Jack Hare
John Harold Hare (June 8, 1920 – March 23, 2009) was Canadian politician, agrologist and professor.
Political career
Hare was the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for the Winnipeg-area riding of St. Boniface for one year. He was elected in a 1978 by-election in what was considered a safe Liberal seat after being defeated in the 1974 federal election by Revenue minister Joseph Guay.[1] Hare won, in part by capitalizing on the dislike of Trudeau by anglophone voters[2] in a riding that has a significant francophone population[3] and claimed that French Canadians followed instructions from their parish priests on how to vote.[4] Hare's victory was the first time the Tories won the riding since the 1958 election landslide by John Diefenbaker's Conservatives.[1] The by-election (one of 15 held on the same day across the country) was seen as a litmus test for the Liberal government of Pierre Trudeau.[1]
Nevertheless, Hare was defeated in the 1979 federal election despite the defeat of Trudeau's government by Joe Clark's Progressive Conservatives. Joe Borowski, co-ordinator of the anti-abortion group Campaign Life claimed that his group's work was the main reason for Hare's defeat.[5] He died in Winnipeg in 2009.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 Simpson, Jeffrey, "Last Grit seat in Manitoba Trudeau is Liberal albatross in St. Boniface", Globe and Mail, September 26, 1978
- ↑ Simpson, Jeffrey, "Tories gain two seats, NDP one", Globe and Mail, October 17, 1978
- ↑ "Liberals near extinction as PCs, NDP fight in West", Globe and Mail, May 23, 1979
- ↑ Simpson, Jeffrey, "What's the mood of the nation? Watch 3 key ridings," Globe and Mail, October 16, 1978
- ↑ Rusk, James, "Abortion activists push policies ...", Globe and Mail, February 12, 1980
- ↑ http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/hare_jh.shtml