| Phil McNeely | |
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| MPP for Ottawa—Orléans | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 2, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Brian Coburn |
| Ottawa City Councillor for Cumberland Ward | |
| In office 2000–2003 |
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| Succeeded by | Rob Jellett |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Ottawa, Ontario |
Philip McNeely is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Ottawa—Orléans for the Ontario Liberal Party.
McNeely was born in Cumberland, Ontario (now part of the City of Ottawa) and is bilingual. He was educated at Lisgar Collegiate and McGill University, earning a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the latter. He later earned the equivalent of a Master's Degree in engineering from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London. Before entering politics, he was the CEO of McNeely Engineering, a firm which operated in the Ottawa region. He sold this firm in 1997, claiming it had suffering under provincial cutbacks to infrastructure spending.
In 2000, McNeely was elected as a municipal councillor for the Cumberland Ward of the amalgamated City of Ottawa, defeating incumbent Robert van den Ham. In 2002, he played a key role in the hugely successful Hay West project, in which hay from eastern Canada was shipped to the drought-stricken west. He was also active in opposing the creation of a hog farm in the village of Sarsfield part of the Cumberland Ward of Ottawa.
In the provincial election of 2003, he defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative Brian Coburn in Ottawa—Orléans by about 4500 votes. He was named a government whip on October 23, 2003.
McNeely described Israel as a "rogue state" in July 2006, arguing that Israel's military campaign in Lebanon was resulting in collective punishment for the Lebanese people. Dalton McGuinty expressed "serious dismay and disappointment" for these remarks, and McNeely later offered an apology for the language of his comments.[1]
He was reelected to the provincial legislature in 2007, beating Conservative candidate Graham Fox by almost 9,000 votes.
During his tenure as an MPP, McNeely has been a vocal proponent of environmental issues within the Liberal caucus. In 2008 McNeely spearheaded the drive to ban power wall cigarette advertising from convenience stores and retail businesses. The "McNeely Amendment", which came into effect on May 31, 2008, has helped keep cigarettes out of the sight of children.
During his second term in office, McNeely secured a commitment from the Premier to build a family healh hub in Orléans. The project has evolved since, and in August 2011 the provincial government announced $60 million in funding to proceed with the construction of the unique health care facility in 2012.
McNeely also secured $220 million in July 2011 to fix the Split and widen the eastern portion of the Queesnway between the Split and Nicholas Street. The work began with the replacement of the Cyrville Road bridge which will allow for the construction of a dedicated westbound off-ramp for St. Laurent Blvd., creating two thru lanes for westbound traffic.
Over the years, McNeely also managed to secure funding to replace the portable classrooms at St. Matthew High School and Lester B. Pearson High School with new school additions; he secured $2.5 million in provincial funding to establish the Shenkman Arts Centre Articipate Endowment Fund; he spearheaded the campaign to bring a post-secondary campus to Orléans which led to the consrtuction of the Centre des Metiers trades centre by the Cité Collégiale; and he secured the necessary funding to complete the Hunt Club extension and build an interchange at Hunt Club Road and Hwy. 417.
Phil McNeely is the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Long Term Care. He has also served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure and the Minister of Transportation.
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