Edward John Ziemba was born on May 2,1932 and is a former Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada.
12 Facts About Ed Ziemba
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Ed Ziemba was born in Regina, Saskatchewan and came to Toronto as a young boy.
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Ed Ziemba operated a ladies fashion store on Bloor Street West.
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William Temple, founder of the group said that Ed Ziemba played a major part in keeping alcohol out of the Bloor West area of Toronto.
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Ed Ziemba goes out of his way to help those in need.
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In 1974, Ed Ziemba ran for a seat on Toronto City Council.
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Ed Ziemba placed third behind incumbents Bill Boytchuk and Elizabeth Eayrs.
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Ed Ziemba defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Yuri Shymko by 1,773 votes.
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Ed Ziemba was re-elected in 1977 this time defeating his old municipal rival Bill Boytchuk by 788 votes.
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Ed Ziemba was defeated in the 1981 provincial election by Progressive Conservative Yuri Shymko, who made an issue of Ziemba's six-month expulsion from the legislature after he accused the Conservative government of persuading two opposition MPPs of giving up their seats immediately prior to the 1977 election campaign by offering them patronage positions, allowing the Conservatives to win the seats.
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The owners of the lab were charged with fraud following a police investigation and Ed Ziemba was called as a witness and refused to reveal his informant on the stand, saying he would not betray his informant's trust.
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In 1976, Ed Ziemba sparked an uproar in the legislature when he leaked a list of 812 doctors earning more than $100,000 a year in OHIP billings.