Jenny Carter was born on December 26,1931 and is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.
11 Facts About Jenny Carter
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Jenny Carter was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae.
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Jenny Carter worked as a secondary school teacher before entering political life.
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Jenny Carter defeated Liberal incumbent Peter Adams by 134 votes.
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Jenny Carter was appointed to Rae's first cabinet on October 1,1990, as the provincial Minister of Energy.
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In November 1990, Jenny Carter announced that the government was putting a freeze on the construction of nuclear plants.
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Jenny Carter told Ontario Hydro to divert $240 million earmarked for site preparation for new nuclear plants to instead be used for energy conservation efforts.
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In March 1991, Jenny Carter announced that the government would switch heating in public housing projects to gas from electricity.
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In 1995 Jenny Carter lost to Progressive Conservative Gary Stewart in her bid for re-election.
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Since leaving politics, Jenny Carter has contributed occasional articles to the Peterborough Collective and has served on the Peterborough NDP riding association executive.
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Jenny Carter married climate change activist Ken Ranney, co-founder of the Stop Climate Change political party.