owned pitbulls previous to the ban were allowed to keep them but they have to be muzzled in public and sterilized to prevent them from breeding. The "importing" and breeding of pitbulls in Ontario was banned, while all pitbulls being held in shelters were destroyed.

During early 2005, McGuinty called the Legislature back for a rare winter session to debate and pass several high-profile bills. The government legislated a "greenbelt" around Toronto. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The size of Prince Edward Island, the Greenbelt protects a broad swath of land from development and preserves forests and farmland. In response to court decisions, the McGuinty Liberals updated legislation to reflect the change in the definition of marriage to include homosexual couples.

McGuinty also launched a campaign to narrow the so-called "$23 billion gap" between what Ontario contributes to the federal government and what is returned to Ontario in services. This came as a sharp turn after more than a year of cooperating with the federal government, but McGuinty pointed to the special deals worked out by the federal government with other provinces (Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia) as compromising the nature of equalization. Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's Equalization (or equalisation, EQ) is the process of changing the frequency envelope of a sound in Audio processing. In particular, McGuinty noted that immigrants in Ontario receive $800 in support from the federal government, while those in Quebec receive $3,800.

Premier McGuinty and Prime Minister Paul Martin debated the Ontario government's accusations throughout the spring of 2005. Paul Edgar Philippe Martin. PC, MP (also known as Paul Martin Jr [3] McGuinty and Martin finally met in May and, following a nine-hour meeting, McGuinty received a commitment for $5. 75 billion, spread out over five years, including new money for immigrant settlement, training for the unemployed, federal delivery of meat inspection and corporate tax collection and per capita funding for post-secondary education. [4]

In late April 2005, McGuinty announced the closure of the Lakeview coal-fired generating station, one of Ontario's largest polluters. Although the McGuinty government originally promised to close all coal-burning plants by 2007, Energy Minister Dwight Duncan announced on June 14, 2005 that this was no longer possible, and that the that Nanticoke Coal Plant will not close until 2009. Dwight Duncan, MPP (born January 3, 1959) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

On May 11, 2005, the McGuinty Liberals delivered their second budget, built around the "Reaching Higher" plan for education. The second year of the four year plan, this budget was designed to tackle to so-called "education deficit. " Investing $6. 2 billion over the next four years, the budget included the largest investment in higher education in forty years. It also increased accessibility for low-income students, expanded medical school spaces, and invested in new faculty, graduate scholarships and research. The budget also broke a previous promise to balance the budget in 2007-08. The government has instead aimed at balance in 2008-09.

The McGuinty Liberals also moved to expand infrastructure spending by encouraging Ontario's large pension plans to invest in the construction of new roads, schools and hospitals. Specific projects in the budget included a 10-year expansion of the Toronto Transit Commission and GO Transit, 15,000 new affordable housing units and improved border crossings. The Toronto Transit Commission ( TTC) is a Public transport authority that operates Buses streetcars, subways and Rapid transit GO Transit is the interregional public transit system serving the Conurbation in Ontario, Canada referred to by Metrolinx as the NDP leader Howard Hampton described this move as "privatization by stealth". Howard George Hampton, MPP (born May 17, 1952) is the leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP

During their second year in office, the McGuinty Liberals brought forward a series of successful negotiations with the province's unions. First, Health Minister George Smitherman concluded an agreement with the province's doctors that included incentives to practice in family health teams or under-serviced communities. George Smitherman MPP (born 1964) is a Canadian politician who represents the provincial riding Education Minister Gerard Kennedy established a province-wide negotiating framework with the province's teachers' unions with the result that most school boards settled their contracts without lost teaching time. This article is about the politician For the actor see Gerard Kennedy (actor. A board of education or a school Board or school committee is the title of the Board of directors of a school local School district Finally, Management Board Chair Gerry Phillips closed a deal with the provincial government's own civil service union, the Ontario Public Sector Employees Union. Gerry Phillips (born September 11, 1940 in London, Ontario) is a Politician in Ontario Canada. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU is a Trade union that represents about 115000 employees in the broader public service of the Province of

On June 22, 2005, Education Minister Gerard Kennedy announced that 90-95% of Ontario students between junior kindergarten and Grade Three will be in classes of twenty students or fewer by 2007. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. He also acknowledged that extenuating circumstances may require slightly larger classes in some cases. Opposition critic Frank Klees accused the McGuinty government of breaking its promise to cap classroom sizes, but Kennedy responded that some flexibility is always necessary, and that any reasonable person would regard a 90-95% success rate as a promise kept. Frank Klees (born March 6, 1951) is a Canadian politician. He is a Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament for the [5]

Also in June 2005, two cabinet ministers in McGuinty's government came under scrutiny for alleged improprieties. Joseph Cordiano faced calls for his resignation after it was discovered that he billed $17,000 for personal expenses to his riding association. These expenses included meals in Paris and Milan, as well as theatre tickets in London. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Cordiano insisted that these expenses were related to riding activities, and refused to resign. McGuinty defended Cordiano in public, claiming he had "complete confidence" in the minister.

