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106-416: It consists of the mayor of Brampton (currently Patrick Brown ), five elected regional councillors and five elected city councillors. Each councillor represents two city wards. The council meets at Brampton City Hall . Elected in the 2022 municipal election Elected in the 2018 municipal election Listed as regional councillor, city councillor The 2006 election was held November 13, 2006;

212-420: A 4-cent per litre (18-cent per gallon ) tax on gasoline in order to reduce the budgetary deficit. Finance Minister John Crosbie touted the budget as "short term pain for long term gain". Though Clark had hoped this change in policy would work to his advantage, it actually earned him widespread animosity as a politician who could not keep his promises, even in such a short period. Clark's refusal to work with

318-454: A 75% endorsement would not have been a clear enough mandate to forge onwards from the party membership. Clark feared that the 34% of PC members who did not support him would become his most vocal critics in the upcoming election campaign, and that his continued leadership would have led to fractures in the party. Clark was convinced that he could win another leadership race and gain a clear level of support, once his qualities were compared against

424-521: A Barrie riding at the June 7 provincial election . Brown had intended on running in Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte in that election, but Fedeli's announcement would mean that he would have to run as an independent. In one incident, there was an allegation that Brown exposed himself to a teenager and asked her to engage in oral sex after plying her with alcohol. The accuser alleged that she

530-628: A career in broadcasting. Clark became politically active while at university, although he had been aware from a young age of politics in Canada. He competed with the University of Alberta Debate Society . He served as president of the University of Alberta Young Progressive Conservatives and eventually served as national president for the Young PCs group. Clark sparred with future political rival Preston Manning in debate forums on campus between

636-512: A coalition, or co-operate with the party in any way. Clark was unable to accomplish much in office because of the tenuous situation of his minority government. However, historians have credited Clark's government with making access to information legislation a priority. The Clark government introduced Bill C-15, the Freedom of Information Act , which established a broad right of access to government records, an elaborate scheme of exemptions, and

742-503: A female aide in his employ while in his bedroom. Brown later took a lie detector test and claimed that he felt his name was cleared. No charges were laid as a result of either alleged incident and on April 23, 2018, he sued CTV for $ 8 million in damages. He then entered the Ontario PC leadership race less than one or two hours before the deadline. In March 2022, Brown and CTV reached a settlement, where CTV expressed "regrets" over

848-467: A leader." Clark played into their hands by appearing bumbling and unsure in public. When Clark undertook a tour of the Middle East in order to show his ability to handle foreign affairs issues, his luggage was lost, and Clark appeared to be uncomfortable with the issues being discussed. That incident was widely lampooned by Toronto Sun cartoonist Andy Donato . During the same tour, while inspecting

954-752: A leadership candidate on November 20, 2014. He said that, unlike the other candidates, he was not involved in the four consecutive losses that have kept the Ontario PCs out of power since 2003. At the time of his jump to provincial politics, he chaired the Conservative Party of Canada's Greater Toronto Area caucus and the Canada-India Parliamentary Association. In 2007, Brown founded a charity hockey game known as Hockey Night in Barrie . Hockey Night in Barrie

1060-560: A majority had the Progressive Conservatives formed a coalition government with Social Credit, or had the two parties otherwise agreed to work together. Clark managed to lure Socred MP Richard Janelle to the government caucus, but this still left the Tories five seats short of a majority. Clark however decided that he would govern as if he had a majority, and refused to grant the small Socred official party status, form

1166-597: A military honour guard , Clark turned too soon and nearly bumped into a soldier's bayonet ; one of the first major media reports on the incident claimed, with some exaggeration, that he had nearly been beheaded. Despite Clark being bilingual, the Tories were unable to make much headway in Quebec, which continued to be federally dominated by the Liberals. While Clark's 1976 leadership rivals were prominent in that province, Claude Wagner had left politics (he died shortly after

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1272-434: A new Liberal leader could have been able to pull off a victory. Moreover, some in the party felt Clark to be too liberal and would be a liability come election time. In 1983, after declaring that an endorsement by 66.9% of delegates at the party's biennial convention was not enough, Clark called a leadership convention to decide the issue. (In December 2007, German-Canadian businessman and lobbyist Karlheinz Schreiber told

1378-699: A number of international assistance projects hosted by the IYDU. Brown was elected to the Barrie City Council in 2000 at age 22, and was re-elected in 2003. He served on various committees, including the Budget Committee. Brown's primary focus while on council was health care, despite it being a provincial responsibility. In response to a shortage of doctors, Brown founded the Physician Recruitment Task Force with

1484-771: A relatively unknown Alberta MP to the Leader of the Opposition took much of Canada by surprise. The Toronto Star announced Clark's victory with a headline that read "Joe Who?", giving Clark a nickname that stuck for years. His clumsiness and awkward mannerisms were mocked by some political commentators, such as cartoonist Andy Donato who typically drew Clark with mittens on strings hanging from his suit sleeves. However, Clark hired experienced staffers such as Lowell Murray , Duncan Edmonds , and William Neville, who shaped his policies and ran his office. He improved his party's standing in national opinion polls. Clark gradually earned

