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| Gerard Kennedy | |
 Kennedy at the 2006 leadership convention, speaking to the media. | |
MPP for York South | |
| In office May 23, 1996 – June 2, 1999 | |
| Incumbent | Peggy Nash (NDP) |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Bob Rae |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Cordiano |
| In office June 3, 1999 – May 23, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Cheri DiNovo |
| Election date TBA | |
| Opponent(s) | Peggy Nash (NDP) |
| Born | July 24, 1960 (age 47) The Pas, Manitoba |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Other political affiliations | Ontario Liberal Party (1996-2006) |
| Spouse | Jeannette Arsenault-Kennedy |
| Occupation | Food bank executive |
Gerard Kennedy, (born July 24, 1960 in The Pas, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician. A Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. York South was an electoral district (or "riding" in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Peggy A Nash (born June 28, 1951 in Toronto) is a federal Canadian politician with the New Democratic Party. Robert Keith "Bob" Rae PC OC QC OOnt MP (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian Joseph Cordiano (born October 30, 1957) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. A Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Parkdale—High Park is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 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. Cheri DiNovo, MPP, is a Canadian Social democratic politician The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Parkdale—High Park is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Peggy A Nash (born June 28, 1951 in Toronto) is a federal Canadian politician with the New Democratic Party. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Pas (ðəˈpɑː is a town in Manitoba, Canada, located in Division No Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116 sq mi of North America The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. 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 Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Pas (ðəˈpɑː is a town in Manitoba, Canada, located in Division No Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116 sq mi of North America Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page While attending the University of Alberta in Edmonton, he became involved in the local food bank, eventually becoming its first executive director in 1983. The University of Alberta (U of A is a public research University located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. 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 An executive director is the senior manager or Executive officer of an Organization, company, or Corporation. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) In 1986, he moved to Toronto to run the Daily Bread food bank, which he did until entering politics in 1996. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in a 1996 by-election to replace former premier Bob Rae in the district of York South. See also Politics of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (also known as Ontario Legislative Assembly or OntLA) is the Legislature 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 The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. Robert Keith "Bob" Rae PC OC QC OOnt MP (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian York South was an electoral district (or "riding" in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 In the 1999 and 2003 general elections, he was elected to represent the new district of Parkdale-High Park. An Ontario general election was held on June 3 1999, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. 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 Parkdale—High Park is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Following the latter, he became province's Minister of Education in the Liberal Party of Ontario government of Dalton McGuinty. The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr MPP (born July 19, 1955, in Ottawa Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer and politician
In 2006, he resigned his cabinet post in order to seek leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. The Liberal Party of Canada leadership convention of 2006 was prompted by Paul Martin 's announcement that he would not lead the Liberal Party of Canada into another The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political He finished third in delegate selection meetings, but at the leadership convention, he placed fourth on both the first and second ballot before withdrawing to support eventual winner Stéphane Dion. In Canadian politics, a leadership convention is held by a political party when the party needs to choose a leader due to a vacancy or a challenge to the incumbent Stéphane Maurice Dion PC not change it to "Liberal"! --> MP
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Background
The son of a Liberal mayor of The Pas, Kennedy attended the St. John's-Ravenscourt School on a hockey scholarship before enrolling at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1977. The Pas (ðəˈpɑː is a town in Manitoba, Canada, located in Division No History St John's-Ravenscourt's beginnings lie in the year 1820 This article is about Trent University in Peterborough Ontario Canada Peterborough is a City on the Otonabee River in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec He worked as a historical researcher for the Government of Alberta in the early 1980s, attended the University of Alberta, and then left it, without graduating, to work at and head up the Edmonton Food Bank (Canada's first Food Bank) in 1983. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 The University of Alberta (U of A is a public research University located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)
