Dennis Joseph Mills was born on July 19,1946 and is a Canadian businessman and former politician.
22 Facts About Dennis Mills
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From February 2012 until November 2016, Mills was a member of the board of directors of Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp and from April 2013 until the present he has been a director on the board of CGX Energy Inc Mills is currently the President and CEO of Toronto Partners Inc and is founder of Racing Future Inc where he is currently President and CEO.
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In 1993, Dennis Mills was inducted into the Order of St Michael.
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Dennis Mills served on the personal staff of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau from 1980 until 1984, when Trudeau was succeeded as Liberal leader and prime minister by John Turner.
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Dennis Mills ran as the Liberal candidate in Broadview-Greenwood in the 1988 election in which the Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney was re-elected, defeating New Democratic Party incumbent Lynn McDonald over the issue of support for the Meech Lake Accord, which Dennis Mills opposed.
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Dennis Mills then served as chair of the House of Commons Sub-Committee on Sports and vice-chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
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Dennis Mills is best known for helping to organize large events in Toronto.
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In 1989, Dennis Mills organized the Summit on the Environment in Toronto, which attracted approximately 50,000 people and performers such as John Denver and Gordon Lightfoot.
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Dennis Mills has long been involved in the rebuilding plans for the Toronto waterfront.
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Dennis Mills was responsible for the creation of the Toronto Port Authority and is still one of its greatest proponents, though he opposes the proposed bridge to the island airport designed by the Port Authority.
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In 2004, Dennis Mills unveiled his plan for the Toronto Waterfront, which includes a campus of the United Nations University for Peace, as well as an aquarium, plenty of greenspace, affordable housing, and new sporting facilities.
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Dennis Mills was at first a supporter of John Nunziata in the 2003 mayoral election, but then switched his support to John Tory, who had become one of the leading candidates.
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Dennis Mills was regularly labelled by opponents one of the most socially conservative members of the Liberal caucus.
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Dennis Mills's defeat was a high priority of gay rights groups in the 2004 election.
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Dennis Mills is personally opposed to abortion rights, but does not and has never opposed or raised debate regarding the issue or abortion laws.
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Dennis Mills is noted for having advocated what opponents call a flat tax, which he calls a "single tax", about which he wrote two books, A Life Less Taxingand The Single Tax.
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Dennis Mills's other published book is Developing an Agenda for the 21st Century.
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Dennis Mills was always among the top of the MP rankings on office expenses, which he was sometimes congratulated and sometimes criticized for.
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From February 2012 until November 2016, Dennis Mills was on the board of directors of Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.
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Dennis Mills was on the board of Hut8 Mining until December 2020.
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Dennis Mills is the founder and president and CEO of Racing Future Inc, a portal for the global community dedicated to re-building and growing the sport of horse racing.
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Dennis Mills has a wife, Vicki, and four children, Jennifer, Craig, Stephanie, and Andrea.