1590-529: A seat for Brown. A provincial by-election , called for September 3, 2015, was won by Brown. Under his leadership, the Ontario PC Party won five by-elections, including Sault Ste. Marie and Scarborough-Rouge River , two seats which had been previously held by the governing Liberals. Despite his record, Brown faced accusations of corruption and favouritism over hand picked candidates and unfair nomination contests. On January 24, 2018, Brown

1696-505: A surprising third in a field of eleven on the first ballot of convention delegates, behind only Claude Wagner and Brian Mulroney . MacDonald dropped off after the second ballot, encouraging her supporters to support Clark, who quickly became the compromise Red Tory candidate. The party's right-wing rallied behind Wagner. Mulroney, a Quebec businessman with no elected political experience, was unable to expand his base of support significantly. As other Red Tory candidates were eliminated during

1802-561: A total of nine months less a day. As Clark's Finance Minister, John Crosbie, famously described it in his own inimitable way: "Long enough to conceive, just not long enough to deliver." Clark chose Julien Chouinard to be appointed as a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada by the Governor General , who served from September 24, 1979, to February 6, 1987. Trudeau commented in his memoirs, published in 1993, that Clark

1908-698: A two-stage review process. The legislation was debated at second reading at the end of November 1979 and was referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. Within days the minority Conservative government was unseated; the legislation died on the order paper. The re-elected Trudeau government subsequently based its Access to Information Act on the Clark government's Bill C-15. The Access to Information Act received royal assent in July 1982 and came into force in July 1983. The public now has

2014-512: Is going to be back, Brampton is going to become an economic engine". According to the Toronto Star , Jeffrey had the backing of "PC party operatives — Doug Ford’s campaign manager organized a fundraiser for her". Brown was re-elected as mayor of Brampton in 2022 , defeating Nikki Kaur and Bob Singh by a wide margin. In June 2019, Brown and Brampton City Council launched a public pressure campaign demanding greater healthcare funding from

2120-654: Is when Pierre Trudeau loses his job." Television broadcasts of Question Period in the House of Commons served to build Clark and the Tories up as an alternative to the Liberals. Large budget deficits, high inflation, and high unemployment made the Liberal government unpopular. Trudeau had put off asking the Canadian Governor General to call an election as long as possible, in the hope that his party could recover popular support but it backfired, as there

2226-536: The 5th G7 summit in Tokyo. Clark reportedly had a good relationship with US President Jimmy Carter , who phoned Clark to thank him personally for his role in the Canadian Caper . During the 1979 election campaign, Clark had promised to cut taxes to stimulate the economy. However, once in office, the 1979 budget he proposed was designed to curb inflation by slowing economic activity. The budget also proposed

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2332-595: The House of Commons in the 1972 election and winning the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1976 . He won a minority government in the 1979 election , defeating the Liberal government of Pierre Trudeau and ending sixteen years of continuous Liberal rule. Taking office the day before his 40th birthday, Clark is the youngest person to become prime minister. Clark's tenure

2438-575: The Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Party from 2015 to 2018. Brown also represented the riding Barrie in the House of Commons as a Conservative from 2006 to 2015. Brown entered politics when he won a seat on the Barrie City Council in 2000. He later joined the Conservative Party and became a member of Parliament (MP) in 2006. He represented Barrie in the House of Commons until 2015, when he

2544-685: The Progressive Conservative leadership election , pending approval from the party, and on February 21, after being vetted, Brown was given the "green light" by the PC Party to run for the leadership. Brown officially launched his second leadership campaign on February 18 with a rally in Mississauga . On February 20, PC MPP Randy Hillier filed complaints to the Ontario integrity commissioner alleging that Brown had breached

2650-601: The University of Alberta , where he earned a bachelor's degree in history (1960) and a master's degree in political science (1973). While in high school, he gained journalism experience with the High River Times and the Calgary Albertan . In his first year at the University of Alberta, Clark joined the staff of the campus newspaper, The Gateway , and eventually became its editor-in-chief. Clark

2756-457: The University of British Columbia Faculty of Law in Vancouver. He then worked full-time for the Progressive Conservative Party . In 1973, Clark married law student Maureen McTeer . McTeer has developed her own career as a well-known author and lawyer and caused controversy by keeping her maiden name after marriage, a practice less common at the time. Their daughter, Catherine has pursued

2862-610: The federal Conservative leadership election , but was disqualified following claims that his campaign violated the Canada Elections Act . He was subsequently re-elected as mayor of Brampton. Brown was born in Toronto, to Judy (née Tascona) and lawyer Edmond Brown. His father moved to Canada from the British Isles and worked as a criminal lawyer. Edmond was a former federal New Democratic Party candidate for

