Phil McNeely
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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.http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=15641fbd-22c3-4320-b77e-617bd78af140
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.
Politician
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in Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
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. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
, representing the riding of Ottawa—Orléans
Ottawa—Orléans (provincial electoral district)
Ottawa–Orléans is a provincial electoral district in eastern Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.It was created in 1999 from Prescott and Russell, Carleton East and Ottawa—Rideau....
for the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
.
McNeely was born in Cumberland
Cumberland, Ontario
Cumberland was a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, that existed from 1800 to 1999, when it was incorporated as the City of Cumberland. It ceased to be a separate municipality in 2001, when it was amalgamated into the city of Ottawa.-History:...
, Ontario (now part of the City of Ottawa
Ottawa
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) and is bilingual. He was educated at Lisgar Collegiate and McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, earning a Bachelor of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering
The Bachelor of Engineering is an undergraduate academic degree awarded to a student after three to five years of studying engineering at universities in Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland , Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Korea,...
degree from the latter. He later earned the equivalent of a Master's Degree
Master's degree
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in engineering from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
in London
London
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. 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
Hay
Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs...
from eastern Canada was shipped to the drought-stricken west. He was also active in opposing the creation of a hog farm
Intensive pig farming
Intensive piggeries are a type of factory farm ' specialized in the raising of domestic pigs up to slaughter weight...
in the village of Sarsfield
Sarsfield, Ontario
Sarsfield, Ontario is a village in the east portion of the City of Ottawa in the former township of Cumberland.The first residents of Sarsfield were mostly French-Canadians from Lower Canada. In 1854, families began to establish in the Sarsfield region, such as the Potvin's, the St-Denis', the...
part of the Cumberland
Cumberland, Ontario
Cumberland was a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, that existed from 1800 to 1999, when it was incorporated as the City of Cumberland. It ceased to be a separate municipality in 2001, when it was amalgamated into the city of Ottawa.-History:...
Ward of Ottawa.
In the provincial election of 2003
Ontario general election, 2003
The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, he defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
Brian Coburn
Brian Coburn
Brian Coburn is not to be confused with the person of the same name who represents the same area on the Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School BoardBrian Coburn is a politician in Ontario, Canada...
in Ottawa—Orléans by about 4500 votes. He was named a government whip
Whip (politics)
A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...
on October 23, 2003.
McNeely described Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
as a "rogue state" in July 2006, arguing that Israel's military campaign in Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
was resulting in collective punishment
Collective punishment
Collective punishment is the punishment of a group of people as a result of the behavior of one or more other individuals or groups. The punished group may often have no direct association with the other individuals or groups, or direct control over their actions...
for the Lebanese people. Dalton McGuinty
Dalton McGuinty
Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr., MPP is a Canadian lawyer, politician and, since October 23, 2003, the 24th and current Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario....
expressed "serious dismay and disappointment" for these remarks, and McNeely later offered an apology for the language of his comments.http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=15641fbd-22c3-4320-b77e-617bd78af140
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.