Edward Thomas Philip was a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada.
16 Facts About Ed Philip
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Ed Philip was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1995 who represented the west Toronto riding of Etobicoke.
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Ed Philip was educated at St Joseph's Teachers' College, the University of Ottawa, and the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, earning a Master of Education.
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Ed Philip worked as an adult educator and management consultant before entering politics, and was a coordinator of leadership training with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.
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Ed Philip was married to Audrey with whom he has two children.
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Ed Philip died at Mackenzie Health Hospital in Richmond Hill, Ontario on January 31,2022.
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Ed Philip was elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1975, defeating incumbent Liberal Leonard Braithwaite by 1,256 votes in the Toronto riding of Etobicoke.
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Ed Philip was re-elected by a greater margin in the election of 1977, and fended off a stronger challenge from Progressive Conservative Aileen Anderson in the 1981 election.
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Ed Philip supported Bob Rae for the provincial NDP leadership in 1982.
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Ed Philip was chairman of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
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Ed Philip had been his party's Transport Critic for the previous three years and was appointed Ontario's Minister of Transport on October 1,1990.
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Ed Philip became Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology on July 31,1991, and Minister of Municipal Affairs on February 3,1993.
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Ed Philip was the interim Minister of Tourism and Recreation from November 13,1992 to February 3,1993.
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Ed Philip recommended greater privileges for multinational pharmaceutical companies while in government, and rejected a global warming strategy while in the Transportation portfolio.
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The NDP were defeated in the 1995 provincial election and Ed Philip lost the riding of Etobicoke-Rexdale to Progressive Conservative John Hastings by fewer than 900 votes.
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Ed Philip finished third, and Hastings was re-elected by what most considered to be a vote-split among the Liberals and NDP.