2968-652: The "No" side to victory in the 1980 Quebec referendum and the Constitution patriation . While Trudeau's National Energy Program was hugely unpopular in Western Canada, especially Alberta , it was able to shore up Liberal support in the voter-rich Eastern Canada, particularly Ontario and Quebec , generally having the opposite effect of Clark's proposed gas tax. Difficult budgets and the economic recession resulted in Trudeau's approval ratings declining after

3074-669: The 70,000 memberships in the party. During the campaign, Brown was successful in bringing many new members to the party, many of whom came from ethnic communities. The past four leadership contests had been won by those who sold the most memberships. Brown was endorsed by the Campaign Life Coalition and the Ontario Landowners Association . During Brown's leadership bid both special interest groups actively supported him by selling Ontario PC Party memberships amongst their members. Brown

3180-503: The December 11 budget reported that their popularity was down from 36% during the summer to 28%, with the party 19 points behind the Liberals, giving the latter the popular support to initiate the non-confidence motion. After the government fell, Clark's party was caught off guard when Pierre Trudeau quickly rescinded his resignation from the Liberal leadership to lead his party into the subsequent election. Clark's Tories campaigned under

3286-403: The House of Commons Ethics Committee that he and other Germans, including Bavarian politician Franz Josef Strauss , and Austrian-Canadian entrepreneur Walter Wolf , had contributed significant funds to finance Quebec delegates to vote against Clark at Winnipeg, denying him the mandate he sought. A public inquiry on these matters, and on other business dealings between Mulroney and Schreiber,

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3392-602: The House of Commons in 1993 . He made a political comeback in 1998 to lead the Progressive Conservatives in their last general election before the party's eventual dissolution, serving his final term in Parliament from 2000 to 2004. After the Progressive Conservatives merged with the more right-wing Canadian Alliance to form the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada in 2003, Clark instead sat as an independent Progressive Conservative, criticizing

3498-904: The Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital's new Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit. The game has featured NHL players like Connor McDavid , Aaron Ekblad , Steven Stamkos , Rick Nash , Brian Little , Mark Scheifele , and Andrew Mangiapane ; former NHLers such as Wendell Clark , Darcy Tucker , Mike Gartner , Dale Hawerchuk , Bernie Nicholls , Gary Roberts , and Shane Corson ; and has featured personalities like Prime Minister Stephen Harper , Hockey Night in Canada 's Don Cherry and Ron Maclean , Ontario journalist Steve Paikin , Alan Thicke , Walter Gretzky and Jennifer Robinson , among others. In 2018, Brown passed on organizational leadership to Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte MP Alex Nuttall for its eleventh annual charity hockey game. On September 28, 2014, Brown announced his intention to run in

3604-676: The PC government of Mike Harris in 1998). The bill was supported by Brown's fellow PCs but opposed by the governing Liberals and third party New Democrats, and was voted down 51-24 on division at second reading. As an MP, Brown voted to re-open the same-sex marriage and abortion debates, and also voted against legalizing euthanasia and including gender expression in the Canadian Human Rights Act . He later said those votes were to represent his constituents. Brown said that he didn't intend to revisit any of these issues in

3710-589: The Phase 2 expansion of 850 beds at Peel Memorial Centre. On January 24, 2020, the provincial government committed to the funding of a new hospital in Brampton. In a statement to the Brampton Guardian , Brown said “I recognize the fact that the crisis we’re in wasn’t created in a year. That this has been a crisis that has emerged over the last 15 to 20 years and the fact that we’re at the table talking to

3816-584: The Royal Victoria Hospital to help attract more doctors to Barrie. In the lead up to the 2004 federal election , Brown put his name forward as a candidate for the Conservative Party nomination race for the riding of Barrie . Brown defeated Rod Jackson and Douglas Edwards to win the party nomination in what Jackson considered a nasty race. In the election, he lost to Liberal incumbent Aileen Carroll by 1,295 votes. Brown ran again in 2006 , this time defeating Carroll by 1,543 votes. He

3922-577: The Socreds, combined with the gasoline tax, came back to haunt him when the budget came before the House of Commons in December 1979. On December 12, NDP Finance Critic Bob Rae proposed a subamendment to the budget motion, stating that the House of Commons did not approve of the budget. The Liberals supported the NDP subamendment. The five Socred MPs had demanded the gas tax revenues be allocated to Quebec and abstained when Clark turned them down. On December 13,

4028-403: The Toronto suburbs, winning many seats by narrow margins, offsetting a large Liberal win in Quebec. The Tories were only able to win two seats in Quebec, leaving them six seats short of a majority. The Liberals lost 27 seats, including several high-profile cabinet ministers, and Trudeau announced his intention to step down as party leader. On June 4, 1979, the day before his 40th birthday, Clark

4134-733: The Young PCs and the Youth League of the Alberta Social Credit Party . Clark encountered another future rival when he met Brian Mulroney at a national Young PCs meeting in 1958. Clark spent time in France to improve his fluency in the French language and took courses in French while he was living in Ottawa . He eventually became comfortable speaking and answering questions in French. Clark entered politics at age 28 but

