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Ken Boshcoff (born June 20, 1949 at Fort William, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. He served as mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario from 1997 to 2003, during which he established Thunder Bay as the "Martial Arts Capital of Canada". He also had a role in establishing the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, the first Medical school established in North America in 35 years. Prior to that, he was a Thunder Bay City Councillor from 1978 to 1997.

Defeated twice as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the federal elections of 1984 and 1988, he was elected in 2004 as a Liberal Member of Parliament for the Thunder Bay—Rainy River riding, and was re-elected for MP in 2006. He has been plagued by a controversy regarding his unparliamentary behaviour in the House of Commons which was captured on YouTube.

As a child, he attended St. Ann’s Elementary School, followed by two years at St. Patrick’s High School and two years at Westgate High School. He continued his education in Thunder Bay at Lakehead University, where he completed Political Science and Economics Degrees. In 1975, he received a Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies, Systems Planning from York University.

External links

• Official site
• Ken Boshcoff – Parliament of Canada biography
• How'd They Vote?: Ken Boshcoff's voting history and quotes

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• 1949 births
• Canadian Roman Catholics
• Current Members of the Canadian House of Commons
• Liberal Party of Canada MPs
• Living people
• Mayors of Thunder Bay, Ontario
• Members of the Canadian House of Commons from Ontario
• York University alumni