After moving to Ontario, Kennedy was the executive director of Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank from 1986 to 1996. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The food bank distributed $30 million worth of food each year without government funding; 150,000 people are estimated to have used its services every month. Kennedy was named in Toronto Life Magazine's list of fifty influential people in 1992, and was named newsmaker of the year by the Toronto Star in 1993. Toronto Life is a monthly Canadian Magazine about Entertainment, Politics and life in Toronto Ontario, Canada Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Toronto Star is Canada 's highest-circulation newspaper though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Kennedy was also given an honourable mention in the Financial Post Magazine's C. The National Post is a Canadian English-language national Newspaper based in Don Mills, Ontario, a district of E. O. awards in 1995. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995
Provincial politics
Kennedy entered political life in May 1996, running in a by-election for the Ontario legislature in the Toronto riding of York South, which was being vacated by former provincial New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Bob Rae. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) 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 York South was an electoral district (or "riding" in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 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 Kennedy was the first candidate not from the NDP or its predecessor, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, to win the seat since 1955. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF (French Fédération du commonwealth coopératif, then Parti social démocratique du Canada) was a Canadian Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) He received 7774 votes; his nearest competitor was Toronto city councillor David Miller of the NDP, who took 6656 votes. David Raymond Miller (born December 26, 1958) is a Canadian politician
Despite being a newcomer to politics, Kennedy became the front-runner to replace Lyn McLeod as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party in late 1996. Lyn McLeod (born 1942 is a Politician in Ontario, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Although popular on the left-wing, he encountered a strong "anyone-but-Kennedy" movement from the party's establishment and right-wing which was divided among several candidates on the leadership convention floor. Kennedy finished first on the first, second, third and fourth ballots, but was defeated on the fifth ballot by Dalton McGuinty. Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr MPP (born July 19, 1955, in Ottawa Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer and politician Although McGuinty finished in fourth place on the first ballot, he was able to increase his support in the subsequent ballots, gaining delegates from the candidates that dropped off. The results of the leadership contest did not prove divisive within the party and both rivals eventually became strong allies. Kennedy served as the party's Health Critic during McGuinty's first opposition term.
Kennedy wanted to run in the redistributed riding of York South—Weston in the Ontario provincial election of 1999, but was forced to step aside for former leadership rival Joseph Cordiano. York South—Weston is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons An Ontario general election was held on June 3 1999, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Joseph Cordiano (born October 30, 1957) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He instead ran in the neighbouring riding of Parkdale-High Park where he faced an interesting challenge from Anna-Marie Castrilli, another former Liberal leadership challenger who had defected to the governing Progressive Conservatives on the last sitting day of the legislature. Parkdale—High Park is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Anna-Marie Castrilli is a former Politician in Ontario, Canada. 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 Many anticipated that this would be a close race, but it was not: Kennedy won by over 10,000 votes.
The Progressive Conservatives were re-elected, and Kennedy became opposition critic for the high-profile Education portfolio.
Minister of Education
The Liberals won a majority in the Ontario provincial election of 2003, and Kennedy was re-elected in Parkdale-High Park with about 58% of the vote (his nearest opponent received 16%). 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 He was appointed Minister of Education on October 23, 2003. 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. Under previous governments, the Education portfolio had been marked by considerable labour strife. In 1993 the NDP government skipped negotiations with the public sector unions to implement mandatory days off without pay. The Social Contract refers to a 1993 initiative of the provincial Ontario New Democratic Party government of Bob Rae to impose Austerity measures on There were province-wide teachers's strikes when the PC government attempted to implement a restructuring program in 1996 and 1998, and many boards experienced work-to-rule campaigns that reduced extra-curricular activities.
In the spring of 2005, Kennedy announced the establishment of a provincial framework in teacher's negotiations, which would see teacher's salaries increase by approximately 10. 5% over four years in exchange for four years of labour peace. The framework includes priorities such as workplace preparation courses and English as a Second Language programs.
On October 26th, Kennedy was awarded the inauguaral Ontario Student Trustees' Association "Award of Distinction" for his contributions to education, including his expansion of the role of student trustee.
