Newman was educated at University College at the University of Toronto, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987. From 1985 to 1995, he worked as manager of the Toronto Sun Publishing Corporation. Many would later accuse the Sun, a center right forum, of being uncritically supportive of the Mike Harris government. Newman also served as President of the Scarborough PC Association in 1992–93.
On March 3, 2000, Newman was appointed to cabinet as Minister of the Environment.[3] This appointment occurred just before a serious outbreak of E. coli poisoning in Walkerton, Ontario, in which several people died following the contamination of the town's water supply. Many blamed the Harris government's privatization of water inspection for the tragedy.
Newman, as Environment Minister, bore the brunt of this criticism and was forced to defend his government's policies before an increasingly skeptical public. In the aftermath of the tragedy, he announced a public investigation and stricter standards for municipal water treatment.
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^"Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. June 3, 1999.
^Blackwell, Tom (March 4, 2000). "Obscure MPP promoted to environment minister". The Ottawa Citizen. p. A9.
^"Flaherty to be new Ontario finance chief". Sudbury Star. February 8, 2001. p. A5.
^"Ont-Cabinet". Toronto, Ont: Canadian Press NewsWire. April 15, 2002.
^. Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
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newman, other, people, with, similar, names, hockey, political, consultant, born, january, 1963, former, politician, ontario, canada, progressive, conservative, member, legislative, assembly, ontario, from, 1995, 2003, cabinet, minister, governments, mike, har. For other people with similar names see Dan Newman ice hockey and Dan Newman political consultant Dan Newman born January 16 1963 is a former politician in Ontario Canada He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003 and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves Dan NewmanOntario MPPIn office 1999 2003Preceded byNew ridingSucceeded byLorenzo BerardinettiConstituencyScarborough SouthwestIn office 1995 1999Preceded bySteve OwensSucceeded byMarilyn MushinskiConstituencyScarborough CentrePersonal detailsBorn 1963 01 16 January 16 1963 age 60 Toronto Ontario CanadaPolitical partyProgressive ConservativeResidence s Scarborough OntarioOccupationNewspaper manager Contents 1 Background 2 Politics 2 1 Cabinet positions 3 References 4 External linksBackground editNewman was educated at University College at the University of Toronto receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987 From 1985 to 1995 he worked as manager of the Toronto Sun Publishing Corporation Many would later accuse the Sun a center right forum of being uncritically supportive of the Mike Harris government Newman also served as President of the Scarborough PC Association in 1992 93 Politics editNewman was elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1995 defeating Liberal Mary Anne Plimbett and incumbent New Democrat Steve Owens in the riding of Scarborough Centre 1 The Tories won a majority government and Newman served as a backbench supporter of Mike Harris s government He was re elected in the provincial election of 1999 defeating Liberal candidate Adrian Heaps and New Democrat Michael Yorke in the re distributed riding of Scarborough Southwest 2 On March 3 2000 Newman was appointed to cabinet as Minister of the Environment 3 This appointment occurred just before a serious outbreak of E coli poisoning in Walkerton Ontario in which several people died following the contamination of the town s water supply Many blamed the Harris government s privatization of water inspection for the tragedy Newman as Environment Minister bore the brunt of this criticism and was forced to defend his government s policies before an increasingly skeptical public In the aftermath of the tragedy he announced a public investigation and stricter standards for municipal water treatment On February 8 2001 Newman was appointed as Minister of Northern Development and Mines 4 When Ernie Eves replaced Harris as Premier on April 15 2002 he named Newman as Associate Minister of Health and Long Term Care 5 Newman was defeated in the 2003 provincial election losing to Liberal Lorenzo Berardinetti by almost 6 000 votes 6 Cabinet positions edit Ontario provincial government of Ernie EvesCabinet post 1 Predecessor Office SuccessorHelen Johns Associate Minister of Health and Long Term Care2002 2003 Position discontinuedOntario provincial government of Mike HarrisCabinet posts 2 Predecessor Office SuccessorTim Hudak Minister of Northern Development and Mines2001 2002 Jim WilsonTony Clement Minister of the Environment2000 2001 Elizabeth WitmerReferences edit Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate Elections Ontario June 8 1995 Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate Elections Ontario June 3 1999 Blackwell Tom March 4 2000 Obscure MPP promoted to environment minister The Ottawa Citizen p A9 Flaherty to be new Ontario finance chief Sudbury Star February 8 2001 p A5 Ont Cabinet Toronto Ont Canadian Press NewsWire April 15 2002 Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate Elections Ontario October 2 2003 Archived from the original on 2014 11 29 External links editOntario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dan Newman amp oldid 1151433881, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