4240-490: The bounce from the 1982 Constitution patriation and showed his party headed for certain defeat by early 1984, prompting him to retire. However, Clark was unable to stay on as Progressive Conservative leader long enough to regain the Prime Ministership. On February 28, 1981, during the party's national convention, 33.5% of the delegates supported a leadership review ; they felt that Clark would not be able to lead

4346-585: The cabinet, in part due to economic concerns that might have come about from the move. Moreover, it proved a perilous situation as moving the embassy risked a negative economic response, or a violent one from terrorists, and not doing so would make Clark look indecisive. Ultimately, the Cark government backed off from doing so on October 29, 1979, until Jerusalem's status could be clarified with Israel's neighbors. Internationally, Clark represented Canada in June 1979 at

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4452-459: The candidates as a "Changing of the Guard" within the PC party from their more classical conservative and moderate elements. Clark's campaign countered this by trying to polarize the election between right wingers and a centrist who had been able to win before. The Mulroney campaign responded by continuing their pro-business line. Several candidates agreed to an "ABC" (Anybody But Clark) strategy for

4558-418: The contest to replace Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak . From the outset of his campaign, Brown positioned himself as an outsider, challenging the leadership of the PC Party, which had been defeated in the last four provincial elections. In the most recent election campaign, in 2014, the party election platform included a commitment to cut 100,000 public service jobs over 4 years through attrition. As

4664-421: The convention and when news of that back-room deal broke out, support was expected to rally around the party's embattled leader. During delegate voting, Clark won the first ballot, but only won 36.5% of the vote, well short of the 50% required. His support dwindled over the next two ballots. Mulroney, who was endorsed by all but two candidates, defeated Clark on the fourth ballot. Clark urged his supporters to leave

4770-594: The convention united behind Mulroney, and agreed to serve under him. Many political observers and analysts have questioned Clark's rationale for the decision. One famous incident involved a 1987 official dinner held for Prince Charles at Rideau Hall . When the Prince met Clark in the receiving line at the function, he asked to Clark: "why wasn't two thirds enough?" Clark's wife, Maureen McTeer , elaborated on Clark's decision in her 2003 autobiography, In My Own Name . McTeer suggested that for her husband, anything less than

4876-570: The difficulties of simultaneously running for leader while fighting against allegations against him. His withdrawal came days after the revelation that the integrity commissioner was investigating Brown for alleged financial improprieties and several hours after a report revealing his apparent interference, while he was leader, in a Tory candidate nomination that is then being investigated by Hamilton Police for fraud. Brown's supporters cited harassment against members of his family as one cause of his decision to withdraw. Brown's $ 100,000 registration fee

4982-488: The disqualification was recommended by the party's chief returning officer after receiving information on alleged violations of the financial provisions of the Canada Elections Act by Brown's campaign from a former campaign volunteer. After the race, the Toronto Star later revealed that the volunteer legal fees were paid by the campaign of fellow rival leadership rival and winner Pierre Poilievre . Brown described

5088-634: The early hours of January 25. A day later, fellow MPP, Lisa MacLeod revealed that she heard rumours about similar allegations from former National Hockey League player Eric Lindros . Dimitri Soudas , former director of communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and volunteer for the campaign, suggested the allegations were baseless, saying, “All media organizations were turning over every single stone that they could find, and they couldn’t find anything.” A Globe and Mail article revealed that Brown's staff had expressed similar concern with Brown's past relationships after he became leader. One of these

5194-516: The election), while Brian Mulroney was still bitter about his loss and turned down an offer to serve under Clark. Nonetheless, Clark's Progressive Conservatives won 136 seats to end sixteen continuous years of Liberal rule in the election for the 31st Canadian Parliament . Despite receiving fewer votes than the Liberals nationally, the Progressive Conservatives won the popular vote in seven provinces. They also made gains in Ontario, particularly in

5300-569: The exponential growth of Brampton each year. The three demands of the provincial government highlighted by city council within the Fair Deal for Brampton campaign included: immediate funding to Brampton Civic Hospital and Peel Memorial Centre to support the increasing demand from the community, arranging fund for the completion of Phase 2 at the Peel Memorial Centre and constructing a new healthcare facility for Brampton to meet

5406-457: The fall of the PC minority government, and the party's defeat by a resurgent Liberal Party. There were frequent rumors that several potential challengers were covertly undermining Clark's leadership. Though in 1982 Brian Mulroney deliberately appeared at a press conference with Clark to say that he was not seeking the leadership of the PC party, he was in fact conspiring to oust Clark. The Liberal Party had regained national prominence by leading

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5512-476: The federal election held a year later and was elected to Parliament as the MP for Rocky Mountain , a largely rural riding in southwestern Alberta. Clark had initially been viewed with suspicion, but over time won over senior members of the party. Robert Stanfield initially thought Clark not to be fit for politics, but over time came to view him as leadership material. Erik Nielsen viewed Clark as fiercely partisan, but

5618-514: The first four ballots, Clark gradually overtook Mulroney and then Wagner to emerge as the victor on the fourth ballot, by 1,187 votes to 1,122. Clark, who won the Tory leadership at age 36, remains the youngest leader of a major federal party in the history of Canadian politics. With many veteran Tories having been defeated in the 1968 election, the party effectively skipped a generation by selecting Clark as its new leader. Joe Clark's rapid rise from

5724-488: The following people were elected. 43°41′06″N 79°45′34″W  /  43.685028°N 79.759433°W  / 43.685028; -79.759433 Patrick Brown (Canadian politician) Patrick Walter Brown (born May 26, 1978) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 51st and current mayor of Brampton since 2018. He served as leader of the Official Opposition in Ontario and leader of

5830-598: The handful of politically inexperienced challengers who coveted his position and who were covertly undermining his leadership. The Progressive Conservatives, led by Mulroney, went on to win a huge victory in the 1984 election , and Mulroney became prime minister. Despite their personal differences, Clark ably served in Mulroney's cabinet as the Secretary of State for External Affairs, as the Minister of Foreign Affairs

5936-411: The incorrect reporting of certain details in the article; no money was paid out to Brown by CTV as part of the settlement. Brown was ejected from the PC caucus on February 16, 2018, following reports that he was claiming he hadn't actually resigned as party leader and a series of Facebook posts in which he attacked the credibility of his accusers. Later that same day, Brown registered as a candidate for

6042-399: The leadership convention, as he had mobilized support to help gain in the convention's leadership review. However, Mulroney and John Crosbie had been laying the groundwork for a campaign for some time, with Crosbie expecting Clark to lose or resign soon, and Mulroney supportive of the anti-Clark movement. In a rematch of the 1976 convention, Mulroney emerged as the main challenger, gaining

6148-739: The legal right of access to government records in some 150 federal departments and agencies. Though the election had been held in May, Parliament did not resume sitting until October, one of the longest break periods in Confederation. The gas tax in the budget soured Clark's relationship with Ontario Premier Bill Davis , even though both were Red Tories. During the campaign, Clark committed to move Canada's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem , and re-affirmed this promise shortly after taking office. The move proved somewhat contentious within

6254-418: The mailing because Michael Prowse could not afford to send the flyer out himself. In the 2011 election , Brown was elected to his third term in office. In 2012, it was reported that Brown had the highest publicly funded expenditures on public service announcement flyers with $ 81,159.97. In September 2014, he announced his intention to run in the 2015 Ontario PC party leadership election . He registered as

6360-510: The majority of proceeds going towards the development of the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre's Cancer Centre and a new eight-bed youth mental health inpatient unit. In addition to the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, the game also supported for the Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital and Georgian Bay General Hospital for the 9th annual charity game in 2016. Money raised from the game contributed to

6466-479: The merger as what he described as an "Alliance take-over", believing that the new party was drifting towards social conservatism . Clark today serves as a university professor and as president of his own consulting firm. Charles Joseph Clark was born on June 5, 1939, in High River , Alberta , the son of Grace Roselyn (née Welch) and local newspaper publisher Charles A. Clark. Clark attended local schools and

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6572-530: The move as "dirty" but still supported the party. After the 2024 National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians report indicating that there was foreign interference in the Conservative leadership race, the Toronto Star revealed that Brown was probably negatively impacted by it. It was first revealed that the Indian Consulate, who opposed by Brown candidacy, interfered in

6678-479: The needs of the growing population. On January 22, 2020, Brampton City Council declared a unanimous healthcare emergency for the City of Brampton. With data from William Osler Health System indicating a hospital occupancy rate consistently over 100 per cent over 2019. The motion called on the provincial government to provide funding for Brampton Civic Hospital and Peel Memorial Centre and to assist in moving ahead with

6784-435: The occasion. When a new election was called, Clark expected his party would be able to defeat the demoralized and leaderless Liberals easily, since Trudeau had announced his intention to step aside and the Liberals had yet to hold a leadership convention. However, the Progressive Conservatives had misjudged the electorate, since they had not commissioned any polls since August. A November Gallup poll published eight days before

6890-421: The only one of the original five leadership candidates who was not a member of the Ontario legislature , Brown was not involved in the promise, which he considered ill-advised, Brown's rivals attempted to use this same lack of previous involvement in provincial politics as an argument against his leadership bid. In March, Brown emerged as the front-runner in the leadership election, having sold over 40,000 of

6996-647: The party as centre-right surprised some political commentators who expected a socially conservative shift. As a federal MP, Brown had been one of the more socially conservative members of the Conservative caucus. His critics called him "policy-lite" since he made no policy statements during the Progressive Conservative leadership campaign. Among his political mentors, Brown lists former Ontario Premier Bill Davis , former Quebec Premier Jean Charest and former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney . During his tenure as Ontario PC leader, Brown