At around the same time, Minister of Transportation Harinder Takhar was accused of a conflict-of-interest, after visiting a company that he owned in a blind trust. Harinder Jeet Singh Takhar is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Takhar acknowledges that he made "an error in judgement", but denied any wrongdoing. Both Cordiano and Takhar were retained in their portfolios following a cabinet shuffle on June 29, 2005. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The matter was sent to the provincial ethics commissioner who issued a ruling on January 4, 2006 that finding that Takhar had violated the province's integrity guidelines by not maintaining an arms length relationship with the trustee appointed to run his blind trust. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. McGuinty has defended his minister, and has rejected calls to remove him from cabinet, even after the Integrity Commissioner issued his finding. [6]

In the same cabinet shuffle, Premier McGuinty withdrew from the Intergovernmental Affairs portfolio and became the province's first Minister of Research and Innovation.

Third year

On October 11, 2005, police raided the Sorbara Group offices - owned by Greg Sorbara and his brothers - as part of the ongoing Royal Group Technologies investigation. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gregory "Greg" Sorbara MPP (born September 4, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario) a member of the Legislative Assembly of Royal Group Technologies is a large Canadian Building supplies maker and plastics company The warrant stated that there were reasonable grounds to believe Sorbara and other directors of Royal Group defrauded the company and shareholders when they bought land in Brampton, that was owned by a subsidiary of the Sorbara Group. [5] Sorbara initially resisted opposition calls for him to step down, but later resigned as Minister of Finance the same day. Sorbara consistently denied any knowledge of the specific allegations against him, and launched legal action against the RCMP to either clarify their case against him or withdraw their investigation. Following Sorbara's resignation, Dwight Duncan was appointed as Minister of Finance and Chair of the Management Board. Dwight Duncan, MPP (born January 3, 1959) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Donna Cansfield took over Duncan's responsibility as Minister of Energy and Jim Bradley as Government House Leader. Donna H Cansfield MPP is Politician in Ontario, Canada, who has represented the riding of Etobicoke Centre in the Legislative James J (Jim Bradley (born February 19, 1945 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada) is a long-time Ontario Liberal Party politician

The next day, the McGuinty government put forward a throne speech in October reiterating their priorities of health, education and economic prosperity. The speech outlined plans to offer the first money-back guarantee on a public service: a refund if you do not receive your birth certificate within 15 days of applying on-line.

On November 18, 2005, it was announced that Ontario's Drive Clean emissions program was to be expanded rather than scrapped. Ontario's Drive Clean is an Automobile emissions control program in Ontario, Canada.

The 2006 budget was the third year of the four-year plan, and focused on the "infrastructure deficit. " The centrepiece was MoveOntario, a $1. 2 billion investment in transportation infrastructure. $400 million was invested to build and repair roads and bridges in municipalities across Ontario.

On May 18, 2006, a judge agreed with Greg Sorbara's contention that the RCMP had erred in including his name in the search warrant. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. In striking Sorbara's name from the warrant, Justice Ian Nordheimer of the Ontario Superior Court said there were inadequate grounds for police to include him in the first place. The judge was particularly scathing in his review of the RCMP probe of Sorbara. On May 23, 2006, Sorbara was reinstated as Minister of Finance, while Duncan returned to the Energy portfolio. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

On August 17, 2006, Foreign Direct Investment magazine (a British magazine owned by the Financial Times) named Dalton McGuinty "personality of the year" for encouraging investment in the auto sector, for developing a plan to increase energy production, and for promoting research and innovation. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Financial Times ( FT) is a British international business Newspaper.

Fourth year

Education Minister Gerard Kennedy resigned his cabinet post and seat to seek the leadership of the federal Liberal party leadership. McGuinty and his ministers backed Toronto councillor Sylvia Watson to succeed him in the Parkdale—High Park by-election, making numerous visits to the riding to bolster her candidacy. Sylvia Watson is a Canadian Politician. She was a Toronto City Councillor for ward 14 part of the riding of Parkdale-High Park from 2003 Parkdale—High Park is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of 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 She ran on the McGuinty government's record of education and health care, while her opponents targeted numerous Liberal broken promises, including delaying the replacement of coal-fired power plants, and the addition of the $2. 4-billion health premium after campaigning on a pledge to not raise taxes. [7] Trailing in polls during the last week of the campaign, Watson released a number of press releases attacking NDP candidate Cheri DiNovo. Cheri DiNovo, MPP, is a Canadian Social democratic politician These releases made reference to DiNovo's LSD use at a younger age and alleged that she endorsed the church ordination of pedophiles and axe murderers in Qu(e)erying Evangelism. The term pedophilia or paedophilia has a range of definitions as found in Psychology, law enforcement and the popular vernacular They also claimed that DiNovo had made past comments in which she compared Canadian murderer Karla Homolka to a Christ-like figure. Karla Leanne Homolka, also known as Karla Leanne Teale, (born May 4, 1970 in Port Credit, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Both NDP and Conservatives denounced the press releases as mudslinging, saying that DiNovo's comments were taken out of context. Howard Hampton, Peter Kormos, and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) accused McGuinty of condoning and orchestrating the smear attacks, which he denied. Howard George Hampton, MPP (born May 17, 1952) is the leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP Peter Kormos (born October 7, 1952 in Welland Ontario) is a Politician in Ontario, Canada. The Canadian Union of Public Employees ( CUPE, French: Syndicat Canadien de la fonction publique) is a Canadian Trade union serving DiNovo easily defeated Watson in the election. [8][9]

On June 14, 2006, Energy Minister Dwight Duncan announced the McGuinty government's twenty-year electricity plan, which committed to spending forty-six billion dollars on rebuilding all of the province's ageing reactors. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Dwight Duncan, MPP (born January 3, 1959) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. The plan also made the McGuinty government the first Ontario government since the 1970s to commit to building new nuclear stations. The plan also pushed back again the schedule for closing Ontario's coal stations to 2014. In response to the government's announcement, Greenpeace activists occupied Energy Minister Dwight Duncan's offices. Dwight Duncan, MPP (born January 3, 1959) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. [10]

The day after the McGuinty government announced its long-term electricity plan the Globe and Mail published a front page story that the government had quietly passed a regulation to 'exempt' its energy plan from an environmental assessment. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities [11]

The government's decision to exempt the government's electricity plan was criticized by some environmental organizations. In a press release, Greenpeace the David Suzuki Foundation and the Pembina Institute noted that they had provided the government a legal opinion prepared by the Canadian Environmental Law Association, which concluded that the government's energy plan would be subject to the province's Environmental Assessment Act. David Takayoshi Suzuki CC OBC (born March 24 1936) is a Canadian Science broadcaster and [12]

The McGuinty government's 2007 budget was criticized by Toronto mayor David Miller, who argued that the province was refusing to "pay its bills", and said that Toronto's budgetary problems were the result of $500 million in social service costs mandated by the provincial government. [13] During a later discussion, provincial Finance Minister Greg Sorbara declined to help the city to fix its $71 million shortfall, saying that "he doesn't have a mandate to fix this". Gregory "Greg" Sorbara MPP (born September 4, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario) a member of the Legislative Assembly of Miller has since moved to have the city sue the province over the shortfall. [14]

On July 26, 2007, McGuinty forced Mike Colle to resign as Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, with his portfolio being taken over by Gerry Phillips who will also retain his current responsibilities as Minister of Government Services. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Michael (Mike Colle (born February 1, 1945 in Foggia, Italy) is a Politician in Ontario, Canada. [15] Colle has been criticized for his role in giving out $32 million in government grants to immigrant and cultural groups without official applications or formal statements of purpose. In one case that the auditor general highlighted, the Ontario Cricket Association received $1 million when it asked for $150,000. [16] Premier McGuinty agreed to commission a special report on the matter, to be released in July 2007. [17] Colle was also to be investigated in committee before the Legislature was prorogued by the Premier. Some believe this was arranged to prevent his testimony from going public. [18]

2007 re-election

Main article: Ontario general election, 2007
Map of the results of the 2007 Election where Dalton McGuinty won his second consecutive majority government.
Map of the results of the 2007 Election where Dalton McGuinty won his second consecutive majority government. The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10 2007 to elect members ( MPPs) of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province

In late 2004, John Tory was chosen to replace Ernie Eves as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. John Howard Tory (born May 28, 1954) is a Canadian businessman political activist leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party and former 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 A principal secretary to former PC Premier Bill Davis, Tory is widely regarded as more moderate than Mike Harris and the mostly rural MPPs who make up the majority of his caucus. William Grenville "Bill" Davis, PC, CC, OOnt, QC (born July 30, 1929 in Brampton Ontario) was In Politics and Religion, a moderate is an individual who holds an intermediate position between two viewpoints neither to be extreme or radical by those applying Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945, in Toronto Ontario) was the twenty-second Premier of Ontario from June 26, McGuinty's Liberals ran a candidate against Tory during the latter's successful bid to enter the legislature. Howard Hampton continues to lead the NDP. Howard George Hampton, MPP (born May 17, 1952) is the leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP Though Tory has out-polled McGuinty in the category of preferred premier, the Liberals hold a lead over the Progressive Conservatives, while the NDP are held to around 20% support.

