Glen Pearson
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| Glen Douglas Pearson | |
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Member of Parliament
for London North Centre |
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| Assumed office December 7, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Fontana |
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| Born | December 26, 1950 Calgary, Alberta |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Jane Roy |
| Residence | London, Ontario |
| Profession | Firefighter |
| Religion | United Church |
Glen Douglas Pearson (born December 26, 1950 in Calgary, Alberta) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is the Member of Parliament for London North Centre, and is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Pearson is a professional firefighter in London, Ontario, Canada, well known for his charitable and humanitarian activities. He has recently retired as a captain in the London Fire Department, where he has worked for the past 29 years, but he is perhaps better known as the co-founder and volunteer executive director of the London Food Bank for the past 20 years. He has also been involved in the Ontario Association of Food Banks and currently sits on its board.
In 1998, along with his wife, Jane Roy, Pearson worked on human rights and development projects in Sudan. This work included building schools and infrastructure, general community development and campaigning against slavery.
On August 15, 2007, Pearson reunited his Sudanese born adoptive daughter, Abuk Roy, with her twin sister, Achen and brother Ater, who were previously thought to be dead [1].
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[edit] Election
Pearson originally stood as the Liberal candidate in London—Fanshawe in the general election of January 23, 2006, losing to Irene Mathyssen of the New Democratic Party.
Following the resignation of Joe Fontana in London North Centre, he was elected in the resulting by-election on November 27, 2006. His closest competition was Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May, who received 26% of the vote.
His campaign emphasized environmental, health care and accountability issues.
A father of five, Pearson lives with his wife and their adopted children, Abuk, Achen and Ater in London, Ontario.
He supported Stéphane Dion in the Liberal leadership convention, and introduced him on the night of the candidate speeches.
[edit] Electoral record
| By-election, November 27, 2006 London North Centre |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Glen Pearson | 13,287 | 34.85% | -5.27% | |
| Green | Elizabeth May | 9,864 | 25.87% | +20.38% | |
| Conservative | Dianne Haskett | 9,309 | 24.42% | -5.48% | |
| New Democrat | Megan Walker | 5,388 | 14.13% | -9.62% | |
| Progressive Canadian | Steven Hunter | 145 | 0.38% | -0.09% | |
| Independent | Robert Ede | 77 | 0.20% | - | |
| Canadian Action | Will Arlow | 53 | 0.14% | - | |
| Total | 38,123 | 100.00% | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| New Democrat | Irene Mathyssen | 16,067 | |||
| Liberal | Glen Pearson | 15,199 | |||
| Conservative | Dan Mailer | 12,034 | |||
| Green | David McLaughlin | 1803 | |||
