Julian Alexander Arnott Reed (born January 27, 1936) is a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985, and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2004. Reed is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and educated at Ontario Agricultural College at the University of Guelph. He worked as a farmer, and was also a professional actor.
Reed was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1975 provincial election as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Gary Dawkins by 463 votes in Halton—Burlington. He was re-elected in the elections of 1977 and 1981. The Progressive Conservatives were the governing party in Ontario throughout this period, and Reed served for ten years as a member of the opposition. He did not seek re-election in 1985.
He returned to political life in the 1993 federal election, defeating Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Garth Turner by 3,991 votes in Halton—Peel. He was re-elected by greater margins in the 1997 and 2000 campaigns,[1] and served as a backbench supporter of the Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin administrations. Reed did not seek re-election in 2004.
Reed was a supporter of renewable energy throughout his political career, and was the keynote speaker at a 2002 meeting of the Canadian Solar Industries Association.
| Preceded by Garth Turner |
Member of Parliament for Halton—Peel 1993–1996 |
Succeeded by riding abolished |
| Preceded by new riding |
Member of Parliament for Halton 1996–2004 |
Succeeded by Gary Carr |