Ed Doyle
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Edward Doyle is a former politician
in Ontario
, Canada
. He was a Progressive Conservative
member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1995 to 1999.
Doyle was educated in Montreal, and did not attend university. He worked as a radio and television news journalist in Montreal, Kitchener
and Hamilton
, and was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association
.
Doyle was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1995 provincial election
, defeating Liberal
Shirley Collins by about 3,500 votes in the Hamilton-area riding of Wentworth East (incumbent New Democrat Mark Morrow
was third). He served for the next four years as a backbench supporter of Mike Harris
's government. He did not play a major role in parliament, though he stood in as speaker
of the assembly from September 26 to October 2, 1996, after the resignation of Al McLean
.
Doyle supported amalgamating the city of Hamilton, and co-chaired a series of provincial consultations on the Canadian Pension Plan in 1996. He did not seek re-election in 1999.
Politician
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in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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. He was a Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
from 1995 to 1999.
Doyle was educated in Montreal, and did not attend university. He worked as a radio and television news journalist in Montreal, Kitchener
Kitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
and Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, and was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association
Experimental Aircraft Association
The Experimental Aircraft Association is an international organization of aviation enthusiasts based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Since its inception it has grown internationally with over 160,000 members and about 1,000 chapters worldwide....
.
Doyle was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1995 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1995
The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...
, defeating Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
Shirley Collins by about 3,500 votes in the Hamilton-area riding of Wentworth East (incumbent New Democrat Mark Morrow
Mark Morrow
Mark Morrow is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.-Background:...
was third). He served for the next four years as a backbench supporter of Mike Harris
Mike Harris
Michael Deane "Mike" Harris was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. He is most noted for the "Common Sense Revolution", his Progressive Conservative government's program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government...
's government. He did not play a major role in parliament, though he stood in as speaker
Speaker (politics)
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of the assembly from September 26 to October 2, 1996, after the resignation of Al McLean
Al McLean
Allan Kenneth McLean is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and was briefly speaker of the assembly before being forced out of office due to a scandal.He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the...
.
Doyle supported amalgamating the city of Hamilton, and co-chaired a series of provincial consultations on the Canadian Pension Plan in 1996. He did not seek re-election in 1999.