7102-562: The party to victory again but Clark considered two thirds of delegates voting no to be an endorsement. At the January 1983 convention in Winnipeg , 33.1% supported a review. This was also considering that the governing Liberals under Pierre Trudeau were slipping in polls, and although the PCs had built up a substantial lead in popularity, Trudeau was expected to retire before the election and

7208-644: The premier directly about it when only two days ago we had our physicians and patients come forward with a plea for help.” In August 2019, Brown held the first ever Hockey Night in Brampton aimed at fundraising for Brampton Civic Hospital and Osler Health Centre. In total, the game raised $ 411,000, with proceeds contributing directly to the Cardiology Program at Brampton Civic Hospital. The game saw participation from NHLers, Jason Spezza , Sean Monahan , Malcolm Subban , Connor Brown , Casey Cizikas and personalities such as Nav Bhatia . In August 2023,

7314-482: The process. His "Public Safety Initiative" would include more front line police officers, strengthening the mental health program, and affordable recreation for youth. Brown defeated incumbent Linda Jeffrey by a narrow margin on October 22, 2018. In his acceptance speech, he thanked former Ontario premier Bill Davis for his endorsement and said, "I’ve got so much hope in my heart for what’s ahead for Brampton. You know why? I know we can turn this around, I know Brampton

7420-554: The province's ethics rules around down payments over his 2016 purchase of a $ 2.3 million waterfront house on Lake Simcoe , a loan from a friend and undeclared travels. The house was listed for sale in 2018. On April 28, 2018, a 60-page report by the commissioner found out that Brown breached the Member's Integrity Act four times over matters involving his personal finances, but there was insufficient evidence to find him in breach over alleged travel violations. Brown withdrew his candidacy for party leadership on February 26, 2018, citing

7526-468: The provincial government. In this campaign, city council asked citizens of Brampton to sign a petition and share their healthcare stories with the #FairDealforBrampton hashtag. In a media release, the City of Brampton highlighted that residents receive $ 1,000 less in healthcare funding per person than the provincial average, that there are 55 per cent fewer hospital beds than other Ontario municipalities, and there are unmatched increases in funding compared to

7632-506: The provincial legislature. As a candidate in the 2022 Conservative leadership election, he reiterated his pro-choice stance though he also stated he thinks abortions should be rare and wants to encourage alternatives to abortion. Joe Clark Charles Joseph Clark (born June 5, 1939) is a Canadian businessman, writer, and politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Canada from 1979 to 1980. Despite his relative inexperience, Clark rose quickly in federal politics, entering

7738-526: The race by pressuring one of Conservative MP not to endorse him. The outlet also revealed Poilievre is believed to have benefited from the Sri Lankan government , who also opposed Brown. Brown identifies himself as a "pragmatic conservative", and after becoming leader he tried to move the Ontario PC Party in a socially libertarian and fiscally conservative direction. Brown's maintaining of

7844-440: The race, and city, at the last minute in a bid to 'rehabilitate' his career", while Brown suggested that Jeffrey's "lack of leadership has contributed to rising property taxes and shootings" in the city. Brown's platform includes a "poverty action plan" that would require a minimum percentage of new housing to meet affordable standards, and rental properties being redeveloped to include equal amounts of rental spots before and after

7950-420: The respect of some political observers, including his own caucus, and benefited when live television came to the House of Commons in 1977. Some observers noted that Clark, despite being perceived by many people as something of a square, showed biting wit at times while in Opposition. One of his most famous quips was: "A recession is when your neighbour loses his job. A depression is when you lose your job. Recovery

8056-514: The riding of Davenport in 1979 and 1980. His mother, Judy, is of partial Italian descent, and an educator (teacher and principal) from Barrie. He was raised in the Roman Catholic faith. He graduated from St. Michael's College School , a private Catholic school in Toronto. He studied political science at the University of Toronto , and graduated with a law degree from the University of Windsor . During his second year at law school, he

8162-470: The second edition of Hockey Night in Brampton will be held at the CAA Centre to support Brampton's second hospital. On March 13, 2022, Brown announced his candidacy for the Conservative Party of Canada leadership . On July 5, 2022, Brown was disqualified from the race by the party's Leadership Election Organizing Committee (LEOC). In a statement, Ian Brodie , the chair of the committee, said that

8268-461: The slogan, "Real change deserves a fair chance." Trudeau swept the Liberals back into power in the February 1980 election with 147 seats, against 103 for the Progressive Conservatives. Davis' criticism of the gas tax was used in the Liberals' Ontario television ads. The Tories lost 19 seats in that province, which ultimately proved to be decisive in the campaign. Clark's government would last

8374-405: The subamendment passed on a 139–133 vote. Clark was criticized for his "inability to do math" in failing to predict the outcome, not only because he was in a minority situation, but also because three members of his caucus would be absent for the crucial budget vote. One was ill and two were stuck abroad on official business. The Liberals by contrast had assembled their entire caucus, save one, for

