Clyde Jackman, (born December 21, 1954) is a former
Canadian
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politician in
Newfoundland and Labrador
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, Canada. He represented the
district
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of
Burin-Placentia West in the
House of Assembly
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Historically, in British Crown colonies as the colony gained more internal responsible g ...
from 2003 until 2015 as a member of the
Progressive Conservatives.
Jackman held several portfolios in the
provincial cabinet including Minister of Education, Minister of Fisheries & Aquaculture, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, Minister of Environment and Conservation, and Minister of Seniors, Wellness and Social Development. Jackman did not seek re-election in the 2015 provincial election.
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, November 30, 2015.
Controversy
Jackman came under attack in February 2011, when a report, by a committee put in place by the government, recommended that the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture invest $450 million to downsize the commercial fishery. Jackman announced immediately that he would not to endorse the report because he felt it would not solve the problems in the fishery.
Lorraine Michael
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, the leader of the
New Democratic Party
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Electoral history
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References
External links
Clyde Jackman's PC Party biography
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Members of the Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs
Living people
1954 births
21st-century members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly