Bob Delaney (born ) is a former

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, Canada. He was the

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member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2018 who represented the ridings of

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and

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Background

Delaney was born in

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, and has a

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degree in

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from Concordia University in that city. He received a

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degree in business administration from

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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

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by about 9,000 votes in the riding of

. After Snobelen resigned from the legislature in early 2003 Delaney ran for the Liberals again in the provincial election of 2003, this time defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Nina Tangri by over 7,000 votes. He was re-elected in 2007, 2011 and

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. In 2006, Delaney was appointed the

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(PA) to the Minister Responsible for Seniors. He has subsequently served as PA to the

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, the

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, the Minister of Revenue, the Minister of Education and the Minister of Energy. He also served as chair of the

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on Finance and Economic Affairs from 2011 to 2013. On March 25, 2014, he was named

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. 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

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who told her that she could not touch the office door while protesting. In March 2018, Delaney responded to a question by ''

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'' by boasting that his Liberal government had increased the 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". Delaney initially denied having made the statement in an e-mail to Global News Radio AM 640. However, he subsequently admitted to it and apologized.

Electoral record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Delaney, Bob 1953 births 21st-century Canadian politicians Anglophone Quebec people Concordia University alumni Living people Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Politicians from Mississauga Politicians from Montreal Simon Fraser University alumni