Gary Albert Filmon, PC (born August 24, 1942) is a Manitoba politician. The Queen's Privy Council for Canada (QPC (Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada (CPR sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or the Privy Council Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116 sq mi of North America He was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from 1983 to 2000, and served as Premier from 1988 to 1999. The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is a right-of-centre Political party in Manitoba, Canada. A premier is a title for the Head of government in some countries
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Political career
Municipal politics
Born in Winnipeg, Filmon was educated at the University of Manitoba and subsequently worked as a civil engineer. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population The University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Canada, is the largest university located in the province of Manitoba. A civil engineer is a person who practices Civil engineering, one of the many engineering professions He entered public life in 1975, being elected to the Winnipeg City Council. The Winnipeg City Council is the governing body of the City of Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada. For the next four years, Filmon was a prominent member of Winnipeg's Independent Citizen's Election Committee, an unofficial alliance of right-wing Liberal and Progressive Conservative interests in the city.
Provincial politics
In 1979, Filmon won a by-election to the Manitoba legislature in the riding of River Heights, held after the resignation of former Tory leader Sidney Spivak. The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba the legislative branch of government in the River Heights is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Sidney Spivak ( May 23, 1928 &ndash July 8, 2002) was a Manitoba politician On January 16, 1981, Filmon was appointed Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Minister of the Environment in the government of Sterling Lyon. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs was a Canadian cabinet position held between 1967 to 1995 Sterling Rufus Lyon PC, LLB (born January 30, 1927) was Premier of Manitoba from 1977 to 1981
Lyon's Tories were defeated later in 1981 by the New Democratic Party under Howard Pawley, though Filmon was re-elected in the new riding of Tuxedo. The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. Howard Russell Pawley PC, OC, OM (born November 21, 1934) is a Canadian politician and professor who was Premier Tuxedo is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. He was elected to replace Lyon as party leader in 1983, defeating Brian Ransom and Clayton Manness at a delegated convention (see Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba leadership conventions). Brian Ransom (born June 6, 1940) was a Manitoba politician In 1983 he unsuccessfully ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party Clayton Manness (born January 23, 1947) is a Manitoba politician Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba Leadership Contests The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba (previously known as the Conservative Party of Manitoba has At the time, Filmon was considered to be on the party's progressive wing. Supporters of Ransom would later allege that Filmon's campaign team had sponsored Manness's candidacy as a means of splitting the conservative vote.
Filmon's Tories narrowly lost the 1986 election, winning 26 seats against 30 for the NDP. This election was generally regarded as lacking in defining issues, and the two major parties were not seen as having many ideological divisions between them.
Howard Pawley's slender majority government fell in 1988 when a disgruntled NDP backbencher voted with the opposition on a confidence motion. In the subsequent election, the Manitoba Liberal Party rose from one seat to twenty, taking seats away from both the Tories and the NDP in the process. The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. The Tories dropped to 25 seats, but nevertheless emerged as the largest party in the legislature and formed a minority government. A minority government or a minority cabinet is a Cabinet of a Parliamentary system formed when the governing Political party or Filmon himself was almost defeated by a Liberal candidate in Tuxedo.
The 1988-1990 parliament was most notable for its debates on the Meech Lake Accord, which would have confirmed the distinct status of Quebec within Canada. 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 Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Pawley government had supported this initiative, but Filmon was initially opposed to it, and the Manitoba assembly refused to ratify the treaty (rather to the embarrassment of Progressive Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney). The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Martin Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ (predominantly known as Brian Mulroney) (born March 20, 1939) was the eighteenth Filmon eventually agreed to a compromise deal negotiated by Jean Charest in 1990, but this came to nothing when New Democratic MLA Elijah Harper refused to grant unanimous consent for debate before the bill's deadline. John James Charest PC MNA (known as Jean Charest) ʒɑ̃ ʃɑʀe (born June 24, 1958) is a Canadian Elijah Harper (born March 3, 1949) is an Aboriginal Cree Canadian politician and band chief (Harper objected to the fact that the Accord did not recognize the rights of Canada's aboriginal peoples. See "Meech Lake Accord" and "Elijah Harper" for further details. )
In other matters, Filmon was closer to the policies of the Mulroney government. He supported the 1987 free trade initiative, and worked in favour of the Charlottetown Accord (a successor to Meech Lake) in 1992. Free trade is a system in which the trade of goods and services between or within countries flows unhindered by government-imposed restrictions The Charlottetown Accord was a package of constitutional amendments proposed by the Canadian federal and provincial governments in 1992.
Filmon called an election in 1990, and campaigned on the need for a majority government. Despite the increased unpopularity of the Mulroney government at the federal level, Filmon's Tories were able to win over many voters who had supported the Liberals in 1988. His party won thirty seats, and the NDP re-emerged as the official opposition with twenty.