2006 federal Liberal leadership race
On April 5, 2006 Kennedy resigned as Minister of Education to pursue the federal Liberal Leadership. The Liberal Party of Canada leadership convention of 2006 was prompted by Paul Martin 's announcement that he would not lead the Liberal Party of Canada into another Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Premier McGuinty, who admitted that finding a replacement was difficult, was reported to have set that day as a deadline for Kennedy to make a decision in order to prevent the leadership speculation from overshadowing the Ontario government's agenda.
Kennedy formally declared his candidacy on April 27, 2006. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He was supported by MPs Omar Alghabra, Navdeep Bains, Raymond Chan, Mark Holland, Gurbax Malhi, Bernard Patry, Mario Silva, Scott Simms, Brent St. Denis, Andrew Telegdi, Dan McTeague, Brenda Chamberlain and Borys Wrzesnewskyj , and former MPs Peter Adams, Charles Caccia, Gary Carr, Marc Godbout, Joe Fontana, Lynn Myers and Russ Powers, and Ontario MPPs Wayne Arthurs, Bas Balkissoon, Lorenzo Berardinetti, Brad Duguid, Peter Fonseca, Kuldip Kular, Jean-Marc Lalonde, Madeleine Meilleur, Steve Peters, Gerry Phillips, Khalil Ramal, and Harinder Takhar. Omar Alghabra (عُمر الغبرا (born October 24, 1969 in Saudi Arabia) is a Syrian Canadian Member of Parliament and former Navdeep Singh Bains, PC, MP (born June 16, 1977) is a Canadian politician who currently is the Liberal Critic for International Raymond Chan, PC, MP ( Jyutping: Can4 Ceok3 Jyu4 (b 1951 is the first Chinese Canadian to be appointed to the Cabinet of Canada Mark Holland (born October 16, 1974) is the Canadian Member of Parliament for the Ontario riding of Ajax-Pickering Bernard Patry (born January 30, 1943) is a Canadian politician Mario Silva, MP (born June 11, 1966) is a Canadian politician and is the first and only MP of Portuguese origin in the Canadian Parliament Scott Simms (b August 12, 1969 in Bishop's Falls NL) is a Canadian politician Brent J St Denis (born May 27, 1950 in Blind River Ontario) is a Canadian politician Andrew Telegdi, PC, MP (born May 28, 1946 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Liberal Member of Parliament Daniel P "Dan" McTeague, PC, MP, BA (Hons (born October 16, 1962 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is the See also Brenda Chamberlain (artist Brenda Kay Chamberlain PC (born April 9 1952 in Toronto, Ontario) was Borys Wrzesnewskyj (pronounced ˌrɛzˈnɛfski / Rez-NEV-skee born November 10, 1960) is a Canadian politician who represents the riding of Etobicoke William Peter Adams, PC, BA, MSc, PhD (born April 17, 1936 in the United Kingdom) is a Canadian Charles L Caccia PC ( April 28, 1930 &ndash May 3, 2008) was a Canadian politician Gary Carr (born August 14 1955 is a Politician in Ontario Canada. Marc Godbout (born June 8, 1951) is the former Canadian Member of Parliament (MP This article is about the Canadian politician For the fictional detective from Law & Order, see Joe Fontana. For the baseball player see Lynn Myers. ---- Lynn A Myers (born May 25, 1951 in Kitchener, Ontario Russ Powers (born March 2, 1949 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian politician Wayne Arthurs is a Politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing Bas Balkissoon (born ca 1952 is a politician in Toronto, Canada. Lorenzo Berardinetti is a Politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently the member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Scarborough Brad Duguid is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Peter Fonseca (born October 5, 1966 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a Politician in Ontario, Canada. Dr Kuldip Singh Kular, BSc, MBBS, MD, MPP (born December 12, 1948 in Ludhiana, Punjab, Jean-Marc Lalonde (born 1935 is a Politician in Ontario, Canada. Madeleine Meilleur (born November 22, 1948) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Steve Peters may refer to one the following people Steve Peters (politician, politician Steve Peters (game designer, game designer Gerry Phillips (born September 11, 1940 in London, Ontario) is a Politician in Ontario Canada. Khalil Ramal (born 1960, in a small