John Wilson (born 1944) is a
Canadian
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cattle rancher, veterinarian and former politician, who served as a
BC Liberal
The British Columbia Liberal Party, often shortened to the BC Liberals, is a centre-right provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party currently forms the Official Opposition. Subsequent to the 2020 British Columbia general ...
Member of the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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from 1996 to 2005, representing the riding of
Cariboo North
Cariboo North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Cariboo, which came into effect for the 1991 BC election. ...
. In 2010 he made an appearance in the season one finale of
Dan for Mayor
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, as a representative of the
Office of the Prime Minister.
Wilson studied at the
Ontario Veterinary College
The Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) is the oldest veterinary school in Canada. It is located on the campus of the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario. The OVC is one of five veterinary schools that offer the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, DV ...
at the
University of Guelph
, mottoeng = "to learn the reasons of realities"
, established = May 8, 1964 ()As constituents: OAC: (1874) Macdonald Institute: (1903) OVC: (1922)
, type = Public university
, chancellor ...
and, after graduating in 1967, moved to
Quesnel, British Columbia
Quesnel (Kee-nel in French) is a city located in the Cariboo Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. Located nearly evenly between the cities of Prince George and Williams Lake, it is on the main route to northern British Columbia and th ...
where he established the Quesnel Veterinary Clinic. He was president of the Quesnel Cattlemen's Association.
References
British Columbia Liberal Party MLAs
1944 births
Living people
21st-century Canadian politicians
Canadian ranchers
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