Allan Pilkey served as alderman and mayor of Oshawa, and was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995.
23 Facts About Allan Pilkey
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Allan Pilkey attended O'Neill Collegiate and went on to study business administration at the University of Toronto and Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.
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Allan Pilkey is married to Heather and they have two children.
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At age 23, Allan Pilkey was elected as an alderman to Oshawa council in late 1968.
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In 1978, Allan Pilkey challenged Walter Beath for the position of chairman to Durham Regional Council.
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Allan Pilkey ran on a platform of bringing more industry to Oshawa.
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Allan Pilkey was acclaimed in the 1982 election, but in 1985 he faced stiff opposition.
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Allan Pilkey said "[she wanted] to give the voters a choice".
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In early 1990 there were rumours that Allan Pilkey would seek the nomination for the federal riding of Oshawa after NDP leader Ed Broadbent announced his retirement.
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The NDP won a majority government in this election under the leadership of Bob Rae, and Allan Pilkey was appointed to cabinet on October 1,1990, as Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology.
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Allan Pilkey was criticised for failing to establish proper communication between the business community and the government.
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On July 31,1991, Allan Pilkey was named Solicitor General and Minister of Correctional Services and replaced by the more experienced Ed Philip.
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Allan Pilkey was involved in a controversy with the Bell Cairn Training Centre for Prison Guards in Hamilton.
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One of the first issues that Allan Pilkey confronted was the issue of Sunday shopping.
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In June 1992, Allan Pilkey tabled amendments to the Retail Business Holidays Act to allow shopping seven days a week except on statutory holidays.
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On September 9,1992, Allan Pilkey announced changes to the Police Act that would be effective January 1,1993.
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Allan Pilkey said that the use of pepper spray would be allowed by police but that choke holds would be banned.
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The protest ended when Allan Pilkey agreed to upgrade the outdated.
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Allan Pilkey opposed the bill and did not agree that this was a human rights issue.
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Allan Pilkey claimed that many union members agree with his position to oppose the bill.
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Allan Pilkey was one of three government ministers to vote against the bill.
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The NDP were defeated in the 1995 provincial election, and Allan Pilkey lost the Oshawa riding to Progressive Conservative Jerry Ouellette by over 8,000 votes.
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Allan Pilkey was the assistant to the executive director of administration at the Ontario Workers Health and Safety Centre.