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Premiers Of Ontario
Below is a list of the premiers of the province of Ontario, Canada, since Confederation in 1867. Ontario uses a unicameral Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that controls the most seats in the Legislative Assembly. The premier is Ontario's head of government. The premier picks a cabinet from the elected members to form the Executive Council of Ontario, and presides over that body. Members are first elected to the legislature during general elections. General elections must be conducted every four years from the date of the last election. An election may also happen if the Governing party loses the confidence of the legislature, by the defeat of a supply bill or tabling of a confidence motion. This article only covers the time since the Canadian Confederation was created in 1867. For the premiers of Canada West from 1840 to 1867, see List of joint premiers of the Province of Canada. The 26th and current premier of Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Of Ontario
The premier of Ontario (french: premier ministre de l'Ontario) is the head of government of Ontario. Under the Westminster system, the premier governs with the confidence of a majority the elected Legislative Assembly; as such, the premier typically sits as a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) and leads the largest party or a coalition of parties. As first minister, the premier selects ministers to form the Executive Council (provincial cabinet), and serves as its chair. Constitutionally, the Crown exercises executive power on the advice of the Executive Council, which is collectively responsible to the legislature. Doug Ford is the 26th and current premier of Ontario. He took office on June 29, 2018, following the 2018 Ontario election where his Progressive Conservative (PC) party won a majority of seats in the Ontario Legislature. History The position of Ontario premier evolved from the role of Joint Premier of Canada for Canada West, with John Sandfield Mac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornwall (provincial Electoral District)
Cornwall was the name of a provincial electoral district that elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1867 to 1886, when it was redistributed into Cornwall and Stormont, and from 1975 to 1999 when it was abolished into Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh. It consisted of the city of Cornwall, the Township of Cornwall and the Township of Charlottenburgh. MPPs 1867-1886 # John Sandfield Macdonald, Conservative (1867-1872) # John Goodall Snetsinger, Liberal (1872-1875) # Alexander Fraser McIntyre, Conservative (1875) # John Goodall Snetsinger, Liberal (1875-1879) # William Mack, Liberal (1879-1883) # Alexander Peter Ross, Conservative (1883-1886) 1975-1999 # George Samis, New Democratic Party (1975-1985) # Luc Guindon Luc Bernard Guindon (born July 31, 1943) is a Justice of the peace and former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1987, as a member of the Progressive Conservat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Whitney (politician)
Sir James Pliny Whitney (October 2, 1843 – September 25, 1914) was a Canadian politician and lawyer in the province of Ontario. He served as Conservative member of the legislature for Dundas from 1888 and as the sixth premier of Ontario from 1905 until his death 1914. He is the only premier of Ontario to have died while in office. Early life Whitney was born in Williamsburgh Township in 1843 and attended Cornwall Grammar School before articling at the law office of John Sandfield Macdonald in the 1860s, but did not resume his legal studies until 1871. He was called to the bar in 1875, and practised law in Morrisburg. Whitney was active in the Militia at Cornwall, serving as a Private in a volunteer company during the Trent Affair and then a Sergeant with the Cornwall Volunteer Infantry during the Fenian Raids. Early political career Whitney was elected to the Ontario legislature in 1888. He became leader of Ontario's Conservative Party in 1896. Premiership In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 Ontario Prohibition Referendum
A referendum on the legality of alcoholic beverages was held in Ontario, Canada on December 4, 1902. Though 65 percent of voters indicated support for prohibition, a majority of half of the number of voters in the 1898 election did not support the motion, and prohibition was not introduced. Referendum question ''Are you in favour of bringing into force Part II of The Liquor Act, 1902?'' The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council had previously ruled in 1896 that provinces do not have the authority to prohibit the importation of alcohol. Part II of the Liquor Act would authorize prohibition to the extent that Ontario would be allowed to enact, specifically a ban on the sale of alcohol in bars and retail establishments and the placement of restrictions on the sale of alcohol in restaurants. The Act provided that passage in the referendum was contingent on several conditions being met: Results The Yes vote was less than the required threshold of 212,723, so prohibiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middlesex West (provincial Electoral District)
Middlesex West was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation. It was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election. Members of Provincial Parliament References {{DEFAULTSORT:Middlesex West (Provincial Electoral District) Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George William Ross