8480-425: The support of the party's right wing, which viewed Clark as too progressive and opposed his continued leadership. Other party members felt that the federal Liberal Party's stranglehold on Quebec seats (they held all but one of the province's 75 seats) could only be broken by a native from that province, which gave Mulroney considerable support. Media coverage emphasized the pro-business and neo-liberal bent of most of

8586-483: The time, Opposition leader Trudeau said that he would allow the Progressive Conservatives a chance to govern, though he warned the Prime Minister against dismantling Petro-Canada , which was unpopular in Clark's home province of Alberta. Social Credit was below the 12 seats needed for official party status in the House of Commons. However, the six seats would have been just enough to give Clark's government

8692-708: Was "urged" by supporters to run for Chair of the Regional Municipality of Peel in the 2018 Peel Region municipal elections , the first in which the position is directly elected. Brown registered his candidacy for regional chair on July 3, 2018. On July 27, 2018, Brown registered his candidacy for the Brampton mayoral election following Premier Doug Ford 's announcement that regional chair elections in Peel Region would be cancelled. Incumbent Brampton mayor Linda Jeffrey suggested "that Brown jumped into

8798-597: Was a yearly summer event hosted at the Barrie Molson Centre that had participation from current and former NHLers, known personalities from across Canada, and locals from the police department, fire department, and hospitals in Simcoe County . All funds raised from each game contributed to local hospitals and charities in the Simcoe County region. Hockey Night in Barrie raised $ 2 million, with

8904-433: Was accused by two women of engaging in sexual misconduct, which dated back to the time he was a federal MP. Brown denied the allegations and initially refused to step down. Four senior staffers from Brown's campaign had advised him that he should resign as party leader; he did not accept their advice. In consequence all four staffers resigned from his campaign team. After pressure from within the party, he resigned as leader in

9010-664: Was also a member of the University of Alberta Debate Society (UADS). He later worked one summer at the Edmonton Journal where he met his future biographer, David L. Humphreys . Clark then attended Dalhousie Law School . However, he spent more time with the Dalhousie Student Union , Progressive Conservative politics and the Dalhousie Gazette , than on his courses. After leaving Dalhousie, he unsuccessfully pursued first-year law studies at

9116-411: Was an 18-year-old high school student when the oral sex incident occurred; but on February 13, three weeks after the first public report, she amended her claim to say she was a year older than she had previously maintained, and was therefore over the legal drinking age. Corrections were subsequently made on the initial news articles. In the other incident, Brown was alleged to have kissed, without consent,

9222-629: Was brief as the minority government was brought down by a non-confidence vote on his first budget in December 1979. The budget defeat triggered the 1980 election . Clark and the Progressive Conservatives lost the election to Trudeau and the Liberals, who won a majority in the Commons and returned to power. Clark lost the leadership of the party to Brian Mulroney in 1983 . Clark returned to prominence from 1984 to 1993 as foreign minister then constitutional affairs minister in Mulroney's cabinet. Clark retired from politics by not standing for re-election for

9328-463: Was called for early 2008 by Prime Minister Stephen Harper . This led further to the 2009 Oliphant Commission . Clark immediately nominated to keep his leader's post, and retained support from most of the Red Tories and other party members who were opposed to the public attacks on his leadership by others in the party. Clark already had most of a campaign team up and running by the time he called

9434-814: Was criticized by his main rival, Christine Elliott , for not resigning his federal seat during the leadership campaign. Brown was absent from the House of Commons for some votes during the leadership campaign, attending 56 per cent of the votes from September to December in 2014. However, his overall attendance for votes in 2014 was 83 per cent. A spokesperson for Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed that members are not expected to step down but are expected to "continue to fulfill their parliamentary responsibilities, including membership on committees and attendance at votes." The campaign started with five candidates including Vic Fedeli , Lisa MacLeod , and Monte McNaughton . All three withdrew in early 2015 citing membership recruitment or financial reasons. On May 9, 2015, Brown

9540-561: Was elected as leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Party and resigned his seat in Parliament . Brown was subsequently elected to represent Simcoe North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and became the leader of the Opposition . He served as leader until 2018, when he was expelled from the caucus. He later returned to municipal politics and was elected mayor of Brampton. In 2022, Brown contested for

9646-442: Was elected leader, defeating his only remaining opponent, Christine Elliott , winning with 61.8 per cent of the membership vote. Brown resigned his seat in the House of Commons on May 13, 2015, after winning the leadership and led the Progressive Conservative party from outside the legislature during most of the summer. On July 22, 2015, Garfield Dunlop agreed to step down as MPP for Simcoe North on August 1 in order to open up

9752-435: Was growing public antipathy towards his perceived arrogance. Clark campaigned on the slogans, "Let's get Canada working again", and "It's time for a change—give the future a chance!" In the latter half of the campaign, the Liberals focused their attacks on Clark's perceived inexperience. Their advertisements declared "This is no time for on-the-job training", and "We need tough leadership to keep Canada growing. A leader must be

