THE PREMIERS: A
PRIMER
By: Quinn Wilson
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Conservative Premiers: 3
Liberal Premiers: 4
NDP Premiers: 1
Other Parties: 3
Unknown Parties: 2
Women: 6
Men: 7
Let’s meet the Premiers!
Quick Facts!
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Grew up in Burin, Newfoundland
Sworn in on December 3, 2010
10th Premier
Was first female elected to be the Premier
Women’s issues and rural development
Rated the least like Premier in the Provinces. 25%
approval and 73% disapproval
NEWFOUNDLAND &
LABRADOR
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Born in Beverly, Mass. Age 53
Sworn in on October 12, 2010
32nd Premier
Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology at Bryan College,
Dayton, Tenn.
• Breeds purebred Hereford cattle at farm Riceville
NEW BRUNSWICK
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Grew up in Charlottetown
Sworn in on June 12, 2007
33rd Premier
Currently the longest serving Premier
Won 23 of 27 seats in P.E.I in 2007
Special Assistant to Prime Minister Jean Chretien on
Atlantic Canada.
• Father, Joe Ghiz, Premier from 1986-1993
Prince Edward Island
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Grew up in Milton, Nova Scotia
Sworn in June 19th, 2009
27th premier
Was elected and re-elected to the Legislative
Assembly of Nova Scotia in 1998, 1999, 2003,
2006, and 2009
• Served in Navy as a Command Information
Officer.
• Dartmouth City Councillor in 1994
NOVA SCOTIA
• As of last night at 8:30 pm, the Liberal Party
of Nova Scotia won a majority government
over the old premier, Darrell Dexter and the
NDP
• 28th Premier
• “Stephen McNeil’s Liberals beats NDP”
• http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/ID/2411246
660/
NOVA SCOTIA
New Premier
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Grew up in Quebec City
Sworn in September 19th, 2012
36th Premier
First female Premier of Quebec
Has occupied the most ministries in Quebec History
Deputy Premier from 2001 to 2003
QUEBEC
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Grew up in Richmond Hill, Ontario
Sworn in February 11, 2013
25th Premier
Served as a School Trustee in Toronto
Focused on priorities of farmers and Ontario's 34 billion
agri-food industry
• Minister of Agriculture and Food
• Canada’s first openly gay Premier, first female
ONTARIO
• Sworn in on October 19th, 2009
• 21st Premier
• Minister responsible for Manitoba Hydro, Liquor Control
Commission and the Manitoba Lotteries Corp.
• Has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from
Queen’s University
• A PhD in social policy and administration from the
London School of Economics and Political Science
MANITOBA
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Grew up in Swift Current
Sworn in on November 21st, 2007
15th Premier
Lowered the province’s debt by 44%
Largest tax cuts in the history of Saskatchewan
Post secondary at University of Saskatchewan
Works with P.E.I. Premier Robert Ghiz as co-chair of the
Council of Federation’s Health Care Innovation Working
Group
• Rated Canada’s most popular premier in public opinion polls.
64% approval rating
SASKATCHEWAN
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Grew up in Calgary
Sworn in on October 7, 2011
14th Premier
University of Saskatchewan College of Law
Has undertaken legal assignments in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Serbia, Namibia, Uganda, Zimbabwe,
Mozambique and the Philippines.
• One of four International Election Union Commissioners
to administer Afghanistan’s first parliamentary elections.
• Seeks to improve quality of life in Alberta
ALBERTA
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Grew up in Burnaby
Sworn in on June 10th, 2013
35th Premier
Focused on the economy, jobs and controlling spending.
Deputy Premier, Minister of Education, Minister of
Children and Family Development.
• Brought the “Pink Shirt Campaign” to BC
British Columbia
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Sworn in on June 11, 2011
8th Premier
Worked as a pharmacist and business owner.
Represented Conservative Party in 2008 Federal election.
University of Saskatchewan, degree in pharmacy
Minister Responsible for the Executive Council Office
and Minister of Finance
YUKON
• Sworn in on October 27th, 2011
• 13th Premier
• University of Alberta, Bachelor of
Commerce Degree
• Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in
Edmonton, Honours Diploma in
Administrative Management
N.W.T.
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Sworn in on November 19th, 2008
2nd Premier
Pushed law to protect Inuit language.
Assisted in creation of Inuktitut versions of Microsoft
products. Along with other Inuit-made products.
• legislation on poverty reduction
• working to create a representative to advocate for children and
youth.
• Top priority is to develop and diversified economy and
building the infrastructure needed for Canada’s fastest growing
population.
NUNAVUT
• Began in 1906 under Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier
• Held annually after the Victoria Charter of 1971.
• Meet ever year to discuss topics that involve both the
provincial and federal governments.
