Farming activist
Maguire was the owner and operator of Maguire Farms Limited in Elgin with his former spouse,Beryl from 1975 to 2001 when the farmland was sold to neighbours. He was named mid-Canada's Outstanding Young Farmer in 1986,and received a Certificate of Merit from the Manitoba Agricultural and Food Sciences Grads Association in 1990. He was twice elected as the Canadian Wheat Board Advisory Committee's Western Manitoba Representative,serving from 1987 to 1994. [1] He was also chairman of the Agricultural Diversification Alliance (ADA) and a public governor of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange in this period,and advocated changes to the federal Crow Equity Fund. [2]
Maguire served as president of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association from 1995 to 1999. This group opposed the Canadian Wheat Board's single-desk marketing policy,and favoured market competition in wheat and barley. Maguire campaigned for re-election as a Wheat Board advisor in 1994 on an openly anti-monopoly platform,arguing that sellers could receive higher prices through an open market. Others disagreed with his assessment. [3] He was defeated by pro-monopoly candidate Bill Nicholson,2,728 votes to 1,544. [4]
Maguire supported the anti-monopoly position in a 1997 CWB referendum on barley sales. Farmers rejected this position,with 67% opting to remain with single-desk marketing. Maguire was critical of the referendum question,arguing that it should have included a dual-market option. [5]
In 1998,Maguire was appointed to a council evaluating proposals for the Agri-food Research and Development Initiative. This was a joint project from the federal and provincial governments. [6] Later in the same year,he endorsed anti-monopoly candidates in the first ever election of the Canadian Wheat Board's directors. Pro-monopoly candidates won eight of the ten positions. [7]
Politician
- Federal politics
In June 1993,Maguire upset provincial cabinet minister Jim McCrae to win the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada nomination for Brandon—Souris in the 1993 federal election. [8] The final vote among party members was 1,520 to 1,194. Maguire emphasized farming issues in his nomination speech,and argued that he would be successful in bringing Reform Party supporters back to the Progressive Conservatives. [9]
The Brandon—Souris riding had been held by the PCs since 1953,and had long been considered a safe seat for the party. The party's support base in western Canada collapsed,however,with most of that support transferring to the Reform Party. Maguire was pushed into third place behind the Reform candidate and Liberal Party of Canada Glen McKinnon. He planned to seek the PC nomination again for the 1997 election,but withdrew in favour of Brandon Mayor Rick Borotsik. [10]
On August 12,2013,Merv Tweed,Borotsik's successor,announced his resignation from the House of Commons. The following week,Maguire announced his intention to seek the Conservative Party of Canada's nomination in the electoral district.
Maguire was re-elected in the 2015 and 2019 Canadian federal elections. In the lead up to the 2019 election,Maguire was one of 27 candidates with a strong environmental track record from across the political spectrum to be endorsed by GreenPAC. GreenPAC is a non-profit,non-partisan organization that works to elect and support environmental leaders. Maguire's endorsement is a recognition of his efforts to protect water and wetlands as an MLA and an MP. This includes securing funding for water management and wetland restoration projects such as the Assiniboine River Basin Initiative.
During the 43rd Canadian Parliament Maguire's Private member's bill,Bill C-208,was adopted. Introduced on February 19,2020,Bill C-208:An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (transfer of small business or family farm or fishing corporation) applies the capital gains tax and its exemptions,instead of the dividend tax,to inter-generational transfers of corporations classified as small businesses,family farms,and family fishing corporations so that they are taxed at the same rate as they would when selling to a third party. Previously,it was more financially advantageous for an owner to sell their operation to a third-party than to a family member from a taxation perspective. [11]
- Provincial politics
Maguire sought the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba nomination for Arthur-Virden in April 1999,but lost to rival candidate Gary Nestibo. [12] Nestibo forfeited his nomination following allegations of dubious land sales and vote-stacking,however,and a new nomination meeting was scheduled for August. [13] Maguire finished second on the first ballot,behind Gary's wife Lorna Nestibo,but won on the second count with support from third-place candidate Grant Fotheringham. [14] He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 1999 provincial election,as the New Democratic Party won a majority government under Gary Doer. He entered the legislature as a member of the opposition.
