John Wise, former Minister of Agriculture and Dairy farmer Dies at the age of 77. - Ontario Agriculture2024-03-29T11:44:30Zhttps://ontag.farms.com/forum/topics/john-wise-former-minister-of-agriculture-and-dairy-farmer-dies-at?commentId=3646443%3AComment%3A36537&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noELGIN'S JOHN WISE DESCRIBED…tag:ontag.farms.com,2013-01-14:3646443:Comment:365372013-01-14T22:18:36.258ZOntAG Adminhttps://ontag.farms.com/profile/OntAGAdmin
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<tr><td class="ecxnormaltext" colspan="2">From St. Thomas Times-Journal<br></br><br></br>“I sat on county council with him for about four years,” veteran Vienna reeve and former Elgin warden K.C. Emerson said.<br></br><br></br>“He…</td>
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<tr><td class="ecxnormaltext" colspan="2">From St. Thomas Times-Journal<br/><br/>“I sat on county council with him for about four years,” veteran Vienna reeve and former Elgin warden K.C. Emerson said.<br/><br/>“He had a lot of common sense. And he knew enough to listen, and he knew enough when the time came, to speak up.”<br/><br/>They were qualities which impressed Emerson, local federal Progressive Conservative party president, and he urged the young Yarmouth farmer to enter federal politics.<br/><br/>Already a successful local politician, the fifth-generation dairyman ran in the 1972 general election in Elgin and defeated incumbent Liberal MP Harold Stafford.<br/><br/>Wise was re-elected four times before he retired in 1988 after serving in Opposition as well as in government. He was minister of agriculture under Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney.<br/><br/>Wise died unexpectedly last Wednesday, January 9, 2013 in London hospital. He was 77.<br/><br/>He was recalled Thursday for his commitment to his job and his constituents – be they national, or local.<br/><br/>“As minister of agriculture, John protected and advanced the interests of farmers from across the country,” Conservative EML MP Joe Preston said in a statement in which he called Wise a mentor and a friend.<br/><br/>“Through supply management, he changed the face of agriculture in our country, leaving his mark on Canadian history. John's knowledge, hard work and good nature ensured his political success.”<br/><br/>But he didn't forget the voters who elected him in Elgin, and who rewarded him what was to be his final election in 1984 with the largest majority on record.<br/><br/>“He was a man who considered public service a duty and took his role as the people's representative very seriously,” PC EML MPP Jeff Yurek said.<br/><br/>“His contributions as a legislator, cabinet minister, and community advocate have made this community – and, indeed, this country – a better place.”<br/><br/>“He was always available to talk to his constituents,” Ken Monteith, who succeeded Wise as Tory MP in Elgin, said.<br/><br/>". . . He was a leader in our community.”<br/><br/>He maintained that interest even after leaving public life.<br/><br/>“John always showed a keen interest in county council,” Elgin Warden Cameron McWilliam said.<br/><br/>“He was interested in what was going on locally. He was a big supporter of community initiatives.”<br/><br/>And, like Preston and others, former NDP and Independent Elgin MPP Peter North also recalled Wise as a good-natured representative.<br/><br/>“The easiest way to be John Wise's friend was to just shake his hand.”<br/><br/></td>
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John Wise Remembered.<br />
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From London Free Press.<br />
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John Wise Remembered.<br />
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