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Rod Jackson (born c. 1970) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was elected to Barrie City Council in 2006 and served until 2010. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2014 who represented the riding of Barrie. He served as the CEO of the Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce from 2016 to 2017. He is now the President of iPi inc. a public affairs firm.

Background

Prior to his entry into politics, Jackson was a human resources consultant and professional mediator. He lives in Barrie with his wife and their two children.

Politics

In 2004, Jackson ran for the Conservative nomination as the candidate in 2004 federal election and 2006 federal election in the riding of Barrie. He lost to Patrick Brown. Brown went on to beat Liberal Aileen Carroll in 2006.

After Jackson lost the nomination, he was elected in 2006 to replace Brown as the city councillor for Barrie. He was and continued in the position until 2011. He ran in 2011 provincial election to replace Aileen Carroll. Carroll, after losing federally went on to win the provincial riding of Barrie, served for one term and then decided to retire. Jackson defeated Liberal candidate Karl Walsh by 2,521 votes. He served as party critic for the 2015 Pan American Games and critic for community and social services.

In September 2013, Jackson was accused of terminating a part-time employee citing insufficient funds and then advertising the same position as an unpaid internship. Jackson said the accusation was, "patently untrue." The Ministry of Labour was called in to investigate the situation. After an initial investigation by the Ministry of Labour the allegations against Jackson were proven to lack substance and the complaint was not pursued by the Ministry.

In the June 2014 provincial election, Jackson was defeated by Liberal candidate Ann Hoggarth. Jackson attributed his loss to provincial unions. He said, "I think the unions misrepresented what we were talking about and we paid the price."

Jackson ran for the Conservative nomination as the candidate in the 2015 federal election. In July 2015, he was lost the nomination to City Councilor John Brassard who went on to win the riding.

Jackson introduced two Bills during his tenure, the "Blocker Ban Bill", Bill 88, which looked to ban the proactive use of foam blockers by workers responsible for caring for autistic children and young adults. The second Bill titled "Youth Right to Care", Bill 102, was introduced to protect 16 and 17 year old children entering care for the first time and closed an age old gap that prevented these children from accessing welfare services from the province. The Bill received all party unanimous support.

References

1. "Rod Jackson – MPP for Barrie". rodjacksonmpp.ca. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
2. Simon, Chris (27 January 2017). "'Too many cooks' in Barrie Chamber's kitchen, says departing CEO". Simcoe.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
3. "Profile for Rodney Jackson - BarrieToday.com". BarrieToday.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
4. ^ Bruton, Bob (7 October 2011). "Jackson takes action". Barrie Examiner.
5. Watt, Laurie (14 February 2006). "Applicants scramble for Brown's ward job". Advance. Barrie, Ont. p. 1.
6. Simon, Chris (8 March 2018). "Former Barrie MPP Rod Jackson: Patrick Brown adviser 'threatened' my political career". Simcoe.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
7. "Election results...riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. 24 January 2006. p. A16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
8. Watt, Laurie (15 November 2006). "'Underdog' Dave takes top job; Barrie voters reject Hamilton's plan for city". Advance. Barrie, Ont. p. B1.
9. "2011 Official Poll by Poll Results: Barrie" (PDF). p. 9.
10. Brown, Louise (11 September 2013). "Problem of unpaid internships in Ontario is 'massive,' says student group". Toronto Star.
11. "Liberal Ann Hoggarth wins Barrie riding". Simcoe.com. Metroland Media. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
12. "Municipal councillor John Brassard to run for federal Conservatives in Barrie-Innisfil".
13. "Regional Bill Would Ban Blocker Pads News Centre News". www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
14. "Autistic Kids & Blocker Pads- Ontario's Bill 102 Will Be Introduced Tomorrow…". genuiNEWitty. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
15. "The Story of Bill 88". Rod Jackson, MPP (Barrie). 4 November 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
16. Sathya, Chethan (29 November 2013). "Ontario bill would extend child welfare services to older youth". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history

• 1971 births
• Barrie city councillors
• Living people
• Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
• 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario