Jack MacLaren | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 2011–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Norm Sterling |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Carleton—Mississippi Mills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Woodlawn, Ontario |
| Political party | Trillium[1] (2017-2021) |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative (2011-2017) Independent (as the Trillium Party lacked official party status) |
| Residence(s) | Woodlawn, Ontario |
| Alma mater | Queen's University |
| Occupation | Farmer, civil engineer |
Jack MacLaren (born c. 1951) is a former Canadian politician who represented the eastern Ontario riding of Carleton—Mississippi Mills in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2018. Originally elected as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, he was removed from the party's legislative caucus in 2017 by party leader Patrick Brown after a video recording surfaced of him suggesting that the party would repeal Franco-Ontarian language rights in the province.[2] MacLaren announced later that day that he had joined the Trillium Party of Ontario, becoming that party's first MPP.[1]
- ^ a b "Ottawa-area MPP Jack MacLaren expelled from PC caucus". CBC News. May 28, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
Hours after being expelled, however, MacLaren issued a statement on Twitter announcing he had joined the Trillium Party of Ontario 'after months of deliberation and discussion with my constituents.'
- ^ Benzie, Robert (May 28, 2017). "MPP Jack MacLaren booted from Tory caucus over comments about French language rights". Toronto Star. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
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