Sir George William Ross (September 18, 1841 – March 7, 1914) was an educator and politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He was the fifth premier of Ontario from 1899 to 1905. Early life Born near Nairn, in Middlesex County, Upper Canada, Ross worked as a school teacher, a school inspector and a newspaper publisher before he got into politics. Ross's parents had emigrated from Tain in the Highlands of Scotland in 1831 and the language of his youth was Scottish Gaelic. He, along with his fellow Canadian Gaels, held a lifelong love for the language. As a tribute, a short biographical account of Ross was printed in Gaelic in Ontario in the year following his death. Early political career He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal in the 1872 election, and was re-elected in the 1874 and 1878 elections. During his time as an MP, he actively defended the ''Canada Temperance Act'', which favoured the "local option" approach for implementing prohibi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brant South (provincial Electoral District)
Brant South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a union of sovereign groups or states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical iss ... and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election. Members of Provincial Parliament References {{DEFAULTSORT:Brant South (provincial electoral district) Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Sturgis Hardy
Arthur Sturgis Hardy, (December 14, 1837 – June 13, 1901) was a Canadian lawyer and Liberal politician who served as the fourth premier of Ontario from 1896 to 1899. Early life Born in Mount Pleasant, Brant County, in 1837, Hardy was the son of Russell and Juletta (Sturgis) Hardy, United Empire Loyalists. He studied at the Rockwood Academy in Rockwood, Ontario, and he became town solicitor for Brantford in 1867, a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1875, and a QC in 1876. On January 19, 1870, he married Mary Morrison, daughter of Judge Joseph Curran Morrison. Political career First elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1873, he was promoted to the Cabinet of Sir Oliver Mowat in 1877 as Provincial Secretary. In 1889, as Commissioner of Crown Lands, Hardy established the Algonquin and Rondeau provincial parks. Well known for his support of Mowat's liberalism, he was described in '' Grip'' as a hard-nosed and down-to-earth politician in Mowa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1894 Ontario Prohibition Plebiscite
A plebiscite on the legality of alcoholic beverages was held in Ontario, Canada on January 1, 1894. Per the terms of the ''Prohibition Plebiscite Act'' passed in 1893, a plebiscite was held on the issue in conjunction with the 1894 municipal elections. Though a majority of voters indicated support for prohibition, the results were non-binding and prohibition would not occur in Ontario until 1916. Plebiscite question An Act of the Legislature specified the form of the question posed: ''Are you in favour of the immediate prohibition by law, of the importation, manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage.'' Voting only occurred within the various constituted municipalities. Anyone who lived in unorganized areas of the Province was unable to participate.1891 Act, s. 27 Results Unmarried women and widows were permitted to vote in the plebiscite, though they voted in a ballot of a different colour (blue for women, yellow for men). Though the plebiscite passed, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford North (provincial Electoral District)
Oxford North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election. Members of Provincial Parliament References {{DEFAULTSORT:Oxford North (Provincial Electoral District) Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Mowat
Sir Oliver Mowat (July 22, 1820 – April 19, 1903) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Ontario Liberal Party leader. He served for nearly 24 years as the third premier of Ontario. He was the eighth lieutenant governor of Ontario and one of the Fathers of Confederation. He is best known for defending successfully the constitutional rights of the provinces in the face of the centralizing tendency of the national government as represented by his longtime Conservative adversary, John A. Macdonald. This longevity and power was due to his maneuvering to build a political base around Liberals, Catholics, trade unions, and anti-French-Canadian sentiment. Early years Mowat was born in Kingston, Upper Canada (now Ontario), to John Mowat and Helen Levack, Scottish Presbyterians who both emigrated from Caithness, Scotland. As a youth, he had taken up arms with the loyalists during the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837, which suggested a conservative inclination in politics. But he inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce South (provincial Electoral District)
Bruce South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a union of sovereign groups or states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical iss ... and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election. Members of Provincial Parliament References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruce South (provincial electoral district) Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |