John Manley

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Hon. John Paul Manley

In office
1988 – 2004
Riding	Ottawa South
Preceded by	Barry Turner
Succeeded by	David McGuinty
Born	January 05 1950 (age 57) Ottawa
Residence	Ottawa
Political party	Liberal
Profession(s)	Barrister and solicitor, lawyer, teacher
Religion	Anglican
Spouse	Judith Manley

John Paul Manley, (born January 5, 1950, in Ottawa, Ontario) PC, BA, LL.B is a Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician. He is a former Liberal Member of Parliament for Ottawa South from 1988 to 2004 and a Cabinet Minister from 1993 to 2003.

Contents 1 Background 2 Cabinet career 3 2003 Liberal leadership race 4 Post-political career 5 Political ideology 6 References

[edit] Background

John Manley attended Bell High School, located in Ottawa, Canada. He received a BA from Carleton University in 1971 and an LL.B. from the University of Ottawa in 1976. He also studied at the University of Lausanne. He articled as a law clerk to Bora Laskin, the Chief Justice of Canada, and was called to the Ontario bar in 1978. Manley's early career was in tax law at the firm Perley-Robertson Hill & McDougall LLP. Manley is an accomplished marathoner. He is married to Judith Manley.

[edit] Cabinet career

When the Liberals came to power under Jean Chrétien following the 1993 election he became Minister of Industry. During his time in Industry, Manley was a staunch supporter of Canada-based research and development, and also of increased technology use in public schools. In particular, he felt that the so-called "wired classroom" would help to equalize the gap between urban and smaller, rural schools. These initiatives were partially aimed at combating the "brain drain", and Manley himself stated that "Canada needs to pursue policies that will make it a magnet for brains, attracting them from elsewhere and retaining the ones we have [1]."

Manley also unveiled a multi-million dollar rescue package for the cash-strapped Ottawa Senators, being a friend of owner Rod Bryden, but later withdrew the aid after critics argued that there were better uses for public funds.[2]

Manley supported Dalton McGuinty's successful bid to lead the Ontario Liberal Party in 1996.

He was shuffled to Minister of Foreign Affairs on the eve of the 2000 election. He was widely applauded for his work in foreign affairs, particularly for helping to ease strained Canada-U.S. relations. He was seen as able to communicate with the U.S. administration, and had a good working relationship with both Colin Powell and Tom Ridge. David Rudd, then director of Toronto's Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies said: "Under Manley, the government of Canada talks to Washington, not at it." In January 2002 he was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and given special responsibility for security in response to 9/11. For his performance in these roles, he was named Time Magazine's "Canadian newsmaker of the year" in 2001.

In May 2002, Chretien appointed Manley as Minister of Finance, following the resignation of Paul Martin. His 2003 federal budget laid out billions of dollars in new spending, primarily in health-care, child-care, and for First Nations. It also introduced new accountability features to help limit federal waste.[3]

[edit] 2003 Liberal leadership race

Main article: Liberal Party of Canada leadership convention, 2003

When Jean Chrétien announced his decision to retire (largely as a result of attempts to oust him by former finance minister Paul Martin), Manley announced his intention to run for the Liberal leadership. His primary competition was Martin, although Heritage Minister and former Deputy Prime Minister Sheila Copps also ran, and Brian Tobin and Allan Rock briefly contemplated running.

From the beginning, it was apparent that Martin had a significant head start on his rivals; he had been the heir apparent since his failed 1990 leadership bid. Martin's record as Minister of Finance was impressive and he also controlled much of the party machinery by 2002. Manley attacked Martin's refusal to disclose his campaign contributors, but failed to make a significant dent in Martin's support. Manley generally polled around 25% during his time in the contest, and he had the support of two ministers, Jane Stewart and Susan Whelan, while the rest of cabinet backed Martin. Seeing his inevitable defeat, he withdrew from the race on July 22, 2003, and endorsed Martin.

