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Jim Karahalios
Jim Karahalios is a Canadian politician who has never been elected to public office, and lawyer who ran as the New Blue candidate for Kitchener—Conestoga in the 2022 Ontario general election. He is the co-founder and leader of the New Blue Party. Political career In late 2017, Karahalios was sued by the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in retaliation for Karahalios's founding the activist groups "Axe The Carbon Tax" (opposing the party's pro-carbon tax position) and "Take Back Our PC Party" (challenging the party's acceptance of nominations that resulted in allegations of electoral fraud). Karahalios won the lawsuit when Superior Court Justice Paul Perell wrote a decision against the party ruling the lawsuit was a "strategic lawsuit against public participation” intended to stifle dissent. On March 1, 2018, Karahalios received an apology from interim leader of the PC Party, Vic Fedeli. Robert Benzie, Queen's Park Bureau Chief of the Toronto Star, described Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Blue Party Of Ontario
The New Blue Party of Ontario (abbr. New Blue; french: Nouveau Parti Bleu de l'Ontario) is a minor socially conservative political party in the Canadian province of Ontario. Founded in 2020, the party is led by Jim Karahalios, the husband of Belinda Karahalios, the party's first MPP. History Prior to the party's formation In late 2017, Jim Karahalios, a corporate lawyer, was sued by the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in retaliation for Karahalios's founding the activist groups "Axe The Carbon Tax" (opposing the party's pro-carbon tax position) and "Take Back Our PC Party" (challenging the party's acceptance of nominations that resulted in allegations of electoral fraud). Karahalios won the lawsuit when Superior Court Justice Paul Perell wrote a decision against the party, ruling that the lawsuit was a "strategic lawsuit against public participation” intended to stifle dissent. In 2018, following the resignation of Patrick Brown and the election of Doug Ford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge City Council (Ontario)
Cambridge, Ontario City Council consists of the Mayor of Cambridge, Ontario, two regional councillors and 8 ward councillors. Councillors :''As of the 2022 Waterloo Region municipal elections The 2022 Waterloo Region municipal elections were held on October 24, 2022, in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, to elect Waterloo Regional Council, the mayors and city councils of Cambridge, Kitchener, North Dumfries, Wat ...'' * Mayor - Jan Liggett * Regional councillor - Doug Craig * Regional councillor - Pam Wolf * Ward 1 - Donna Reid (Blair, Preston Heights, Silver Heights) * Ward 2 - Mike Devine (Hespeler) * Ward 3 - Corey Klimpson (Preston) * Ward 4 - Ross Earnshaw (Greenway-Chaplin, East Galt) * Ward 5 - Sheri Roberts (Blair Road, Southwood) * Ward 6 - Adam Cooper (Christopher-Champlain) * Ward 7 - Scott Hamilton (Littles Corners, Allison) * Ward 8 - Nicholas Ermeta (Fiddlesticks) References Cambridge City Council {{Canadian Legislative Bodies Muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politicians Affected By A Party Expulsion Process
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People From Cambridge, Ontario
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Living People
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Elections Ontario
Elections Ontario (french: Élections Ontario) is an independent office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario responsible for the administration of provincial elections and referendums. It is charged with the implementation and enforcement of the ''Election Act'' ( R.S.O., c. E.6), ''Election Finances Act'' (R.S.O. 1990, c. E.7), ''Representation Act''s (various), as well as specific portions of the ''Municipal Elections Act, 1996'' (S.O. 1996, c. 32, Sched.), ''Taxpayer Protection Act, 1999'' (S.O. 1999, c. 7, Sched. A), and ''Fluoridation Act'' (R.S.O. 1990, c. F.22). The agency collects information about political parties, candidates, constituency association, leadership contestants, and third parties involved in Ontario politics. Elections Ontario is led by the Chief Electoral Officer, a non-partisan Officer of the Legislative Assembly chosen by an all-party committee. Greg Essensa, appointed in 2008, is the current Chief Electoral Officer. His predecessor was John Hollins, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Harris Jr
Mike Harris Jr. (born 1985) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.Jeff Outhit and Catherine Thompson"Mike Harris Jr. wins in Kitchener-Conestoga, taking riding previously held by Michael Harris" '' Waterloo Region Record'', June 7, 2018. He represents the riding of Kitchener—Conestoga as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. He is the son of former Ontario premier Mike Harris but is not related to Michael Harris, his immediate predecessor as MPP for Kitchener—Conestoga.Greg Mercer"The complicated candidate" '' Waterloo Region Record'', June 4, 2018. Electoral record References Politicians from Kitchener, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs 21st-century Canadian politicians Living people 1985 births {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ward 5