town in Lebanon) is a Politician in Ontario, Canada. Harinder Jeet Singh Takhar is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Some of Kennedy's other endorsements are from Canadian Senators Terry Mercer and Robert Peterson, Justin Trudeau, leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party Jon Gerrard, former Trudeau principal secretaries Tom Axworthy and Jim Coutts, social activist June Callwood, author Mary Jo Leddy, former Premier of New Brunswick Ray Frenette and former Premier of Prince Edward Island Keith Milligan. The Senate of Canada (Le Sénat du Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the sovereign (represented by the governor general Terry M Mercer (born May 6 1947) is a Canadian Senator. A long-time fundraiser and organizer for the Liberal Party of Canada, Mercer was Robert W Peterson (born October 19 1937) is a Canadian senator from Saskatchewan. Justin Trudeau (born December 25, 1971 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is the eldest son of the late former Canadian Prime The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Jon Gerrard PC, MLA, BA, PhD, MD (born October 13, 1947) is a politician and medical doctor in Manitoba Thomas Sidney Axworthy OC (born May 23, 1947, in Winnipeg Manitoba) is a Canadian civil servant political strategist writer and James (Jim Allan Coutts (born 1938 is a Canadian lawyer businessman and former advisor to two Prime Ministers June Rose Callwood, CC, OOnt ( June 2, 1924 &ndash April 14, 2007) was a Canadian journalist author Mary Jo Leddy CM (born 1946 is a Canadian writer speaker theologian and social activist The Premier of New Brunswick (fr Premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick) is the First minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick Joseph Raymond (Ray Frenette (born April 16, 1935 in Beresford New Brunswick) is a former Politician in New Brunswick, The Premier of Prince Edward Island is the First minister for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. Keith Milligan (born February 8, 1950 in Inverness) is a Prince Edward Island politician Former Ontario Attorney-General Ian Scott had also endorsed Kennedy in his final public appearance prior to his death. To see the American football player see Ian Scott (American football To see the American producer see Ian Scott (producer
On May 18, Kennedy formally resigned from the provincial legislature. This was after several weeks of criticism over drawing an MPP's salary, despite his absence from the legislature and his stated intention to live for part of the summer in Quebec. Kennedy responded saying that he intended to resign his seat "sooner rather than later," but first wanted to finish some local projects he'd been working on. "We've been working hard to deliver some things that riding needs, funding for some of the hospitals, some other projects, and I think we're very close on that", he told The Canadian Press in an interview from Moncton, N. B.
The Opposition at Queen's Park speculated that Premier McGuinty asked Kennedy to delay his resignation as the Liberals fear losing his riding in a by-election. Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government particularly in a Westminster -based Parliamentary system 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 There was also a published report that said that McGuinty asked Kennedy to postpone his resignation to delay a provincial byelection. Kennedy dismissed the claims, saying "I want people to know emphatically that the only consideration here has been how to make sure the people of Parkdale-High Park are best served by my decision to pursue a federal post, and that's between me and my constituents. " The riding which some have described as an NDP stronghold was particularly indicative of Kennedy's personal popularity (due to his work as food bank director and education minister) versus that of his party; Sylvia Watson could not retain the seat for the Liberals in a subsequent by-election, apparently being unable to "ride the coattails of Kennedy's popularity". 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 [1]