First Ministers
Conferences
• The last meeting of all 13 Premiers in Canada was held in
the final weeks of July in 2013. They discussed the
senate, the Canada Pension Plan and the Infrastructure.
But the Prime Minister was not in attendance. The Prime
Minister does not have many First Ministers Meetings
because it gives the Premiers a chance to gang up on the
Federal Government.
• The previous First Ministers meetings was in 2009 after
the 2008 global financial crisis.
• Harper has not attended a First Ministers Meeting since
2009.
Where is the Prime
Minister?
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Economic Growth
Jobs
Health Care
Education
Transfer payments
Transportation
Environment
Language Rights
Common Issues
• The Federal Government is proposing a new Jobs Grant
for skills training. Premiers across the country, from
British Columbia to New Brunswick, have warned
Ottawa that they will boycott the new Jobs Grant unless
serious changes are made.
Common Issues
• On some topics they are. But when the federal
government isn’t involved, they don’t get along.
• East vs. West
• Oil vs. No Oil
• BC vs. Everyone Else
• Atlantic Provinces vs. Everyone Else
• English vs. French
ARE THEY UNITED?
• Which premier has the most power? To find out that you can
take a look at population.
• Ontario’s population is 13.51 million
• P.E.I.’s population is 140,204
• Nunavut’s population is 31,906, Less than Belleville (49,454)
• Because the premier of Ontario has to try and make 13.51
million people happy at one time, the premier does not have all
the power.
• The premier of Nunavut, however, only has to govern 31,906
people. This means she can make more people happier and
won’t have as many people fighting with each other over
certain political things. Technically the premier of Nunavut,
along with the smaller provinces and territories, has more
power.
POWER
• Canada is officially a bilingual country. How many
provinces are officially bilingual?
• Prime Minister Harper has not attended a premier’s
meeting since 2009. What do you think about that?
QUESTIONS
• “List of current and past premiers for all provinces and territories” from the The Canada Guide
website at: http://www.thecanadaguide.com/canadian-premiers retrieved Oct 2nd, 2013
• “Premier of Newfoundland bio” from the government of Newfoundland website at:
http://www.premier.gov.nl.ca/premier/biography.html retrieved Oct 2nd, 2013
• “Premier of New Brunswick bio” from the Government of New Brunswick website at:
http://www1.gnb.ca/legis/bios1/bio-e.asp?IDNo=257&version=e&legisNO=57 retrieved Oct 2nd,
2013
• “Premier of P.E.I. bio” from the government of P.E.I. website at:
http://www.gov.pe.ca/premier/index.php3?number=1028707&lang=E retrieved Oct 2nd, 2013
• “Premier of Quebec bio” from the government of Quebec website at: http://www.premierministre.gouv.qc.ca/premier-ministre/biographie-en.asp retrieved Oct 2nd, 2013
• “Premier of Ontario bio” from the government of Ontario website at:
• http://www.premier.gov.on.ca/team/biography.php?mpp=24&Lang=EN retrieved Oct 2nd, 2013
• “Premier of Manitoba bio” from the government of Manitoba website at:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/minister/premier/biography.html retrieved Oct 2nd, 2013
• “Premier of Saskatchewan bio” from the government of Saskatchewan website at:
http://www.gov.sk.ca/cabinet/wall/ retrieved Oct 2nd, 2013
• “Premier of Alberta bio” from the government of Alberta website at:
http://alberta.ca/premier_bio.cfm retrieved Oct 2nd, 2013
• “Premier of Nova Scotia bio” from the government of Nova Scotia website at:
• http://premier.novascotia.ca/meet-your-premier retrieved Oct 2nd, 2013
SOURCES
• “Premier of B.C. bio” from the government of British Columbia website
at:http://www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/ministries/office-of-thepremier/biography/honourable-christy-clark.html retrieved on Oct 2nd,
2013
• “Premier of Yukon bio” from the government of Yukon website at:
http://www.yukonpremier.ca/ retrieved on Oct 2nd, 2013
• “Premier of Northwest Territories bio” form the government of NWT
website at: http://www.premier.gov.nt.ca/biography/ retrieved on Oct 2nd,
2013
• “Premier of Nunavut bio” from the government of Nunavut website at:
http://www.premier.gov.nu.ca/apps/authoring/dspPage.aspx?page=Biogra
phy retrieved on Oct 2nd, 2013
• “Frist ministers conferences” from the Canadian Encyclopedia website
at: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/first-ministersconferences retrieved on Oct 2nd, 2013
• “Premiers against Parliament” from the National Post website at:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-job-grantdoomed-to-fail-unless-ottawa-makes-changes-premiers/article14659675/
retrieved on Oct 2nd, 2013
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