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Janice MacKinnon | |
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| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Saskatoon Idylwyld | |
| In office June 21, 1995 –September 30, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Cline |
| Succeeded by | David Forbes |
| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Saskatoon Westmount | |
| In office October 21,1991 –June 21,1995 | |
| Preceded by | John Edward Brockelbank |
| Succeeded by | Eric Cline [1] |
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| Born | Janice Potter January 30,1947 Kitchener,Ontario |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Residence(s) | Saskatoon,Saskatchewan |
| Alma mater | University of Western Ontario Queen's University |
| Occupation | Academic |
Janice MacKinnon, Ph.D,C.M.,S.O.M.,FRSC (born January 30,1947) is a Canadian academic and former politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLA) from 1991 to 2001,and as Minister of Finance under New Democratic Party Premier Roy Romanow. She is currently a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Saskatchewan. [2]
Born Janice Potter in Kitchener,Ontario,she attended Huron University College of the University of Western Ontario,which awarded her a bachelor's degree in 1969. She went on to earn a master's degree and doctorate from Queen's University. She joined the University of Saskatchewan in 1975. [3]
From 1991 to 2001,MacKinnon was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLA). In addition to being Minister of Finance from 1993 to 1997,she also held the following ministerial positions at various times:Minister of Social Services,Minister of Economic and Co-operative Development,Minister Responsible for Trade,Research and Investment,and Government House Leader. As Finance Minister,she was known by the nickname "Combat Barbie" for her conviction to cut spending in a bid to recover the province's finances,which were in near ruin when Grant Devine's Progressive Conservative government was swept from power in 1991. [4] [5]
MacKinnon resigned from the Cabinet of new NDP leader Lorne Calvert on March 2,2001,and resigned her seat in the Legislature on September 30. David Forbes replaced her when he won a November 8 by-election. In 2003,she published a book entitled Minding the Public Purse about her time as Finance Minister and fiscal policy in Canada. [4]
In 2003,MacKinnon was rumoured to be considering running for the Liberal Party of Canada in the following year's federal election,but she ultimately declined. [6]
After resigning from the Saskatchewan Legislature,MacKinnon returned to teaching at the University of Saskatchewan. [7]
She is chair of the board of directors of the Institute for Research on Public Policy. She also sits on the board of directors for the Canada West Foundation. [8] In 2008,MacKinnon was named Chair of the Board of Investment Saskatchewan,a Saskatchewan Crown Corporation managing investment capital and financing. [9]
MacKinnon sits as an advisor to Canada's Ecofiscal Commission,was appointed as chair of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta’s Finances by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, [10] and was named to the first tribunal formed under the Saskatchewan First Act,which was tasked with examining the economic impact of proposed federal clean electricity regulations. [11] MacKinnon also serves as a member of the University of Alberta's Board of Governors. [12]
In 2024,during a meeting of the University of Alberta Board of Governors,MacKinnon proposed eliminating the University of Alberta's EDI Office. [13]
MacKinnon is married to Peter MacKinnon,a former president of the University of Saskatchewan. They were married in 1974 and have two children. [7]
In 2005,MacKinnon was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In 2012,she was named to the Order of Canada. [14] In 2013,she was named one of the Top 25 women of influence in Canada's public sector. [3]
| 1999 Saskatchewan general election : Saskatoon Idylwyld | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Janice Mackinnon | 3,144 | 53.89 | |||||
| Saskatchewan | Martin Boser | 1,333 | 22.85 | |||||
| Liberal | Tim Ponto | 977 | 16.75 | |||||
| New Green | Maisie Shiell | 258 | 4.42 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kenneth J. Klassen | 122 | 2.09 | |||||
| Total | 5,834 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1995 Saskatchewan general election : Saskatoon Idylwyld | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Janice Mackinnon | 4,064 | 62.94 | |||||
| Liberal | Bonnye Georgia | 1,646 | 25.49 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kent Latimer | 747 | 11.57 | |||||
| Total | 6,457 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1991 Saskatchewan general election : Saskatoon Westmount | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Janice Mackinnon | 5,505 | 65.33 | |||||
| Liberal | Myron Luczka | 1,913 | 22.70 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Turanich | 1,008 | 11.96 | |||||
| Total | 8,426 | 100.00 | ||||||
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