Noel Duignan (born December 20, 1948) is former

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, Canada. He was a

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member of the

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from 1990 to 1995.

Background

Before running for office, Duignan was an executive assistant to federal

MPs

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and

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. He is a recipient of the Canada Medal.

Politics

Duignan was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1990 provincial election, defeating incumbent

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by 548 votes in the riding of Halton North. The NDP won a majority government and Duignan served as a

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to the Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations from 1993 to 1995. In 1994, Duignan sponsored a

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that banned landfills on the Niagara Escarpment. He said, "The Niagara Escarpment is simply the wrong place to put a landfill." In the 1995 provincial election Duignan was defeated finishing third against Progressive Conservative candidate

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. He ran for re-election in the 1999 provincial election in the riding of

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, but finished third against Progressive Conservative incumbent

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in the riding of

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Later life

Duignan trained in mediation with ''J.P. Ryan and Associates'' and the

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and is a member of ''mediate.ca''. He works as a housing consultant and is a director of Brant Alcove Rehabilitation Services, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre based in

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. Duignan is also a member of Family Mediation Canada, the Ontario Association for Family Mediation, Conflict Resolution Network Canada, and the Co-Operative Housing Federation of Canada. He lives in

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Electoral record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duignan, Noel 1948 births Living people Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs New Democratic Party candidates for the Canadian House of Commons Ontario candidates for Member of Parliament