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Speaking at an economics forum in 2007.
Speaking at an economics forum in 2007.

Frank de Jong, BA, BEd, (born October 16, 1955 in Luther Township, northeast of Arthur, Ontario) is a Canadian politician, environmentalist and elementary school teacher. A Bachelor of Education ( BEd) is an undergraduate Academic degree which qualifies the graduate as a Teacher in Schools. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Arthur is a community in the township of Wellington North, Ontario, Canada. 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 A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. In Education, a teacher is one who helps Students or pupils often in a School, as well as in a Family, religious or He joined the Green Party of Ontario in 1987 and became the party's first official leader in 1993 – a position he holds to this day. The Green Party of Ontario ( GPO) is a political party in Ontario Canada. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)

In the September 14, 2006, Parkdale—High Park by-election, de Jong received 6. 2 percent of the vote. On November 7, 2006, he was nominated as the GPO candidate in the riding of Davenport for the upcoming October 2007 general election. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat For the provincial electoral district see Davenport (provincial electoral district. The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10 2007 to elect members ( MPPs) of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province [1] In the Ontario provincial election on October 10, de Jong captured 10. 26 percent of the vote, his best showing as a member of the Green Party.

De Jong has also campaigned for federal office as a member of the Green Party of Canada. The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal Political party founded in 1983 with around 9000 registered members as of November 2007.

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Biography

Education and activism

Born into a Dutch background, De Jong earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1978, and a Bachelor of Education from University of Ottawa in 1979. The University of Western Ontario (known as Western, as well as UWO or Western Ontario) is a public research University located in London Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) A Bachelor of Education ( BEd) is an undergraduate Academic degree which qualifies the graduate as a Teacher in Schools. For the university in Ottawa Kansas see Ottawa University. The University of Ottawa or Université d'Ottawa in French Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) After graduating, he worked as an elementary school teacher. He developed an interest in environmental concerns during the mid-1980s, and became involved in campaigns to save Ontario's old growth forests. He was also involved in the anti-nuclear, renewable energy and pro-choice movements. Overview See also Ethical aspects of abortion Pro-choice advocates emphasize their beliefs that having a child is a personal choice that affects a woman's body and De Jong now resides in Toronto with his partner, fiction writer Kelley Aitken. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Kelley Aitken is a Canadian Writer, visual artist and art instructor

Politics

The Ontario Green Party did not originally have a formal leadership structure, and was run in a very decentralized manner (nominal leaders were sometimes chosen for elections, but they had no personal authority over party decisions). De Jong and others opposed this approach, and successfully campaigned for a formal leadership contest in 1993. De Jong himself entered this contest, and defeated Jim Harris, who later became leader of the Green Party of Canada. James R M "Jim" Harris (born February 12, 1961) is a Canadian author environmentalist and politician De Jong supported Harris's leadership of the federal party until Harris did not run in 2006, at which time de Jong supported David Chernushenko's leadership bid. David Chernushenko (b June 1963 Calgary Alberta) is a businessman politician and environmentalist in Ontario, Canada. He was challenged for the leadership of the Ontario Green Party by Judy Greenwood-Speers in 2001. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

Like Harris, De Jong is an eco-capitalist. Eco-capitalism is one of several strategies of the Green movement and Green Parties. He defines his political philosophy as "socially progressive, fiscally conservative, and environmentally aware". [2] He has long supported conservative economic policies, including a gradual shift from the taxation of incomes to the taxation of natural resources. Recently, he has also spoken against extensive government subsidies and funding for crown corporations.

At the October 2005 Green Party of Ontario AGM, de Jong narrowly avoided a "leadership review" when 67% of voting members voted against it. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. The Green Party of Ontario ( GPO) is a political party in Ontario Canada. An annual general meeting (commonly abbreviated as AGM, also known as the annual meeting) is a Meeting that official bodies and associations The GPO constitution requires that a leadership review be held bi-annually; If more than one-third of voting members had opted for a review, a leadership race would have been held in 2006. At the 2007 AGM, de Jong survived the next scheduled review, this time with approximately 71% support from party members. This followed what was considered the strongest election performance by the GPO to date. [3]

Election campaigns

De Jong has campaigned for federal and provincial office several times. His best showing was in the provincial election of 2003, when he ran against sitting Premier Ernie Eves and finished third, ahead of the New Democratic Party candidate. 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 The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. Ernest Lawrence Eves (born June 17, 1946) was the twenty-third Premier of the province of Ontario, Canada, from April 15 Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots On all other occasions, de Jong has finished well behind candidates of the major parties.

During the 1995 provincial campaign, de Jong cycled on a "leader's tour" from Ottawa to Sault Ste. Marie, Windsor and Niagara Falls before returning northward to Ottawa. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Sault Ste Marie (nicknamed "the Sault" or "the Soo" is a City on the St Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Niagara Falls is a Canadian City of 82184 residents Geography and Climate Niagara Falls Ontario Subsequently, he was involved in creating constituency contact lists throughout the province.

His electoral record is as follows:

Footnotes

  1. ^ Davenport Green Party nominates de Jong, Green Party of Ontario news release, 8 November 2006
  2. ^ http://www.gpo.ca/node/26 Green Party of Ontario Leader Profile
  3. ^ http://www.thestar.com/article/279832 Toronto Star article on 2007 AGM, 26 November 2007

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