On July 13, 2006, The Toronto Star reported that Gerard Kennedy appeared to have signed up more new members than any other candidate in the period of the race geared towards member recruitment. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Toronto Star is Canada 's highest-circulation newspaper though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario. The article says that it had been "conventional widsom" that Michael Ignatieff and Bob Rae were the leaders in the race but "(t)hese numbers would indicate a change in the dynamic of the race". Michael Grant Ignatieff, MP (/ɪgˈnatʃəf/ (born May 12, 1947 in Toronto) is a Public intellectual, Historian, Robert Keith "Bob" Rae PC OC QC OOnt MP (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian
On September 8, 2006, Joe Fontana, MP for London North Centre and Gerard Kennedy's Ontario Co-Chair, announced that he would be resigning his seat in the House of Commons to run for mayor in London. This article is about the Canadian politician For the fictional detective from Law & Order, see Joe Fontana. London North Centre (formerly known as London—Adelaide) is an electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that has Though it was speculated Kennedy would run in the by-election [2], he declined, stating that the riding would be better served by a local candidate who could devote the appropriate time to the campaign. [3]
On "Super Weekend", from September 29 to October 1, the Liberal Party elected approximately 85% of delegates. Kennedy finished in third place with 17. 3% of delegates being pledged to his campaign, a similar number to Stéphane Dion, who received 16. Stéphane Maurice Dion PC not change it to "Liberal"! --> MP 0% and to Bob Rae who received 20. Robert Keith "Bob" Rae PC OC QC OOnt MP (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian 3%. (Note: At the December Liberal leadership convention, the "Super Weekend" elected delegates were bound (or committed) to vote on the first ballot for the leadership candidate they had pledged to support. On the second and subsequent ballots, however, the delegates were - if they wished - able to switch their votes to another candidate. )
On November 27, 2006, Kennedy attracted a great deal of media attention when he became the first leadership candidate to oppose a motion being debated in the Canadian House of Commons, of which he is not a member, that would have declared the Québécois "a nation within a united Canada". Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Kennedy was joined in that position later that day by fellow candidates Ken Dryden and Joe Volpe. Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Dryden, PC, MP (born August 8, 1947 is a Canadian politician lawyer businessman author and former NHL This article is about the Canadian politician For information about the opera manager see Joseph Volpe (opera manager.
At the convention, Dion passed Kennedy on the first ballot of voting, finishing ahead of Kennedy by two votes (17. 8% to 17. 7%). That gap increased to 2% after the second ballot (20. 8% to 18. 8%). Kennedy chose to leave the ballot before he would have been forced to, and supported Dion. Earlier, the two leadership contenders had allegedly struck a pact in which the first off the ballot would throw his support to the other. Pundits said that this surprise move had caught the Ignatieff and Rae strategists off guard. Kennedy delivered his delegates extraordinarily en masse, as Dion's support increased to 37. 0% on the third ballot, moving from third place to first and eliminating Rae. Dion retained the position for the fourth and decisive ballot which resulted in him winning the leadership. [4]
Current Activities
On December 19, 2006, Dion announced that Kennedy would be his special advisor on election readiness and renewal with "intimate involvement in all aspects of election readiness and the platform. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. " Kennedy is also the chair of the mentorship committee. [5] Kennedy said that his duties as election readiness advisor ended in the summer of 2007, but he continues as a special advisor to Stéphane Dion. Kennedy has also appeared regulary as a strategist for the Liberals on television and is often quoted as a Liberal spokesman in newspapers. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint.
On February 6, 2007, Kennedy confirmed that he will seek the Liberal nomination for Parkdale—High Park in the next federal election. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Parkdale—High Park is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Kennedy previously held the riding as a Member of Provincial Parliament; the riding is currently held federally by New Democrat Peggy Nash. A Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots Peggy A Nash (born June 28, 1951 in Toronto) is a federal Canadian politician with the New Democratic Party. Kennedy won the nomination by acclamation on April 24, 2007. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [6]
In late August 2007, Kennedy entered the academic world accepting a position at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University. Ryerson University, commonly referred to simply as Ryerson, is a public University in Toronto, Canada. He will serve a one year term as a Distinguished Visiting Professor until September 2008. Distinguished Visiting Professor is an academic title bestowed by American Universities on prominent Scholars who have been invited to teach a course in [1]
In late September 2007, Kennedy was part of a group observing Ukraine's parliamentary elections in the Mariupol electoral commission. Early parliamentary elections in Ukraine took place on September 30, 2007. Mariupol or sometimes Mariupolis (mariˈupʌlʲ Маріуполь Мариу́поль Μαριούπολη formerly known as Zhdanov ( Ukrainian and Kennedy reported back to the Canadian media that the group he was a party to was confronted by Ukrainian police who stripped passports and observer statuses. Kennedy said that the police were interfering in the process, and the observer group felt intimidated by the police who carried weapons and followed the group around for a day. Kennedy concluded that there were major flaws in the voting process, as the group was also witness to extra ballots being distributed. [2]
On March 31, 2008, notwithstanding the fact that he is not a member of the Canadian House of Commons, Kennedy was appointed to the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet by leader Stéphane Dion. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 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 The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 39th Canadian parliament is listed below Kennedy serves as Intergovernmental Affairs critic, which gives him responsibility to speak on behalf of the Liberal Party on matters of federal-provincial relations. [3]
Personal life
Kennedy is married to Jeannette Arsenault-Kennedy, a day care professional and Acadian (Francophone) from Prince Edward Island. This article is about the Acadian people and culture The Acadians (Acadiens are the descendants of the seventeenth-century French They have two young children, daughter Théria and son John-Julien.
Sometimes mistakenly identified as Irish, Kennedy is actually of Scottish and Ukrainian heritage. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Scottish Canadians are people of Scottish descent or heritage living in Canada. A Ukrainian Canadian is a person of Ukrainian descent or origin who was born in or immigrated to Canada.
Electoral record
| 2003 Ontario provincial election : Parkdale—High Park edit | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||
| Liberal | (x)Gerard Kennedy | 23,008 | 57. 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 Parkdale—High Park is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. 83 | $40,269. 51 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Stephen Snell | 6,436 | 16. 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 Stephen David Snell (born 27 February 1983 in Winchester, Hampshire) is a English Cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire 18 | $38,656. 44 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Margo Duncan | 6,275 | 15. The Ontario New Democratic Party, formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a Social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada 77 | $12,018. 40 | ||
| Green | Neil Spiegel | 2,758 | 6. The Green Party of Ontario ( GPO) is a political party in Ontario Canada. 93 | $21,119. 32 | ||
| Family Coalition | Stan J. Grzywna | 591 | 1. The Family Coalition Party is a small political party in Ontario, Canada that promotes a socially conservative ideology The Family Coalition Party of Ontario is a socially conservative party in Ontario, Canada. 49 | $161. 00 | ||
| Communist | Karin Larsen | 349 | 0. The Communist Party of Ontario is the Ontario, Canada provincial wing of the Communist Party of Canada. The Communist Party of Canada - Ontario ran six candidates in the 2003 provincial election in Ontario, Canada. 88 | $857. 38 | ||
| Ind. (Communist League) | John Steele | 204 | 0. The Communist League in Canada was founded as the " Revolutionary Workers League/Ligue Ouvrière Révolutionnaire " (RWL in 1977 as the result of a merger John Brian Steele (born 1940) is a political activist in Ontario, Canada. 51 | $107. 66 | ||
| Freedom | Dick Field | 165 | 0. The Freedom Party of Ontario is a provincial political party in Ontario, Canada. The Freedom Party of Ontario is a political party in Ontario, Canada. 41 | $0. 00 | ||
| Total valid votes | 39,786 | 100. 00 | ||||
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 376 | |||||
| Turnout | 40,162 | 54. 94 | ||||
| Electors on the lists | 73,108 | |||||
| 1999 Ontario provincial election : Parkdale—High Park edit | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||
| Liberal | (x)Gerard Kennedy | 23,022 | 54. An Ontario general election was held on June 3 1999, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Parkdale—High Park is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. 92 | $63,007. 91 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | (x)Annamarie Castrilli | 12,647 | 30. 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 Anna-Marie Castrilli is a former Politician in Ontario, Canada. 17 | $57,256. 00 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Irene Atkinson | 4,937 | 11. The Ontario New Democratic Party, formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a Social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada 78 | $31,655. 28 | ||
| Green | Frank de Jong | 500 | 1. The Green Party of Ontario ( GPO) is a political party in Ontario Canada. Frank de Jong, BA, BEd, (born October 16, 1955 in Luther Township, northeast of Arthur, Ontario) is a Canadian 19 | $66. 19 | ||
| Libertarian | Doug Burn | 325 | 0. The Ontario Libertarian Party is a political party in Ontario, Canada that was founded in 1975 by Bruce Evoy Vince Miller and others, inspired by the formation 78 | $1,060. 80 | ||
| Family Coalition | Stan J. Grzywna | 289 | 0. The Family Coalition Party is a small political party in Ontario, Canada that promotes a socially conservative ideology The Family Coalition Party of Ontario is a socially conservative party in Ontario, Canada. 69 | $18. 00 | ||
| Natural Law | J. The Natural Law Party of Ontario was a political party in Ontario Canada, the provincial affiliate of the Natural Law Party of Canada. Lynne Hea | 99 | 0. 24 | $0. 00 | ||
| Independent (Humanist) | Jorge Van Schouwen | 99 | 0. The Humanist Party of Ontario (HPO is an unregistered political party in Ontario, Canada. The Humanist Party of Ontario (HPO is an unregistered political party in Ontario, Canada. 24 | $0. 00 | ||
| Total valid votes | 41,918 | 100. 00 | ||||
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 454 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,372 | 60. 45 | ||||
| Electors on the lists | 70,091 | |||||
| Ontario provincial by-election, May 23, 1996 : York South edit | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Liberal | Gerard Kennedy | 7,774 | 39. York South was an electoral district (or "riding" in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. 22 | |||
| New Democratic Party | David Miller | 6,656 | 33. The Ontario New Democratic Party, formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a Social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada David Raymond Miller (born December 26, 1958) is a Canadian politician 58 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Rob Davis | 5,093 | 25. 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 Rob Davis (born ca1964 is a politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 69 | |||
| Independent | David Milne | 151 | 0. Several independent candidates sought election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1995 Ontario provincial election. 76 | |||
| Libertarian | George Dance | 77 | 0. The Ontario Libertarian Party is a political party in Ontario, Canada that was founded in 1975 by Bruce Evoy Vince Miller and others, inspired by the formation George Dance is a Politician and political activist in Ontario, Canada. 39 | |||
| Independent | Kevin Clarke | 70 | 0. Kevin Mark Clarke is a Perennial candidate for public office in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 35 | |||
| Total valid votes | 19,821 | 100. 00 | ||||
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 264 | |||||
| Turnout | 20,085 | 51. 38 | ||||
| Electors on the lists | 39,092 | |||||
References
- ^ The Globe and Mail - "NDP thumps Liberals in vicious Ontario by-election"
- ^ London Free Press - "Byelection race taking shape: The Tories and NDP hold nomination meetings this week, while the Grits are still scrambling."
- ^ canada.com - "Gerard Kennedy not running in byelection"
- ^ CTV.ca - "'Gesture' might have helped trigger Dion win"
- ^ Canada National News - The Brooks Bulletin
- ^ CBC.ca - "Kennedy named federal Liberal candidate for Toronto riding"
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| Preceded by none (district created) | Member of Provincial Parliament for Parkdale—High-Park 1999–2006 | Succeeded by Cheri DiNovo |
| Preceded by Bob Rae | Member of Provincial Parliament for York South 1996–1999 | Succeeded by none (district abolished) |
| Provincial Government of Dalton McGuinty | ||
| Cabinet Posts (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Elizabeth Witmer | Minister of Education (2003–2006) | Sandra Pupatello |
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