Lisa MacLeod

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The statement avoided any apology or placement of blame. [18]

MacLeod announced her candidacy for the leadership of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party on October 6, 2014, but withdrew on February 6, 2015, following federal cabinet minister John Baird's announcement that he was resigning from cabinet and would not be running for re-election to the House of Commons of Canada. MacLeod told reporters that she has been "under enormous pressure from my constituents to seek the federal nomination to replace John Baird", in the new riding of Nepean. [19] MacLeod decided not to seek Baird's seat in the House of Commons and remained at Queen's Park. [20]

In July 2014, MacLeod became the party's critic for Treasury Board issues, and in October of that year, she became the Vice-Chair for the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. She was Critic for Digital Government from June 2016 until February 2017, when she became the party' critic for Ottawa issues and the Anti-Racism Secretariat. [21] In January 2018, after party leader Patrick Brown stepped down and Vic Fedeli became leader, MacLeod was chosen to replace Fedeli as the party's finance critic. [22]

In government

MacLeod was voted in the 2018 provincial election. On June 29, 2018, it was announced she would be the minister responsible for children, community, and social services, and Minister Responsible for woman's issues. In total she had five portfolios including immigration and anti-racism.

As Social Services Minister, MacLeod admitted to breaking a Progressive Conservative election promise by cutting the Ontario Basic Income Pilot Project on July 31, 2018. [23] [24]

On February 13, 2019, the National Post reported that Ontario Association for Behaviour Analysts (ONTABA) had received a threatening message from MacLeod's office. In the email, ONTABA was directed to make a public statement in support of the changes to the Ontario Autism Program or face "four long years". MacLeod further threatened that if the message of support was not forthcoming, her office would release a press statement labeling ONTABA as "self-interested". [25] Immediate calls from parents of children with autism [26] for MacLeod's resignation were rebuffed by the minister. [27] On October 31, 2019, Warren Kinsella told The Globe and Mail that his firm provided strategic advice and media training for the government to MacLeod and her political staff in 2018 when dealing with the cuts. [28]

MacLeod was shuffled from Minister of Children, Community and Social Services to Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport in 2019. The ministry was later renamed the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Cultural Industries to reflect the significant economic impact the cultural industries such as film, television and the arts have on the province. [29]

An internal review of the overhauled autism program by fellow Progressive Conservative MPP Roman Baber called for an immediate reset to MacLeod's program, as it would leave families "destitute". [30]

In June 2019, at a Rolling Stones concert, MacLeod allegedly publicly said to Eugene Melnyk: "I am your minister and you’re a fucking piece of shit and you're a fucking loser." After a personal complaint by Melnyk to Ontario Premier Doug Ford, she apologized for her "blunt" language but the apology was not accepted. There were calls for her resignation from Ontario Liberals. [31] [32]

During the 2022 Ontario election, the NDP revealed that the Conservative riding association of Vanier had paid her $44,000 directly as a housing subsidy. Such payments are highly unusual as MPPs receive $26,000 in a housing allowance above and beyond their salary. [33] [34]

Following her re-election during the 2022 Ontario election, MacLeod announced that she would be taking some time off to “address and improve” her health. [35]

Cabinet positions

Lisa MacLeod
MPP
Lisa MacLeod at the 2019 CFC Annual BBQ Fundraiser (48706640008) (cropped).jpg
Lisa MacLeod at the 2019 CFC Annual BBQ Fundraiser.
Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries
In office
June 20, 2019 –June 24, 2022
Ontario provincial government of Doug Ford
Cabinet posts (3)
PredecessorOfficeSuccessor
Michael Tibollo Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sport
June 20, 2019-June 24, 2022		 Neil Lumsden
Harinder Malhi [lower-alpha 4] Minister Responsible for Women's Issues
June 29, 2018-June 20, 2019		 Jill Dunlop [lower-alpha 5]
Michael Coteau [lower-alpha 6] Minister of Children, Community and Social Services
June 29, 2018–June 20, 2019		 Todd Smith