In October 2006, the McGuinty Liberals held their last Annual General Meeting before the next election. The event set in place several key elements of their reelection strategy. First, American political consultant James Carville advised Liberal activists to stick to a simple message in the next election, avoiding a litany of issues. James Carville (born October 25 1944 is an American Political consultant, commentator actor attorney Media personality and pundit. Second, the party elected long-time activist Gord Pheneuf as the new president. Finally, Premier McGuinty laid out the themes of the next campaign: standing up for Ontario against the Stephen Harper Conservatives in Ottawa and their provincial ally, John Tory. WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Honorific prefixes --> Stephen Joseph Harper PC Since then, McGuinty has praised the Conservatives' 2007 federal budget, saying that it "represents real progress for Ontarians,"[6], and described the auto emissions part of their environmental plan, which followed a script written by McGuinty in a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper earlier in the month, as "very sensible". However, McGuinty was critical of the Conservative environmental plan saying "It falls short of Canadians' expectations. I think we can reach further. " [19]

Top campaign adviser Warren Kinsella suggested on his blog that Conservative MPP Lisa MacLeod should be "baking cookies" instead of attending a political rally, which was widely condemned as sexist. For the Canadian author see W P Kinsella. J Warren Kinsella (born August 1960 in Montreal, Lisa MacLeod is a Canadian politician who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on March 30, 2006 and subsequently re-elected McGuinty himself refused to apologize and retained Kinsella in his position, noting that Kinsella had apologized and removed the offending post on the blog. Critics argued that McGuinty was using a double-standard, as he had quickly apologized last week to a provincial government job applicant who was described as "ghetto dude" by a junior civil service clerk. [7][8]

On 10 October 2007, McGuinty and his Ontario Liberal party won a consecutive majority government in the 39th general provincial election. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10 2007 to elect members ( MPPs) of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province The last Liberal Party Premier to achieve such success was Mitchell Hepburn during the 1930s. Mitchell Frederick Hepburn ( August 12, 1896 - January 5, 1953) was Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1934 to 1942

See also

References

  1. ^ CBC. "Parties and Leaders: Dalton McGuinty" (HTML), Ontario Votes 2003, CBC. ca, 2003. Retrieved on 2006-12-03. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French  
  2. ^ Standing Committee of Estimates transcript
  3. ^ The Globe and Mail, August 12, 2003, p. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A7: "We are really in a fiscal morass where, at the end of the day, the people of Ontario are going to be left with a deficit that has been projected by Standard & Poor's, Dominion Bond Rating Service [and] TD Bank at anywhere from $2. 2 billion to up to $5 billion. That just doesn't make any economic sense. "
  4. ^ Urquhart, Ian. "In Politics, misery loves company" (PDF), Toronto Star, June 12, 2004. Retrieved on 2006-12-03. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French  
  5. ^ Artuso, Antonella. "Class cap promise kaput?" (newspaper article), Ottawa Sun, June 23, 2005.  
  6. ^ Brennan, Richard. "McGuinty refuses to fire transportation minister" (HTML), Toronto Star, Jauary 4, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-03. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French  
  7. ^ globeandmail.com: National
  8. ^ CTV Toronto | CTV News, Shows and Sports - Canadian Television
  9. ^ globeandmail.com
  10. ^ "Greenpeace Occupies Ontario Energy Minister’s Office", Greenpeace Canada, June 13, 2006.  
  11. ^ Mittelstaedt, Martin. "Nuclear plan skips key green review", Globe and Mail, June 15, 2006.  
  12. ^ Cite news|title=Nuclear Plan Exempted from Environmental Review - Public right to know denied say environmentalists|publisher=The David Suzuki Foundation, the Pembina Institute and Greenpeace|date=June 15, 2006|url=http://www.pembina.org/media/media-release.php?id=1246}}
  13. ^ "Miller slams Ontario Budget", Globe and Mail, 23 March 2007 [1]; "A bad week for Toronto" [editorial], Toronto Star, 25 March 2007, A14.
  14. ^ "Sorbara won't patch hole in budget", Globe and Mail, 12 April 2007 [2]
  15. ^ Premier of Ontario - News Releases - Auditor General Finds No Ties Between Grants And Politics
  16. ^ TheStar.com | News | Summer break starting early at Queen's Park
  17. ^ globeandmail.com
  18. ^ globeandmail.com: National
  19. ^ http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/208169

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