15 Facts About Howard Sapers

Howard Sapers was born on November 24,1957 and is currently working as a policy consultant and subject matter expert.

Howard Sapers's engagements have included advising governments on corrections reform, oversight mechanisms, use of force and solitary confinement.

Howard Sapers served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing Edmonton-Glenora from 1993 until 2001.

Howard Sapers won a large plurality defeating five other candidates.

Howard Sapers beat Harris by a margin of 2600 votes to win the Edmonton-Glenora electoral district.

Howard Sapers held many portfolios in the Official Opposition including critic for Health, Advanced Education, Science and Technology and Finance.

Howard Sapers served on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Committee, the Legislative Offices Committee and the Public Accounts Committee.

Howard Sapers was one of three opposition members appointed by the Klein government to serve on the Select Committee studying privacy and access to information.

Howard Sapers served as interim Leader of the Opposition after Grant Mitchell resigned in 1999.

Howard Sapers was well liked in his constituency and would win his second term in office a year after he cemented his reputation for protecting public healthcare in his dispute with Hotel de Health.

That race was hotly contested with Howard Sapers defeating Progressive Conservative Kim MacKenzie and three other candidates by almost 1400 votes.

In November 1999, Howard Sapers referred his legal defence arrangements to the Legislature Ethics Commissioner.

Howard Sapers would be defeated by fewer than 150 votes in his bid for a third term in office by Drew Hutton in the 2001 Alberta general election.

Howard Sapers's appointment was renewed on February 17,2012, and continued into November 2016 when he resigned his position as the Correctional Investigator to take office with the Ontario government.

Howard Sapers is currently a member of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health Board of Trustees.