Ernie Fage
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MLA for Cumberland North
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| Preceded by | Ross Bragg |
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| Born | August 15, 1953 Hastings, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Occupation | farmer |
Ernest Fage (August 15, 1953-) is a Canadian politician. He currently represents the electoral district of Cumberland North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
First elected as a Progressive Conservative in a 1997 by-election, Fage served various cabinets as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Minister of Economic Development, Minister of Human Resources, Minister of responsible for the Public Service Commission and Minister of Emergency Management. Fage was forced to take a leave of absence from the party caucus in January of 2007 after allegations that he had engaged in criminal behaviour following a car accident on November 24, 2006 [1]. Fage was subsequently charged criminally with leaving the scene of an accident. Witnesses reported that Fage smelled of alcohol at the time of the accident, but he was not charged with an alcohol-related offense due to lack of evidence. [2]
He was found guilty of leaving the scene of an accident, and fined $800, on December 18, 2007, and it was subsequently announced he would not be allowed back into caucus. Prior to the verdict Fage said he planned on running in the next election [3]. Fage will continue to sit as an independent MLA.
He had also previously been involved in a controversy around a government loan to a potato farm with which Fage had a personal business connection. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Premier MacDonald distances himself from Fage", cbc.ca, January 8, 2007.
- ^ "Former NS cabinet minister Ernie Fage charged", CTV News, February 20, 2007.
- ^ "Former N.S. cabinet minister guilty of leaving scene", The Globe and Mail, December 18, 2007
- ^ "Fage resigns over potato loan", cbc.ca, February 16, 2006.
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