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Ron Evans (politician)
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'''Ron Evans''' (born
1957 in
Norway House, Manitoba Norway House,
Manitoba) is a clergyman and politician in
Manitoba,
Canada. An ordained minister in the
Church of England, Evans is also a prominent figure in the
Aboriginal peoples in Canada Aboriginal community of northern Manitoba. He has unsuccessfully sought election to both the
Manitoba legislature and the
Canadian House of Commons, and has served as a band councillor.
Evans was raised in Norway House, and was educated in
Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg,
Calgary and
La Tugue, Quebec. As an ordained minister, Evans is a member of the Diocesan Council in the Anglican Diocese of
Keewatin and a member of the ''Anglican Council of Indigenous People''. He served as a band councillor in Norway House from
1980 to
1988, and was the band's acting chief for two years during this period. He was elected as the band's chief in
1996, was re-elected in
1998 and
2002, and is also an executive councillor in the
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak and the
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. In addition to his political work, Evans is a member of the ''Norway House Fisherman's Co-op'', and holds a commercial fishing license. In
1998, Evans was presented with "The Order of the Buffalo Hunt" from then-
Premier Gary Filmon.
In the
Manitoba general election, 1999 1999 provincial election, Evans was a candidate of the governing
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party in the northern riding of
The Pas (Manitoba riding) The Pas. Despite the unpopularity of the Progressive Conservative party in other northern ridings, Evans's personal popularity was such that he was almost able to defeat the riding's incumbent MLA,
New Democratic Party of Manitoba New Democrat Oscar Lathlin (who is also aboriginal). Lathlin received 2952 votes, Evans 2737.
For the
Canadian general election, 2000 federal election of 2000, Evans switched parties and sought the
Liberal Party of Canada Liberal nomination in the riding of
Churchill (electoral district) Churchill. He was defeated by former MLA and MP
Elijah Harper, who in turn lost to NDP candidate
Bev Desjarlais in the general election.
Evans again ran for the Liberal nomination in the
Canadian general election, 2004 2004 election, this time successfully. Once again, his personal popularity was such that he was able to run a credible campaign against a popular incumbent; nevertheless, he was defeated by Desjarlais by 8612 votes to 7604.
During the 2004 election, there were questions raised about donations made by first-nations groups in northern Manitoba to the federal Liberal Party. The Norway House Cree Nation was revealed to have donated $10,000 to the Liberal Party between
2000 and
2002, more than any other first nation in the region. (It may be noted that the president of the Liberal Association in the riding was also a Norway House band administrator.) Norway House Band Councillor
Marcel Balfour emerged as a vocal opponent of these donations, arguing that the money could have been better spent on combatting unemployment and youth violence in the riding.
Evans has defended Norway House band's actions, claiming that they ultimately benefited his community, and noting that such donations were legal before the Canadian laws on election financing were changed in
2004.
Category:1957 births Evans, Ron
Category:Living people Evans, Ron
Category:Manitoba politicians Evans, Ron
Category:Candidates for the Canadian House of Commons Evans, Ron
Category:First Nations people Evans, Ron
Category:Canadian clergy Evans, Ron
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