Maguire was appointed as the Progressive Conservative critic for the environment,and lobbied for improvements to the provincial Water Rights Act. [15] He represented the PCs in an all-party delegation to Ottawa to advocate increased funding for farmers, [16] and served on an all-party provincial committee on agriculture. [17]
There were rumours that Maguire would campaign to succeed Gary Filmon as Progressive Conservative Party leader in 2000,although nothing came of this. [18] In 2001,he was reassigned as PC critic for rural development. [19] Shortly thereafter,he recommended conducting research into the possibility of selling large quantities of water to the United States. [20] In 2002,he participated in an all-party mission to the United States to oppose that country's farm subsidy policies. [21] He was promoted to finance critic later in the year. [22]
Maguire decided not to open a constituency office following his 1999 election,saying that he could communicate with his constituents by telephone and e-mail. [23] In 2002,he was one of five PC MLAs to support a government motion granting pension,alimony and death benefits to gay and lesbian spouses. [24]
He was re-elected in the 2003 provincial election,as the NDP won an increased majority across the province. After the election,he served as his party's critic for transportation,conservation and intergovernmental affairs. [25] In 2004,he opposed a proposal to introduce photo radar in rural Manitoba. [26] Hugh McFadyen was elected as the Progressive Conservative Party's new leader in 2006,and chose Maguire as his deputy leader and Infrastructure Critic. [27]
Maguire was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election,in which the New Democratic Party won a third consecutive majority government. In September 2007,he was replaced as deputy leader by Myrna Driedger [28] and was appointed Critic for Infrastructure and Transportation,Government Services,and Competitiveness,Training and Trade. [29]
Brian William Pallister is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd premier of Manitoba from 2016 until 2021. He served as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from 2012 to 2021. He was previously a cabinet minister in the provincial government of Gary Filmon and a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2000 to 2008.
Steven John Fletcher is a former Canadian politician. He served in senior roles in the Conservative Party of Canada in opposition and in government, including 5 years as a Federal Cabinet Minister. After four terms as a Member of Parliament, he served a term as a member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly for one term.
Stuart Murray is a former politician from Manitoba, Canada. He served as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba and leader of the opposition in the Manitoba legislature from 2000 to 2006. From 2006 until 2009, Murray was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the St. Boniface Hospital Research Foundation. He subsequently served as director and chief executive officer of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights from 2009 to 2014.
Scott Smith is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as New Democratic Party from 1999 to 2007, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Gary Doer.
Jim Rondeau is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1999 to 2016, and served as cabinet minister in the provincial governments of Gary Doer and Greg Selinger from 2003 to 2013. Rondeau is a member of the New Democratic Party. Rondeau did not seek re-election in the 2016 Manitoba election.
John Loewen is a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1999 to 2005 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and campaigned for the House of Commons of Canada in 2006 and 2008 as a Liberal. He is the nephew of Bill and Shirley Loewen, prominent entrepreneurs and philanthropists in Winnipeg.
Becky Barrett is a retired politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1990 to 2003, and was a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party (NDP) government of Gary Doer from 1999 to 2003.
Rick Borotsik is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as Mayor of Brandon from 1989 to 1997, was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 2007. Borotsik is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba.
One member of the Manitoba Liberal Party was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 1999 provincial election. Some of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
The New Democratic Party of Manitoba fielded a full slate of candidates in the 1999 provincial election, and won 32 seats out of 57 to win a majority government in the legislature. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
The Canadian Alliance fielded several candidates in the 2000 federal election, and won sixty-six seats to become the Official Opposition party in the House of Commons of Canada. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
Hugh Daniel McFadyen is a lawyer and politician in Manitoba, Canada. From 2006 to 2012, he was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, and Leader of the Opposition in the Manitoba legislature. Following his party's loss in the 2011 election he announced that he would resign as leader as soon as a new leader is appointed. McFadyen officially resigned on 30 July 2012.
Reginald C. Atkinson is a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was the Mayor of Brandon, Manitoba, from 1997 to 2002 and campaigned for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 2003.
The Canadian province of Manitoba held municipal elections on October 25, 2006.
The 2002 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 23, 2002 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.
The 1995 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 25, 1995 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.
Bill Nicholson is a Canadian farmer and administrator, and is one of ten elected directors on the Canadian Wheat Board. Nicholson supports the CWB's single-desk marketing approach as the best option for farmers, and has opposed efforts to introduce open market competition to wheat and barley sales.
David K. Burgess is a politician in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, who was mayor of the city from 2002 to 2010. His father, Ken Burgess, was Mayor of Brandon from 1979 to 1989.
Linda West is a Canadian administrator, activist and politician. She has been a candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada and the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. She is also known for her involvements in several volunteering organizations like Rotary Club of Parry sound, Habitat for Humanity, Community Business and Development Centre, The Parry Sound Area Founders Circle etc. She received the Order of Parry Sound in 2020 for community services and supports during the COVID-19 pandemic. As on 2021, she is known for serving as the president of Rotary Club of Parry Sound and for winning Rotary’s most prestigious award, Service Above Self.
The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba fielded a full slate of 57 candidates in the 2003 provincial election, and won 20 seats to remain as the Official Opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