While not an ideological conservative in the tradition of Margaret Thatcher, Filmon nonetheless presided over an austerity program of budget cuts. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 His government's measures resulted in a balanced budget in 1995, the province's first in 20 years. Filmon also permitted suburban regions to break away from the amalgamated city of Winnipeg, reversing the policies initiated by the Edward Schreyer government in the early 1970s. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Edward Richard Schreyer PC CC CMM OM CD (born December 21, 1935) is a Canadian In 1993, Filmon supported Kim Campbell's bid to lead the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (Winnipeg Free Press, 13 June 1993). Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, PC, CC, QC, (born March 10, 1947) was the nineteenth Prime Minister of Canada The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian
Despite government cuts to social programs and urban development, Filmon's Tories were able to win re-election in 1995. This was due in part to the unpopularity of Bob Rae's NDP government in neighbouring Ontario, and concerns that the Manitoba NDP would govern in a similar manner if elected. Robert Keith "Bob" Rae PC OC QC OOnt MP (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Subsequently, the Filmon government privatized the province's telephone system, mandated balanced budgets, and took actions limiting the power of teacher's and nurse's unions. While Filmon avoided the excessive rhetoric of Ontario Premier Mike Harris (1995-2002), there were nevertheless strong similarities to the reforms instituted by these governments in the late 1990s. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945, in Toronto Ontario) was the twenty-second Premier of Ontario from June 26,
In the late 1990s, the reputation of the Filmon government was damaged by a scandal involving vote-rigging in the 1995 election. A number of independent "aboriginal issues" candidates were alleged to have been commissioned by Progressive Conservative organizers to run in NDP ridings, in an attempt to split the left-of-centre vote. Filmon was not personally implicated, but a number of his senior aides were. Manitoba also experienced increased unemployment during this period, with Filmon's popularity suffering as a result. Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116 sq mi of North America
Notwithstanding these setbacks, Filmon sought a fourth mandate in late 1999. During this campaign, he announced that his government would undertake a further right-wing policy shift if re-elected. He promised half a billion dollars in new tax cuts, while claiming that he could simultaneously re-invest an identical amount into health and education. This announcement was greeted with skepticism from many voters, and the Tories lost to Gary Doer's New Democrats by 32 seats to 24 (the Liberals were reduced to one seat, as many Liberal voters from 1995 shifted to the NDP). Gary Albert Doer MLA (born March 31, 1948) is a Politician in Manitoba, Canada. Filmon resigned as party leader in 2000, and stood down as an MLA in the same year.
Post-political career
Filmon was appointed to the federal Security Intelligence Review Committee on October 4, 2001, which necessitated an appointment to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. The Security Intelligence Review Committee ( SIRC) is an independent agency of the Government of Canada empowered to oversee and review the operations of Canada's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Queen's Privy Council for Canada (QPC (Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada (CPR sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or the Privy Council He was promoted to chair of SIRC on June 24, 2005 following the retirement of Paule Gauthier. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paule Gauthier, PC, OC, OQ, QC, (born 1943 is a Canadian lawyer arbitrator and public servant
Filmon has also worked as a business consultant since his retirement from office. In 2003, he was commissioned by the government of British Columbia to undertake a survey of forest fires in that province. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C On June 22, 2005, at the Annual General Meeting of the Exchange Industrial Income Fund (EIF. UN-X), Filmon was elected as the chairman of the board of trustees for the ensuing year. Filmon currently (2006) sits on the board of directors of MTS[1], the public telephone utility his government privatized.
In February 2006, Filmon was considered to replace Frank McKenna as Canadian Ambassador to the United States. Francis Joseph "Frank" McKenna PC OC QC ONB (born January 19, 1948, in Apohaqui, In the end, Michael Wilson was appointed to this post. Michael Holcombe Wilson PC OC (born November 4, 1937) is a Canadian diplomat politician and business leader
| Preceded by Howard Pawley |
Premier of Manitoba 1988-1999 |
Succeeded by Gary Doer |
| Preceded by Paule Gauthier |
Chair of the Security Intelligence Review Committee 2005- |
Succeeded by — |
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Howard Russell Pawley PC, OC, OM (born November 21, 1934) is a Canadian politician and professor who was Premier This is a list of the premiers of the province of Manitoba, Canada, since it was created in 1870. Gary Albert Doer MLA (born March 31, 1948) is a Politician in Manitoba, Canada. Paule Gauthier, PC, OC, OQ, QC, (born 1943 is a Canadian lawyer arbitrator and public servant The Security Intelligence Review Committee ( SIRC) is an independent agency of the Government of Canada empowered to oversee and review the operations of Canada'sDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic