Canadian politician
Bob Delaney (born c. 1953 ) is a former politician in Ontario , Canada. He was the Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2018 who represented the ridings of Mississauga West and Mississauga—Streetsville .
Background
Delaney was born in Montreal , Quebec , and has a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from Concordia University in that city. He received a Master of Arts degree in business administration from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia in 1988, and has received accreditation from the Canadian Public Relations Society. He has lived primarily in Mississauga since 1983.
Politics
Delaney ran for the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1999 losing to Progressive Conservative cabinet minister John Snobelen by about 9,000 votes in the riding of Mississauga West .[ 1] provincial election of 2003 , this time defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Nina Tangri by over 7,000 votes.[ 2] 2007 , 2011 and 2014 .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
In 2006, Delaney was appointed the parliamentary assistant (PA) to the Minister Responsible for Seniors . He has subsequently served as PA to the Minister of Research and Innovation , the Minister of Tourism , the Minister of Revenue , the Minister of Education and the Minister of Energy . He also served as chair of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs from 2011 to 2013.[ 6]
On March 25, 2014, he was named Chief Government Whip .[ 6]
In May 2016, Delaney issued a statement apologizing to a mother who had informed his constituency staff that she was planning to distribute pamphlets at his office protesting changes in the autism program that would affect her son and was subsequently visited by officers of the Peel Regional Police who told her that she could not touch the office door while protesting.[ 7]
In March 2018, Delaney responded to a question by The Mississauga News provincial debt : "We have tripled the debt and we're proud of it, because we can afford it. It's the responsible thing to do. It's the correct thing to do, it's what people have asked us to do and I would do it again and do it proudly".[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] Global News Radio AM 640 . However, he subsequently admitted to it and apologized.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
Electoral record
References
^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate" . Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-03-02 .^ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate" . Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-03-02 .^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF) . Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 9 (xviii). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2015. Retrieved 2014-03-02 .^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF) . Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-02 .^ "General Election by District: Mississauga-Streetsville" . Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02.^ a b "Bob Delaney, MPP" . Legislative Assembly of Ontario . Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2015-06-13 .^ Benzie, Robert (May 24, 2016). "MPP apologizes to protesting mother of autistic son after Wynne tells him to" . thestar.com . Toronto Star . Retrieved 2016-05-25 . ^ Rick Salutin (5 April 2018). "Unmuzzle Bob Delaney, prophet of fiscal irresponsibility" . The Toronto Star. ^ Andre Martin. "MARIN: Liberal MPP Bob Delaney loses bragging rights" . The Toronto Sun. Retrieved 8 April 2018 . ^ "Ontario MPP 'proud' of province's debt and 'would do it again' . The National Post. Retrieved 8 April 2018 .^ Rob Ferguson (3 April 2018). "Mississauga Liberal MPP says sorry for boasting about the province's debt level" . The Toronto Star. ^ Graeme Frisque (2 April 2018). "Recording confirms MPP Bob Delaney's comments of pride in tripling debt after he denies them" . Mississauga News. ^ "Globe editorial: When a local newspaper is attacked for telling the truth" . The Globe and Mail. 5 April 2018.^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF) . Elections Ontario. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019 .
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