Fifth Ward or Ward 5 may refer to one of the following places: *Fifth Ward, Houston, a neighborhood of Houston * 5th Ward of New Orleans, a ward of New Orleans * Fifth Ward (Atlanta), a historical ward of Atlanta * Fifth Ward, Louisiana, a census-designated place in Avoyelles Parish * Fifth Ward, Philadelphia, a ward of Philadelphia *Ward 5 (Mississauga), a municipal ward in Mississauga, Ontario * Ward 5, St. Louis City, an aldermanic ward of St. Louis *Ward 5, one of the neighborhoods of Washington, D.C. *Ward 5, the name of several wards of Zimbabwe *West Carleton-March Ward West Carleton-March Ward (Ward 5) is a city ward in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The ward was created for the 2000 election when West Carleton Township was amalgamated into the new city of Ottawa. At that time, the ward was called West Carleton War ..., Ottawa (also known as Ward 5) In other uses, it may refer to: * ''Fifth Ward'' (film), a 1997 drama film **'' 5th Ward The Series'', a 2018 television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Waterloo Region Municipal Elections
The 2022 Waterloo Region municipal elections were held on October 24, 2022, in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, to elect Waterloo Regional Council, the mayors and city councils of Cambridge, Kitchener, North Dumfries, Waterloo, Wellesley, Wilmot, and Woolwich, the Waterloo Region District School Board (Public), the Waterloo Catholic District School Board, and the regional members of Conseil Scolaire de District Catholiques Centre-Sud and Conseil Scolaire Viamonde (Public). The election will be held in conjunction with the province wide 2022 municipal elections. (X) denotes incumbent. Waterloo Regional Council Chair Incumbent chair Karen Redman ran for re-election. Council Waterloo Regional Council includes the chair, the mayors of the seven constituent municipalities (see below) and eight directly elected councillors from the three main cities: Cambridge List of candidates: Mayor Incumbent mayor Kathryn McGarry ran against city councillor Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Conservative Party Of Canada Leadership Election
The 2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election was a leadership election held to elect a successor to Andrew Scheer, who in December 2019 announced his pending resignation as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. The election was conducted by postal ballot from mid-July to 21 August 2020, with the ballots processed and results announced on 23–24 August 2020. The $300,000 entrance fee made it the most expensive leadership race in the history of Canadian politics. Four candidates were running for the position: member of parliament and former veterans affairs minister Erin O'Toole, co-founder of the Conservative Party Peter MacKay, Toronto lawyer Leslyn Lewis and member of parliament Derek Sloan. The election was originally scheduled for 27 June 2020, but on March 26, the party suspended the race due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic crisis in Canada. Party officials said they would revisit their decision on May 1. On April 29, it was announced that the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Karahalios
Belinda Carmen Karahalios is a Canadian politician who served as the member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Cambridge in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2018 to 2022. Karahalios was originally elected in the 2018 provincial election as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC). She was ejected from the party caucus in July 2020 for voting against Bill 195, which would allow the provincial government to extend emergency powers for up to two years without consulting the legislature. She finished her term as a member of the New Blue Party of Ontario, which is led by her husband, Jim Karahalios. Karahalios was unseated by the Progressive Conservative candidate in the 2022 Ontario general election. Political career Karahalios won in the riding of Cambridge in the Ontario general election in 2018. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Ford
Douglas Robert Ford Jr. (born November 20, 1964) is a Canadian politician and businessman who has served as the 26th and current premier of Ontario since June 2018 and leader of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party since March 2018. He represents the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. With his brother Randy, Ford co-owns Deco Labels and Tags, a printing business operating in Canada and the United States that was founded by their father, Doug Ford Sr., who served as a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) from 1995 to 1999. Ford was a Toronto city councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke North from 2010 to 2014 at the same time that his brother, Rob Ford, was mayor of Toronto. Ford ran for the 2014 Toronto mayoral election, where he placed second behind John Tory. In 2018, Ford won the party leadership election of the PC Party and led the PCs to majority victories in the 2018 and 2022 general elections. Early life, family, and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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