Floyd Laughren was born on October 3,1935 and is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.
18 Facts About Floyd Laughren
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Floyd Laughren was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1998 who represented the northern Ontario riding of Nickel Belt.
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Floyd Laughren served in cabinet as Finance Minister and Deputy Premier in the government of Bob Rae.
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Floyd Laughren studied business at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute and York University.
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Floyd Laughren defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Gaston Demers by just under 2,000 votes.
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Floyd Laughren was re-elected without difficulty in the elections of 1975,1977,1981,1985,1987 and 1990.
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Floyd Laughren was from left-wing of the party, and supported Richard Johnston for the party's leadership in 1982.
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Floyd Laughren was not initially an ally of Bob Rae, and was a frequent rival of fellow Northern Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament Bud Wildman for key shadow cabinet postings.
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The NDP won a majority government and Floyd Laughren was sworn in as Finance Minister and Deputy Premier on October 1,1990.
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Floyd Laughren's defenders have noted that much of North America was mired in a significant recession during this period, and that the outgoing Liberal government of David Peterson significantly underestimated expenditure costs in 1990.
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Floyd Laughren became known as Bob Rae's closest ally in cabinet, notwithstanding their previous differences.
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Floyd Laughren approved the introduction of casinos to the province, and was a leading proponent of the Social Contract in 1993.
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When Liberal Robert Nixon retired from the legislature in 1992, Floyd Laughren became its longest-serving member.
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The NDP government was defeated in the 1995 provincial election, although Floyd Laughren was able to retain Nickel Belt with a somewhat reduced majority.
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Floyd Laughren retired in 1998 and was appointed as chair the Ontario Energy Board.
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In 2001, Floyd Laughren was appointed to the Board of Governors for Laurentian University.
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Floyd Laughren offered 34 recommendations for service improvements when he presented his final report on January 10,2007.
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In 2012, Floyd Laughren was appointed to a three-member panel along with Murray Elston and David McFadden to study Ontario's electricity distribution system.