Upon Martin's land-slide victory at the leadership convention on November 14, 2003 political commentators wondered whether someone so closely linked to Chrétien would avoid a potentially embarrassing demotion in Martin's new cabinet. That year, Manley had several times expressed his interest in returning to the Foreign Affairs ministry, as it was likely that Martin would appoint his own lieutenant to the Finance portfolio. Though both were ideologically on the right wing of the Liberal party, Manley's attacks on Martin's campaign donations had likely poisoned the relationship between the two men, hurting Manley's chances of remaining a Minister.

Martin, who would release the list of his new cabinet in a few days, decided to offer Manley a role as Ambassador to the United States, a prestigious posting Manley said he would seriously consider. Ending up Manley declined the ambassadorial appointment, apparently because it would take him out of the country and "out of the loop" for fundraising and other political activities with a long-term view towards his own eventual bid for the Liberal leadership someday. Frank McKenna, who had also been considered a federal leadership contender, was appointed instead. ^[1] On November 28, Manley announced his retirement from politics, remaining as a backbencher until the 2004 federal election.

[edit] Post-political career

Shortly after Manley announced his retirement from federal politics, Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario and close friend of Manley, appointed him to chair a royal commission on the energy system of Ontario in the wake of the eastern North American blackout of 2003.

On May 26, 2004, Manley was named to the Board of Directors of telecommunications firm Nortel Networks. On January 27, 2005, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. He is also chair of the Independent Task Force on the Future of North America, a project of the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations. In March 2005, the Task Force released a report that advocated a North American union, an economic union between Canada, Mexico and the United States which would resemble the European Union. [4]

In an interview with La Presse published on January 24, 2005, he openly declared his ongoing interest in the Liberal leadership. In what was seen by political followers as an unusually frank admission, Manley said he would be a candidate to replace Paul Martin if he were to step down in the next three to four years and was maintaining a cross-country organizational network for this purpose. Although he denied the existence of a formal pact with former cabinet-mate Martin Cauchon, he indicated that in a later leadership race he would probably throw his support to the younger man. On January 25, 2006, Manley sent a letter to supporters indicating that he was not going to contest the Liberal leadership after the resignation of Paul Martin.[5]

[edit] Political ideology

Manley is regarded by some as being from the centre-right of the Liberal party, favouring fiscal conservatism, although his budget included substantial program spending.

Manley seems committed to many of the policies implemented under Chrétien, particularly to expanding foreign aid and improving Canada's "knowledge economy".

Manley is known as a republican and an advocate of the abolition of the Canadian monarchy. This point of view created quite a controversy when, in response to a reporter's question, he publicly stated that the monarchy was unnecessary during a 12-day tour of Canada by the Queen. Manley served as the Queen's escort for the trip, and many felt that his comments were, at best, ill-timed.

[edit] References

1. ^ Manley declines Martin offer of Washington post, CTV News, December 16, 2003

26th Ministry - Government of Jean Chrétien
Cabinet Posts (9)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Herb Gray	Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (2002–2003)	Anne McLellan
Paul Martin	Minister of Finance (2002–2003)	Ralph Goodale
position created	Minister of Infrastructure and Crown Corporations (2002) NB: "Minister of Infrastructure" for final two months	position abolished
Lloyd Axworthy	Minister of Foreign Affairs (2000–2002)	Bill Graham
David Dingwall	Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (1996–2000)	Brian Tobin
Lloyd Axworthy	Minister of Western Economic Diversification (1996–2000)	Brian Tobin
legislation enacted	Minister of Industry (1995–2000)	Brian Tobin
Jean Charest	Minister of Industry, Science and Technology (1993–1995) styled as Minister of Industry	legislation enacted
Jean Charest	Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (1993–1995) styled as Minister of Industry	legislation enacted
Special Cabinet Responsibilities
Predecessor	Title	Successor
Paul Martin	Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec (1996–2000) NB: "Minister responsible for the Federal Office of Regional Development - Quebec" before 1998	Brian Tobin

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Preceded by Herb Gray	Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada 2002-2003	Succeeded by Anne McLellan
Preceded by Federal Riding Created in 1987 * See also the ridings of: Ottawa Centre, Ottawa—Carleton and Ottawa—Vanier	Member of Parliament for Ottawa South 1988 - 2004	Succeeded by David McGuinty

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