9858-488: Was impressed by Clark's questioning the government. Clark's social liberalism put him at odds with the right-wing members of his caucus, several of whom were not afraid to confront him. For example, in the lead-up to the 1979 election, the bulk of Clark's riding was merged into the newly created riding of Bow River during a redistribution of ridings. Fellow Tory MP Stanley Schumacher had much of his old riding of Palliser merged into Bow River as well. Even though Clark

9964-473: Was known before 1993. Some of Clark's accomplishments and bold moves in this role included: During his term as External Affairs minister, Clark championed Canada's unabashed disapproval of the apartheid regime in South Africa. Canada was the only G7 nation to take such a resolute stance against the apartheid regime during the 1980s. He also took on the difficult Constitution ministerial portfolio after

10070-584: Was later reported by the National Post that a Snover Dhillon, a convicted fraudster banned by the federal Conservatives, played a role in all those nomination irregularities. Following his departure from provincial politics, Brown restarted his law practice and accepted a job as vice-president of a telecommunications company in Vaughan . According to reports by the National Post Brown

10176-455: Was much more tough and aggressive than past Tory leader Robert Stanfield , noting that those qualities served Clark well in his party winning the 1979 election victory. Trudeau also complimented Clark as a respectable leader and a better choice over Brian Mulroney , who had defeated Clark at the leadership convention in 1983. Trudeau told his friends that the Tories had chosen the wrong man. Opposition to Clark's leadership began to grow after

10282-604: Was not refunded by the party. After the election of Doug Ford as the new leader, there were rumors that Brown would not be allowed to run under their banner. The Progressive Conservative Party's nomination committee unanimously ruled on March 15, 2018, that Patrick Brown would not be eligible to run as a PC candidate in Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte for the June 7, 2018 election . Brown announced on Twitter shortly afterward that he would not run as an independent candidate in Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte. It

10388-516: Was noted for his close relationship with many of Ontario's diverse ethnic communities. He spoke in the Legislature in support of a motion condemning Islamophobia, After winning the leadership race, he focused his plan on four main issues which he suggested would lead to a more prosperous province: less red tape, improved transportation corridors, affordable energy, and addressing Ontario's growing skills gap. Much of Brown's time at Queen's Park

10494-399: Was now party leader, Schumacher refused to step aside in Clark's favour, forcing Clark to run in nearby Yellowhead . Following the resignation of PC party leader Robert Stanfield , Clark sought and won the leadership of the PC Party at the 1976 leadership convention . Initially, the favourite among Red Tories was Flora MacDonald ; however, she did worse than expected, while Clark placed

10600-577: Was one of 10 recipients of the As Prime Minister Award . He worked for Magna International in their legal department for four years. Brown served two terms as president of the Progressive Conservative Youth Federation (PCYF), a position he held from 1998 to 2002. He also served on the executive of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , as a vice president. As PCYF President, Brown

10706-566: Was one of the early supporters of a united right and was criticized for his decision to support a united right from party leader Joe Clark and Member of Parliament Scott Brison . Brown was later re-elected as PCYF president with 81 per cent of the vote against Jonathan Frate of Manitoba. Brown was the Deputy Chairman of the International Young Democrat Union (IYDU). He has also represented Canada on

10812-490: Was re-elected in the 2008 election by 15,195 votes over Liberal candidate Rick Jones. In November 2010, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation expressed concern about how Patrick Brown used his House of Commons of Canada account. He sent flyers to his riding which included a letter of support and a flyer from Barrie City Councillor Michael Prowse. Brown used his House of Commons account to pay for

10918-698: Was spent criticizing and debating the government's energy policies. He promised to dismantle the Green Energy Act , rein in executive salaries at Hydro One , and place a moratorium on the signing of new energy contracts. Patrick Brown's first private member's bill in the Ontario Legislature was Bill 136, the Estate Administration Tax Abolition Act, which was an attempt to eliminate Ontario's estate administration (probate) tax (originally introduced by

11024-571: Was sworn in as Canada's 16th prime minister, steering the first Tory government since the defeat of John Diefenbaker in the 1963 election . He was Canada's youngest prime minister, and the first to be born in Western Canada. With a minority government in the House of Commons , Clark had to rely on the support of the Social Credit Party , with its six seats, or the New Democratic Party (NDP), with its 26 seats. At

11130-458: Was unsuccessful as candidate for the provincial Progressive Conservatives in the 1967 provincial election . He served as a chief assistant to provincial opposition leader and future Premier Peter Lougheed and served in the office of federal opposition leader Robert Stanfield , learning the inner workings of Parliament. Clark unsuccessfully ran for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1971 provincial election . He then successfully ran in

11236-571: Was with Tamara Macgregor, a former staffer within Brown's office and daughter of Karma Macgregor, then former party candidate to Ottawa West—Nepean . The day after he resigned, Brown was succeeded on an interim basis by Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli . Fedeli, who was unanimously elected by caucus, asked Brown to take a leave of absence from Queen's Park while he defended himself against the allegations. In addition, Fedeli announced that he would not sign Brown's nomination papers if he attempted to run in

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