Daryl Reid represented the electoral division of Transcona in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1990 to 2016, serving as a member of the New Democratic Party, and was the speaker of the Legislative Assembly from October 2011 to March 2016.
11 Facts About Daryl Reid
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Daryl Reid began working for Canadian National in 1969 and became active in the trade union movement, serving as a shop steward and executive board member for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
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Daryl Reid was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1990 provincial election, defeating Liberal incumbent Richard Kozak.
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The Progressive Conservative Party won a majority government in this election, and Daryl Reid served as his party's critic for Transportation and the Workers' Compensation Board.
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Daryl Reid later spoke against a proposed merger of Canadian National and Canadian Pacific, and strongly opposed the federal government's decision to privatize Canadian National.
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Daryl Reid was re-elected without difficulty in the 1995 election, winning every poll in the Transcona division.
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The Progressive Conservatives were re-elected to another majority government, and Daryl Reid served as his party's critic for Transportation and Labour.
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Daryl Reid was easily re-elected in Transcona, and became a backbench supporter of Gary Doer's administration.
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Daryl Reid led a task force into Manitoba's system of issuing driver's licenses, and chaired a series of public meetings into the status of the province's roads, rails and runways.
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Daryl Reid was returned for a fifth time in the 2007 election, in which the NDP were re-elected to a third consecutive majority government.
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Daryl Reid supported Lorne Nystrom's bid to lead the federal New Democratic Party in 1995.