Electoral record

2022 Ontario general election : Nepean
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Lisa MacLeod 17,12339.26−5.87$56,906
Liberal Tyler Watt15,02934.46+14.85$68,470
New Democratic Brian Double8,43519.34−9.19$5,327
Green Kaitlyn Tremblay1,6963.89−1.28$381
New Blue Kathleen Corriveau9642.21 $4,503
Ontario Party Bryan Emmerson3700.85 $0
Total valid votes/Expense limit43,61799.43+0.33$134,511
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots2490.57-0.33
Turnout43,86645.89-12.84
Eligible voters96,076
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −10.36
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023.
2018 Ontario general election : Nepean
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Lisa MacLeod 23,89945.13+1.90
New Democratic Zaff Ansari15,11028.53+15.04
Liberal Lovina Srivastava10,38319.61-16.69
Green James O'Grady2,7395.17-0.34
Libertarian Mark A. Snow4150.78
None of the Above Raphael Louis3510.66
Objective Truth Derrick Lionel Matthews600.11
Total valid votes52,957100.0  
Turnout60.3
Eligible voters90,987
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario [36]
2014 Ontario general election : Nepean—Carleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Lisa MacLeod 30,90146.77−7.71
Liberal Jack Uppal21,97433.26+6.29
New Democratic Ric Dagenais8,62813.06−1.71
Green Gordon Kubanek3,6305.49+2.51
Libertarian Coreen Corcoran9401.42+1.01
Total valid votes 66,073 100.0   +20.00
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −7.00
Source(s)
Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records – 052, Nepean—Carleton" (PDF). Retrieved June 27, 2015.
2011 Ontario general election : Nepean—Carleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Lisa MacLeod 29,98554.48+4.20$  61,855.47
Liberal Don Dransfield14,84426.97−5.9720,300.63
New Democratic Ric Dagenais8,12714.77+7.3418,039.80
Green Gordon Kubanek1,6412.98−5.382,855.87
Libertarian Roger Toutant2230.41 0.00
Freedom Marco Rossi2170.39 0.00
Total valid votes / expense limit 55,037 100.0   +2.23 $ 131,703.25
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 193 0.35 −0.17
Turnout 55,230 49.91 −4.70
Eligible voters110,662  +11.69
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +5.09
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate – October 6, 2011 General Election" (PDF).
"Statistical Summary – General Elections 2011" ( .xlsx icon.svg XLS Spreadsheet). Retrieved May 28, 2014.
"2011 Candidate Campaign Returns (CR-1)". Elections Ontario . Retrieved May 31, 2014.
2007 Ontario general election : Nepean—Carleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Lisa MacLeod 27,07050.28−7.29$  58,239.69
Liberal Jai Aggarwal17,73132.94+1.5035,359.08
Green Gordon Kubanek4,5008.36+6.253,130.46
New Democratic Tristan Maack4,0007.43−0.8411,543.93
Family Coalition Suzanne Fortin5330.99 0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,834 100.0  +79.01 $ 107,004.24
Total rejected ballots 277 0.52 +0.20
Turnout 54,111 54.61 +26.09
Eligible voters 99,078   −6.36
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate – October 10, 2007 General Election" (PDF).
"Statistical Summary – General Elections 2007" (PDF). Elections Ontario . Retrieved May 28, 2014.
"2007 Candidate Campaign Returns (CR-1)" . Retrieved May 31, 2014.
Ontario provincial by-election, March 30, 2006: Nepean—Carleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Lisa MacLeod 17,31257.57+3.51$  89,547.03
Liberal Brian Ford 9,45531.44−4.2158,560.17
New Democratic Laurel Gibbons2,4878.27+1.7332,687.68
Green Peter V. Tretter6342.11−1.65852.94
Independent John Turmel 1120.37 0.00
Freedom Jurgen Vollrath730.24 0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 30,073 100.0  −48.65 $ 114,226.16
Total rejected ballots 97 0.32 −0.13
Turnout 30,170 28.52 −33.71
Eligible voters105,802  +11.91
Source(s)
"By-Election 2006 – Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate". Elections Ontario. March 30, 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
"By-Election 2006 – Poll by Poll Results". Elections Ontario . Retrieved May 28, 2014.
"CR-1 Campaign Returns". Elections Ontario . Retrieved May 28, 2014.

Notes

  1. ↑ Michael Coteau (Minister of Children and Youth Services and Minister of Community and Social Services)
  2. ↑ Harinder Malhi was Minister of the Status of Women.
  3. ↑ Jill Dunlop as Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues.
  4. ↑ as Minister of the Status of Women
  5. ↑ as Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues
  6. ↑ as Minister of Community and Social Services and Minister of Children and Youth Services

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