1. Eleanor McMahon was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018 who represented the riding of Burlington.
12 Facts About Eleanor McMahon
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Eleanor McMahon served in the cabinet of the government of Kathleen Wynne.
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Eleanor McMahon is the founder of the Share the Road Cycling Coalition, an urban transportation policy and advocacy group she created following the death of her husband OPP Sergeant Greg Stobbart, in a collision in June 2006.
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Eleanor McMahon was employed on Parliament Hill as press secretary successively for Herb Gray, John Turner and Jean Chretien.
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Eleanor McMahon's husband was training for a triathlon at the time of his death, and was cycling on Tremaine Road in Milton.
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Eleanor McMahon pressed the government to amend the Highway Traffic Act to toughen the law regarding drivers who drive with suspended licences.
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Eleanor McMahon had advocated for the law prior to her election.
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In 2017 as Minister of Tourism Culture and Sport Eleanor McMahon announced two important cycling related policies.
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Eleanor McMahon led the passage of two important amendments to the Highway Traffic Act, stemming from a Private Member's Bill she tabled in 2016.
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On January 30,2014, Eleanor McMahon was nominated as the Liberal candidate for the riding of Burlington.
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On June 12,2014, Eleanor McMahon defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Jane McKenna by 3,507 votes.
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Eleanor McMahon previously served as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry.